Thursday, 10 July, 2014 , 15:40 AFP — Iraq's Kurds said Thursday Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was "hysterical" and not fit to run the country, further dimming the prospect of a new leadership uniting to face jihadist fighters.

Thursday, 10 July, 2014 , 15:30 AFP —

Thursday, 10 July, 2014 , 11:03 AFP — Iraq's Kurds said Thursday Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was "hysterical" and not fit to run the country, further dimming the prospect of a new leadership uniting to face jihadist fighters.

Thursday, 10 July, 2014 , 08:38 AFP — A spokesman for Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani said Thursday national premier Nuri al-Maliki had "become hysterical" and should step down after he accused the autonomous region of harbouring militants.

Thursday, 10 July, 2014 , 07:58 AFP — A spokesman for Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani said Thursday national premier Nuri al-Maliki had "become hysterical" and should step down after he accused the autonomous region of harbouring jihadists.

Thursday, 10 July, 2014 , 07:50 AFP —

Wednesday, 9 July, 2014 , 19:32 AFP — Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday accused Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region of harbouring jihadists, further ratcheting up tensions despite calls for leaders to unite against a Sunni militant offensive.

Wednesday, 9 July, 2014 , 18:24 AFP — Twenty members of the Islamic State (IS) were killed in Syrian air force raids Wednesday against the jihadists' bastion in Raqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Wednesday, 9 July, 2014 , 17:39 AFP — US Vice President Joe Biden called Kurdish leader Massud Barzani on Wednesday, on a day when the autonomous region was accused by Iraq's leader of harbouring jihadists.

Wednesday, 9 July, 2014 , 16:12 AFP — Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday accused Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region of harbouring jihadists, further ratcheting up tensions despite calls for leaders to unite against a Sunni militant offensive.