Politics
An Iraqi parliamentary panel has called for former Prime Minister Nouri Maliki to face trial over the fall of the northern city of Mosul to Islamic State, writes the BBC.
More than 30 other officials including former Mosul governor Athil al-Nujaifi were also blamed in the report.
The militants seized Mosul in a sweep across north and west Iraq last year. Mr Maliki, a Shia, is seen as having fanned sectarian tensions, leading to a growth of discontent in those mainly Sunni Arab areas captured by I.S.
Hours earlier, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi cleared the way for a court martial of military commanders who abandoned their posts as another city, Ramadi, fell to I.S. in May this year.
The moves come as the current government launches a major campaign to combat corruption and mismanagement.
Mr Abadi unveiled the seven-point plan a week ago. Iraqis have staged regular protests in recent weeks against corruption and incompetence triggered by power shortages during a heatwave.
