Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) meets Vagit Alekperov(L), chief executive officer of Russia's oil firm LUKOIL, in Baghdad June 17, 2009. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) meets Vagit Alekperov(L), chief executive officer of Russia's oil firm LUKOIL, in Baghdad June 17, 2009.

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  1. In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, talks with the newly appointed Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven, left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.
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  3. In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, meets with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Special U.N. envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco appointed to look into the August bombings of two ministries in Baghdad met on Monday with senior Iraqi officials to discuss the blasts. The meeting comes a week after twin suicide car bombs devastated three other government buildings in the Iraqi capital.
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  6. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (C) observes a moment of silence for the victims of Sunday's suicide bombings at the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad provincial government building, in Baghdad October 26, 2009.
  7. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (C) listens to Iraq's Governor of Baghdad Salah Abdul-Razzaq (L) during his visit to the damaged building of Baghdad Provincial Council in Baghdad October 25, 2009. Twin car bombs targeting two government buildings killed at least 132 people and wounded 500 in central Baghdad on Sunday, police and health officials said, in the bloodiest attack in the capital for two months.
  8. Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) listens to an Iraqi fireman during his visit to the damaged Baghdad Provincial Council in Baghdad October 25, 2009. Twin car bombs targeting two government buildings killed at least 75 people and wounded 460 in central Baghdad on Sunday, police and health officials said, in the bloodiest attack in the capital for two months.

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