mardi 17 avril 2007

AL-SADR FOLLOWERS QUIT CABINET OVER US PRESENCE

Six Ministers, followers of Moqtada Al-Sadr resigned yesterday after PM Maliki refused to fix date for the withdrawal of foreign troops. Accusing Mr Maliki of "ignoring the will of the people" after last week's huge protest rally in Najaf calling for US forces to leave.

The ministers told a press conference in Baghdad they were giving up their cabinet posts to free their powerful parliamentary bloc to campaign for a firm date for the withdrawal of foreign troops.

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