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Iraqs former leader still looms large months after his ouster

BAGHDAD Inside the walls of his shaded villa in the heart of Baghdads fortified Green Zone, Nouri al-Maliki still greets his visitors in the same marble-floored office where he worked for eight years as prime minister.

As one of the countrys three vice presidents, he now holds a largely ceremonial position in the government of his successor, Haidar al-Abadi.

But whether Maliki has given up his quest for power is increasingly in question as he sets about widely publicized battlefield tours, meetings with tribal elders and visits abroad.

[Maliki steps aside, easing Iraqs political crisis]

In an interview at his villa, he denied desire to reclaim his former position and pledged support for Abadi, who six months into the job is attempting to quell the chaos convulsing Iraq. Maliki has been widely blamed for much of it, with his failure to reach out to Sunnis and his policies, widely seen as sectarian.

But he does not rule out that he could one day return.

Based on my popular support base, which still exists and is strong, its possible, he said, indicating that he is setting his sights on Iraqs next election, due in 2018.

Legally and constitutionally, its possible, he said. But its the Iraqi peoples choice.

Malikis looming presence poses a challenge for Abadi as he attempts to win back ground from Islamic State extremists and repair rifts with Iraqs Sunnis and Kurds. It comes as an offensive to retake the city of Tikrit has highlighted the premiers lack of control over the Shiite volunteers and militias that are leading the fight.

Maliki still has a role, and hes not finished, said Mowaffak al-Rubaie, a lawmaker from the former prime ministers State of Law bloc.

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Most of Tikrit, Iraq, freed from Islamic State

TIKRIT, Iraq, March 31 (UPI) -- The city of Tikrit, Iraq, has been secured from Islamic State forces occupying the center of the city, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced Tuesday.

The strategic city of 260,000, located 86 miles from the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and on the road between Baghdad and Mosul, has been the site of fighting since March. 2 between IS forces, a coalition of Iraqi troops,police, Shiite militia groups and Sunni tribal members. Although suburban Tikrit fell easily, several hundred IS members controlled the downtown part of the city until this week.

The assault on Tikrit is Iraq's largest government military operation thus far to contain IS.

"Our security forces have reached the center of Tikrit and they have liberated the southern and western sides and they are moving towards the control of the whole city," Abadi said in a statement Tuesday which also credited U.S. airstrikes. Fighter planes have bombed suspected IS targets in the area since Wednesday of last week.

The Salaheddin province government building in Tikrit was recaptured, Gov. Raad al-Juburi said, noting Iraqi flags have replaced IS banners on government buildings in the city center.

The military forces fighting alongside the regular Iraqi army played an instrumental role in the capture of the city but have come under scrutiny for alleged abuses. While IS atrocities have been well noted, a United Nations report found the opposing side "carried out extrajudicial killings, torture, abductions and forcibly displaced a large number of people."

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