Military Coup In Iraq: Prime Minister Maliki Refuses To Step Down

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Military Coup In Iraq: Prime Minister Maliki Refuses To Step Down; Security Forces On Alert, Encircle Presidential Palace

Just days after the US launched a campaign that implicitly aides the current regime headed by the supposedly outgoing PM, al-Maliki, it appears that latest US intervention has already led to "unexpected" consequences, this time with the prime minister appearing to have just staged a coup overthrowing Iraq's president President Fouad Massoum moments ago.

Reuters reports that the prime minister "indicated that he will not drop his bid for a third term and accused the president of violating the constitution in a tough televised speech likely to deepen political tensions as a Sunni insurgency rages. Maliki, seen as an authoritarian and sectarian leader, has defied calls by Sunnis, Kurds, some fellow Shi'ites and regional power broker Iran to step aside for a less polarising figure who can unite Iraqis against Islamic State militants.

The days of Iraq's president appear numbered:

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Bloomberg adds that Maliki says he’s going to federal court to sue President Fouad Masoum for violating the constitution, according to comments made to Iraqi state television. President Masoum in breach when he extended constitutional period for chosing a candidiate to form government and for missing deadline for new period, according to Maliki. Maliki adds that Masoum is in a "coup against the poilitical process” that would lead “Iraq into a dark tunnel.” Maliki warned Presidential council, parliament and federal court about Masoum.

The news has promptly led the WaPo Beirut chief correspondent Liz Sly to ask the question: did Baghdad just have a coup 3 days after the US conducted its fourth military intervention under as many US presidents?

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LIVE BLOG: Possible Iraq Coup – Situation in Baghdad

A potential coup is brewing in Baghdad as special forces have been deployed by embattled Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, as the United States reaffirms their support for Iraqi President Fouad Masoum who al-Maliki has accused of violating the Constitution. Stay tuned for more updates.

This attitude represents a coup on the constitution and the political process in a country that is governed by a democratic and federal system,” Mr. al-Maliki said in a surprise address on Iraqi TV. Source: Washington Times

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The spread of heavy security in central Baghdad propped to "armor" and strengthen some areas of "common units" and shut down the Green

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Long-Presse / Baghdad A source at the Interior Ministry, said on Sunday that Baghdad has seen in a late hour of the evening, widespread intense anticipation of any emergency, especially near the end of the constitutional deadline for assigning candidate biggest bloc for the post of prime minister, while the source noted the arrival of reinforcements from the common units and forces the fight against terrorism to some areas of the capital. The source said in an interview with the (long-Presse), said that "some areas of the capital Baghdad, saw in the early hour of this evening, especially areas of Karrada and fitness and other areas of central Baghdad, which is located near the heavily fortified Green Zone, the proliferation of security unprecedented represent the spread of a number of armor and military vehicles and heavy deployment of police and federal anti-terrorism forces, "noting that the security forces prevented the entry and exit of the Green Zone and imposed a security cordon represent the spread of wheels armored and armored vehicles around the gates." The source, who requested anonymity, that "the joint military units from Zarate, interior and defense as well as the elite units equipped with wheeled armored vehicles headed for the award of military sectors deployed in the east of the capital Baghdad," referring to the spread of some army units in the areas west of the capital in areas that controlled by the federal police force. " The source noted that "These measures come in anticipation of any emergency, especially with the constitutional deadline for commissioning the biggest bloc candidate for prime minister." The gave the president Fuad Masum, the Shiite alliance until Sunday, to nominate a candidate acceptable nationally, are being asked to form the ministry, amid claims by local and international change the political team ruling, and coming personality able to pursue a moderate policy that will reunify the position of political Ripper, in the circumstances of the country most forestry, where all Iraqi groups suffer the scourge of war with terrorism.