▁The ▁new ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Ira q ▁was ▁rat ified ▁and ▁took ▁effect . ▁Sun ni ▁turn out ▁was ▁substantial ly ▁heav ier ▁than ▁for ▁the ▁January ▁elections , ▁but ▁ins u fficient ▁to ▁block ▁rat ification . ▁ ▁E lections ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁Ira qi ▁National ▁Assembly ▁were ▁held ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁constitution ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁This ▁election ▁used ▁a ▁proportional ▁system , ▁with ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁required ▁to ▁be ▁filled ▁by ▁women . ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁a ▁coal ition ▁government ▁was ▁formed ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁N ouri ▁al - Mal iki , ▁with ▁J al al ▁Tal ab ani ▁as ▁president . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁The ▁beginning ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁government ▁creation ▁tal ks ▁and ▁continuous ▁anti - co al ition ▁and ▁attacks ▁on ▁mainly ▁Sh ia ▁civ ili ans . ▁ ▁Al - A sk ari ▁shr ine ▁bomb ing ▁and ▁Sun ni - Sh ia ▁fighting ▁See ▁Al ▁Ask ari ▁Mos que ▁bomb ing ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁bomb s ▁expl oded ▁at ▁the ▁Al ▁Ask ari ▁Mos que ▁causing ▁substantial ▁damage . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁March ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Bag hd ad ▁m org ue ▁fled ▁Ira q ▁explaining , ▁" 7 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁by ▁death ▁squad s ▁in ▁recent ▁months ." ▁The ▁Boston ▁Glo be ▁reported ▁that ▁around ▁eight