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Upon his return to his native Iraq after the fall of Saddam in April 2003, al-Maliki became the deputy leader of the Supreme National Debaathification Commission of the Iraqi Interim Government, formed to purge former Baath Party officials from the military and government.
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Apr 21, 2014 · Maliki fled Iraq, and, except for forays into areas held by Kurdish rebels, he did not return until the Americans invaded, in 2003. The years of his exile were difficult for Shiites in Iraq.
- Dexter Filkins
Nov 11, 2010 · Mr Maliki returned to Iraq from exile after the US-led invasion in 2003 that overthrew Saddam Hussein and Dawa soon emerged as a major political force - with Mr Maliki among its vanguard.
Aug 13, 2014 · The Nuri al-Maliki era in Iraq appears to be over. I say “appears” because, although the Iraqi prime minister has reportedly told his most loyal troops to stand down and accept the results of...
Maliki spent most of the decade of the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) in Iran, and in 1989 he relocated to Damascus, where he became head of the Daʿwah Party’s Syrian branch. After U.S.-led forces toppled the Baʿath regime in April 2003, Maliki returned to Iraq. (See Iraq War.)
Oct 11, 2016 · BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nuri al-Maliki is once again positioning himself as Iraq's most powerful man, poised to return as kingmaker in a fight for influence that could decide Iraq's fate as a...
Apr 29, 2014 · Maliki is seeking a third term. Many Iraqis told Filkins that Maliki's sectarianism has driven Iraq to the edge of civil war. Dexter Filkins covered the war in Iraq for the New York Times and...
