Former Iraqi PM backs Maliki’s war on al-Qaeda
In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari says the “real world war today is the war of terror."
![Iraq BAGHDAD - NOVEMBER 8: In this handout image provided by the Iraqi Prime Minister office shows Kurdish leader Masoud Barazani (C) receiving Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) and former Prime Minister and Shiite leader Ibrahim Al-Jaafari (L) on November 8, 2010 at Arbil airport 190 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq. Hosted by Kurdish leader Masoud Barazani, Iraqi political leaders met in Arbil to discuss the formation of the Iraqi government about eight months since the country's parliamentary elections. (](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2014/01/106631668.jpg/106631668.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=EXqxJMJd)
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