Iraqi PM: reconciliation has succeeded
Apr 24, 5:04 PM (ET)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's prime minister says national reconciliation efforts have broken new ground and all political blocs have agreed to return to the Shiite-led government.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's optimistic remarks Thursday come a week after lawmakers with Iraq's main Sunni Muslim political bloc said the group has agreed in principle to return to the government nearly nine months after quitting the Cabinet.
A statement from al-Maliki's office quotes him as saying that "national reconciliation has proved a success and all political blocs will return to the government."
ITEM TWO:
Al-Sadr may restart full-scale fight against US in Iraq
Apr 24, 5:05 PM (ET)
By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
BAGHDAD (AP) - Muqtada al-Sadr is considering setting aside his political ambitions and restarting a full-scale fight against U.S.-led forces - a worrisome shift that may reflect Iranian influence on the young cleric and could open the way for a shadow state protected by his powerful Mahdi Army.
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