...Sadr glares from posters. On walls, black graffiti denounce his Shiite rivals: Mr. Maliki and his Dawa party as well as Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, part of the country's ruling coalition. Many Mahdi Army fighters...
...Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Dawa Party and the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council led by Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim have been allies since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein's Sunni-led regime. Now they are rapidly turning into bitter rivals, raising the specter of a weakened...
...Shiite southern heartland. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Dawa Party and the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council led by Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim have been allies since the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein's Sunni-led regime. Now they are rapidly turning into bitter rivals,...
...The first is gone. The second wears the clothes of a cleric. The third wears sunglasses,” Ali says, referring to Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC), a rival Shiite political party, and Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi...
...by gaining control of matters such as the hiring and firing of local police chiefs. The Supreme Council, led by Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, has long wanted a more federalist model, with much of the power in the hands of local governors and councils. The Supreme...
...level by gaining control of matters like the hiring and firing of local police chiefs. The Supreme Council, led by Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, has long wanted a more federalist model with much of the power in the hands of local governors and councils. The Supreme...
...acrimony between the Dawa Party of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council of cleric Abdul Aziz al-Hakim over activities in the south suggests work remains, the brief notes. Regardless, the passage of the provincial elections...
...the US President to discuss the issue of immunity of US troops," said sources in the ruling Shiite Alliance led by Abdul Aziz Al Hakim. In the event of successful negotiations, the draft of the security agreement would be turned over to the Executive Board...
... Conservative Shiites who are more influenced by Al Sadr make up the ranks of the Supreme Islamic Council led by Abdul Aziz Al Hakim, the Al Fadila Party led by Hashim Al Hashimi, the Dawa Party led by Nouri Al Maliki, the Dawa Party-Iraq led by Abdul Karim...
...Mahdi, into power. Mahdi, according to the US, is more pragmatic than Al Maliki. He enjoys the support of Shiite leader Abdul Aziz Al Hakim. But this option may not hold as Al Hakim and Mahdi are both considered close to Iran as well. The second option is...