United Press International logo United Press International 2 weeks ago

Maliki's security purge backfires

BAGHDAD, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The ability of Iraqi insurgents to repeatedly carry out murderous suicide bombings in the heart of Baghdad marks a critical intelligence failure for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's security services. Full Article at United Press International

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  1. Iraqi Police Special forces raid an abandoned building during a training exercise in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad,on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. The training session was a part of security preparations for national elections tentatively scheduled for January.
  2. ROME - NOVEMBER 12: Architect Zaha Hadid poses during the Architectural Preview of the MAXXI Museum designed by herself on November 12, 2009 in Rome, Italy. Zaha Hadid was born in 1950 in Baghdad, Iraq. She has become one of the most famous architects in the world.
  3. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 09: Afghan workers shovel cement into a mold to form a concrete blast wall at the Eagle Desert Construction company on November 09, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  4. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: An Iraqi worker gauges gas emissions from an oil pipe at the Daura oil refinery on November 5, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.
  5. BAGHDAD, IRAQ, OCTOBER 26: An Iraqi police man stands in the ruins at the site of yesterday's car bomb explosion, the Ministry of Justice on October 26, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.
  6. BAGHDAD, IRAQ, OCTOBER 2: An Iraqi rides a jetski on a lake during car races on October 2, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi car enthusiasts gather once a month to hold a car race in Baghdad.
  7. BAGHDAD, IRAQ, OCTOBER 1: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reads a speech during a meeting for his 'State of Law Coalition', a political alliance for the upcoming Iraqi elections, on October 1, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.
  8. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) stands with Ahmad Fawzi (L), who was the UN spokesman in Baghdad and now director of news and media at the UN, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd L) during a wreath laying ceremony for fallen United Nations staff members at U...
  9. US President Barack Obama passes a United Nations flag during a break at the UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York, NY, September 23, 2009. The flag was recovered from the debris of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad that was bombed on 19 August 2003.

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