al - maliki is taking ... ( associated press ) iraqis chant pro - government demonstration in baghdad , iraq , monday , aug. 10 , 2014 .
he argued that the appointment of the 62 - year - old abadi as prime minister - designate was legally invalid .
ominously , maliki reminded the country in a televised address monday of his position as head of the armed forces and assured soldiers that the “ error ” will be rectified .
( reuters ) some yazidis find new shelter in northern iraq , as u.s airstrikes continue to target islamic state positions .
( reuters ) iraq ’s president names a new prime minister to replace nouri al - maliki .
as his already limited political support crumbled , the incumbent prime minister , nouri al - maliki , dug in for a fight .
meanwhile , iraq ’s president names a new prime minister to replace nouri al - maliki .
al - maliki is taking ... ( associated press ) iraqis chant pro - government slogans and wave national flags in a show
u.s. and kurdish flags flutter in the wind as displaced iraqis from the yazidi community cross the syria - iraq border at feeshkhabour bridge over the tigris river at feeshkhabour border point , in northern ... ( associated press ) iraqi official who spoke on the condition baghdad , iraq , monday , aug. 11 , 2014 .