Iraq: Maliki, Hashimi and the government situationnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to be working to prevent a government collapse by separating the issue of Iraqi Vice-President Tarek Al-Hashimi and Deputy PM Saleh Al-Mutlaq from the governmental situation. The following 461-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about Al-Maliki’s campaign against Al-Hashimi and Al-Mutlaq. It also tells what about the position of former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi who is a strategic ally of Al-Hashimi and Al-Mutlaq.