"Al-Maliki, a Shiite Muslim who had been prime minister since 2006, was largely seen as responsible for sectarian tensions in Iraq of the kind that resulted in Sunni Muslims welcoming IS. He's also often blamed for the fact that, as the IS group arrived, the Iraqi military didn't fight back. Years of corruption and mismanagement meant the army was understaffed and underequipped. Soldiers just dropped their guns and fled."
"The people of Mosul realized their mistake only months later as IS began behaving in increasingly brutal and cruel ways. But today, just under a decade after the group was defeated in Iraq, it appears some Iraqi politicians don't see al-Maliki's administration as a mistake. The politician, who left power in 2014, was picked as the country's next prime minister and may soon return to power."
Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq's prime minister from 2006 to 2014, is being considered to return to power. His tenure was associated with sectarian policies that alienated Sunni communities and helped create conditions for the Islamic State's 2014 advance into Mosul. Iraqi security forces collapsed amid corruption, mismanagement, understaffing and poor equipment, enabling rapid IS gains. Mosul residents initially welcomed IS but turned against it as the group imposed brutal rule. Critics attribute the loss of provinces, tens of thousands of deaths, and growing Iranian influence to al-Maliki's leadership. His potential return generates strong opposition and alarm among analysts and civil society.
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