Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was forced to reinstate Sunni Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq after trying to sack him. Meanwhile, only two Iraqi deaths were reported.

Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi’s trial was postponed for a second time as his lawyers continued to argue for a venue change. At least seven bodies were discovered while four Iraqis were also wounded.

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister, Bekir Bozdag definitively said that Ankara would not honor an Interpol “red notice” request to extradite Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi. Meanwhile, at least six Iraqis were killed and 13 more were wounded in new violence.

Interpol, the international police organization, today issued a “red notice,” for Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who is wanted on terrorism charges in Iraq. The notice is basically the equivalent of being on Interpol’s most wanted list. Meanwhile, at least five Iraqis were killed and 10 more were wounded.

Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi again claimed that his guards have been tortured while in detention on trumped-up terrorism charges. Meanwhile, at least eight Iraqis were killed and 27 more were wounded.

A letter on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was released to the public through a state newspaper yesterday. Four senior politicians, who had met last month in Kurdistan, sent the letter summarizing coalition demands to Maliki’s political bloc. Meanwhile, light violence over the weekend left eight killed and nine wounded.

At least six Iraqis were killed and 10 more were wounded in new violence. Also, several attacks against political targets failed to leave casualties.

Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi’s trial on terrorism charges was postponed one week at the request of his lawyers. It was to have opened today. His attorneys asked for the delay to demand parliament set up a special court. Meanwhile, at least two Iraqis were killed and two more were wounded.

Iraqi forces arrested the nephew of ex-speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani and four bodyguards, who are also his cousins. Meanwhile, at least seven Iraqis were killed and 10 more were wounded. Six visitors from Lebanon were also wounded.

The Supreme Judicial Council said the trial against Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi will begin as planned on Thursday, but only three of more than 150 cases tied to Hashemi will be addressed. At least eight Iraqis were killed and 30 more were wounded.