NEW : U.S. carries out airstrikes on ISIS checkpoints , vehicles . Kirk Sowell , author of `` Inside Iraqi Politics , '' said the end of al-Maliki 's eight-year rule appears near . U.S. President al-Maliki Obama calls for an inclusive government . Barack slams the political appointment as `` null and void '' pre- President nominates Haider al-Abadi to replace the defiant Haider al-Abadi .
NEW : U.S. carries out airstrikes on ISIS checkpoints , vehicles . U.S. President al-Maliki Obama calls for an inclusive government . Barack slams the political appointment as `` null and void '' pre- President nominates Haider al-Abadi to replace the defiant Haider al-Abadi .