Crisis In Iraq -- News Updates August 12, 2014

Maliki Stands Defiant As Iraq Crisis Deepens -- Al Jazeera

Incumbent PM refuses to step down saying nomination of Haider al-Ibadi is violation of Iraq's constitution.

Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq's incumbent prime minister, has told army officers that they should not intervene in the country's political crisis.

The armed forces and security services must limit their role to defending the country, Maliki told a meeting of senior army, police and security officers on Tuesday.

His comments came a day after Iraqi President Fouad Massoum selected Haider al-Ibadi, the deputy speaker of parliament, to replace Maliki as prime minister.

The president gave Ibadi 30 days to present a new government to lawmakers for approval.

Ibadi's nomination quickly received support from the Iraqi Kurdistan leader Masoud Barzani, Iran and the United States as well as Saudi Arabia, prompting Maliki to describe the nomination as a 'violation of the constitution'.

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Crisis In Iraq -- News Updates August 12, 2014

US: No plans to expand Iraq strikes -- Space War/AFP
U.S. said to dispatch 100 missions a day over Iraq -- Pilot Online/Bloomberg
U.S. signals more cash, military aid for new Iraqi government -- Washington Times
UK deploys Tornado jets for surveillance mission in N. Iraq -- RT
UK politicians 'terrified' of military intervention in Iraq -ex-general -- Reuters
Germany open to sending military aid to Iraqi government -- Reuters
Italy Considering Military Support in Iraq -- WSJ
France rules out direct military intervention in Iraq -- Middle East Monitor
Hagel: Air Strikes In Iraq Effective -- Defense News/AFP
Pentagon: US airstrikes won’t weaken ISIS -- The Hill
CENTCOM videos show airstrikes on Islamic State artillery, convoy -- Threat Matrix
Iraq violence erupts as car bombs rip through Baghdad and military helicopter crashes in north -- AP
Power struggle on Baghdad streets as Maliki replaced but refuses to go -- The Reuters
Maliki stands defiant as Iraq crisis deepens -- Al Jazeera
U.S. ready to help new Iraq leader, Iran welcomes choice -- Reuters
Senior Iran official urges Iraqi factions to unite behind new PM -- Reuters
Saudi Arabia welcomes nomination of new Iraq PM as 'good news' -- AFP
Mideast powers endorse new Iraqi prime minister-designate -- Jerusalem Post
A former exile, al-Abadi faces task of uniting Iraqi politicians as Maliki cries of foul -- FOX News
Thousands of Yazidis 'still trapped' on Iraq mountain -- BBC
Iraqi military helicopter crashes delivering aid -- AP
Iraq Christians fleeing jihadists long for exile -- AFP
US Must Abandon Goal of Unified Iraq - Kurdish Advocate -- RIA Novosti
John Kerry insists any US moves in Iraq will not involve combat troops -- The Guardian
US Marines ‘Highly Likely’ on the Ground in Iraq - Former US Diplomat -- RIA Novosti