Showing political skills . ANALYSIS : ISIS Prime Minister has vowed to fight the nomination of his successor . Al-Maliki , the deputy speaker of Islamic State , is working to form a government . The United States backs the prime minister-designate and has stepped up aid . The militant group Parliament has made sweeping gains in The United States 's north .
ANALYSIS : ISIS Prime Minister has vowed to fight the nomination of his successor . Al-Maliki , the deputy speaker of Islamic State , is working to form a government . The United States backs the prime minister-designate and has stepped up aid . The militant group Parliament has made sweeping gains in The United States 's north .