Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Maliki decides to entrust Saadoun al-Dulaimi, to take over the Defense Department and Agency 16/08/2011 PM - 12:18 PM

Decided to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's mandate Saadoun al-Dulaimi, the Department of Defense Agency as a result of the expiry of two weeks and the lack of Iraqi candidates formally to him by the security deterioration witnessed in the country yesterday.A source at the National Alliance in a press statement Tuesday that "Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has decided to take yesterday and Culture Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi, the current Administration and the Department of Defense by proxy."

"The Prime Minister will hold a breakfast today for members of the National Alliance, which will be discussed political and security developments."


The leaders of political blocs agreed at the meeting held under the auspices of President Jalal Talabani on the fifth of this month to provide the Iraqi National Alliance for their candidates for the ministries of security during the period of two weeks.


A series of terrorist bombings long day provinces of Baghdad, Babil, Kut, Diyala, Salahuddin and Najaf that left scores dead and wounded, while the security ministries are still vacant due to political differences about their candidates.

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