Iraq: A campaign to remove Al-Shahrastaninote

Reports from Baghdad suggest that some key players in Iraq have recently been waging a campaign against Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahrastani and accusing him of blocking important files related to oil and gas investment projects. According to these reports, the campaign is most likely intended to remove him from his position or force him to resign. The following 262-word newswires focuses on the issue and tells who is behind the campaign. It also tells what the position of Iraqi PM Nuri Al-Maliki is.