Iraq's Maliki poses as Shi'ite champion in race for top job

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki fulfilled his life-long goal of wresting power from the country's minority Sunnis after the fall of Saddam Hussein but his drive to entrench Shi'ite dominance proved his downfall.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HMfSAR