Iraq ex-PM Nouri Maliki blamed for Mosul fall to ISIS - Parliamentary Panel Calls For Him To Stand Trial

From BBC:

“An Iraqi parliamentary panel has called for former PM Nouri Maliki to face trial over the fall of the northern city of Mosul to Islamic State. More than 30 other officials including former Mosul governor Athil al-Nujaifi were also blamed in the report. 

The militants seized Mosul in a sweep across north and west Iraq last year. Mr Maliki, a Shia, is seen as having fanned sectarian tensions, leading to a growth of discontent in those mainly Sunni Arab areas captured by IS. 

Hours earlier, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi cleared the way for a court martial of military commanders who abandoned their posts as another city, Ramadi, fell to IS in May this year. 

The moves come as the current government continues a major campaign to combat corruption and mismanagement…”

Seems like there's more transparency and accountability in Iraq than in the US.