But Iraqi Parliament Fails
to Choose New PM
Kurdistan’s Peshmerga
forces have opened a road to Mount Sinjar, rescuing more than 5,000 Yazidis who
fled there after the Islamic State captured the city of Sinjar last week. U.S.
warplanes had pounded Islamic State’s positions around Mount Sinjar, making the
Peshmerga counteroffensive and their daring rescue operation possible.
Meanwhile in Baghdad, the
Iraqi Parliament on Sunday failed to choose a prime minister and adjourned
until 19 August. The current premier, Nuri al-Maliki has put up a fight to
retain his premiership for a third term. Iraqi Sunni and Kurdish factions as
well as some Shia parties oppose his reelection, but he enjoys solid backing
among a significant segment of Shia majority. The U.S., Iran and other former allies of Maliki oppose his reelection as well.
File photo: The Yazidis at
Mount Sinjar (POMED.org)
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