Call for al-Jaafari's ouster signals growing political division in Iraq.(Ibrahim al-Jaafari)

From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | Date: October 2, 2005| Author: Madhani, Aamer | Copyright information

Byline: Aamer Madhani

BAGHDAD, Iraq _ A spokesman for Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's party called Sunday for the ouster of Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, a startling sign of the growing fissure developing between the top leaders of the Shiite and Kurdish blocs.

The statement from Azad Jundiyani, the spokesman for Talabani's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party, comes on the heels of Talabani blasting al-Jaafari for monopolizing government power and failin...

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