Iraq: Dhia Jaafar, attempts to force him to resignnote

Newly-appointed Director-General of state-owned South Oil Company (SOC) Dhia Jaafar is said to be subject to attempts to force him to resign from his position. The following 442-word report sheds light on the subject and tells who are behind these attempts and how Dhia Jaafar reacts. It also tells what position PM Nouri Al-Maliki and Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani are taking.