Last US Combat Troops Leave Iraq |
"... The Iraqiya bloc, led by ex-premier Iyad Allawi, walked out of parliament in protest at what it charged was Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's monopolising of decision-making.
The boycott comes just a day after US forces handed over control of their last remaining base, with virtually all remaining American troops due out of the country in the coming days.... The bloc, which controls nine ministerial posts, has not, however, pulled out of Iraq's national unity government."We can no longer remain silent ..."The bloc accused Maliki's government of "placing tanks and armoured cars in front of the homes of Iraqiya leaders in the Green Zone," the heavily-fortified home to leading politicians and ministers ..."
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