People gather to show their support of Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad
People gather to show their support of Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad August 13, 2014. An ever more isolated Al-Maliki again protested his removal as Iraqi prime minister on Wednesday as his former sponsor in Iran publicly endorsed a successor who many in Baghdad hope can halt the advance of Sunni jihadists. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)