Iraqi premier faces revolt within party (AP)

Nouri al-Maliki, left , appears with outgoing prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari at a news conference in this  April 22, 2006 file photo in Baghdad, Iraq. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki faces a revolt within his party by factions that want him out as Iraqi leader, according to officials in his office and the political party he leads. His predecessor, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, leads the challenge and already has approached leaders of the country's two main Kurdish parties, parliament's two Sunni Arab blocs and lawmakers loyal to powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.  (AP Photo/Mohammed Hato, File)AP – Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki faces a revolt within his party by factions that want him out as Iraqi leader, according to officials in his office and the political party he leads.