▁appoint ▁himself ▁Governor , ▁apparently ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Bar z ani . ▁Following ▁his ▁self ▁appointment ▁a ▁popular ▁u pr ising ▁brought ▁loc als ▁to ▁the ▁street . ▁Loc als ▁were ▁angry ▁at ▁J ub uri ▁over ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁old ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁st olen ▁money ▁from ▁S add am ▁and ▁newer ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁lo oting ▁in ▁Mos ul ▁following ▁the ▁take over . ▁American ▁troops ▁then ▁interven ed , ▁ending ▁J ub uri ' s ▁Governor ship ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁t ension . ▁He ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁power bro ker ▁during ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Mos ul ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁▁ ▁His ▁party , ▁the ▁Re con c ili ation ▁and ▁Liber ation ▁B loc ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁legisl ative ▁election ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁where ▁it ▁won ▁one ▁seat . ▁In ▁the ▁subsequent ▁December ▁elections , ▁it ▁increased ▁its ▁representation ▁three ▁seats . ▁J ub uri ▁said ▁they ▁supported ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁ins ur gency , ▁although ▁opposed ▁suic ide ▁bomb ings , ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁Mult in ational ▁Force ▁in ▁Ira q ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁United ▁Nations - led ▁peace keep ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁al - J ub uri ▁was ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁Sun ni ▁Arab ▁dialog ue ▁council ▁as ▁their ▁candidate ▁for ▁speaker ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁v eto ed ▁by