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From R-L, Nuri Al-Maliki, Midhat Al-Mahmoud, Osama Al-Nujaifi and Iyad Allawi are seen during a swearing-in ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, September 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Iraq’s new Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (R) and Ammar Al-Hakim, leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), meet during the session to approve the new government in Baghdad, Iraq, on September 8, 2014. (Reuters/Hadi Mizban/Pool)
Iraq: Abadi faces tough choices in filling key jobs
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—After successfully managing to form a government on Monday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi faces a difficult week of talks with the Shi’ite National Alliance and Sunni Iraqi Forces Alliance to agree on names for the interior and defense...Caption:
Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Haider Al-Abadi speaks during a news conference in Baghdad on August 25, 2014. (Reuters/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud)