Iraq: Al-Maliki government gets further US supportnote

The US embassy in Baghdad has reportedly advised the Kurdish Coalition and the (Sunni) Iraqi Tawafuq (Accordance) Front to keep the current government as is and not seek to change it, reshuffle it or replace some of its ministers, notably Ministers of Oil, Interior or Finance. The following 424-word newswire focuses on the Iraqi governmental issue and tells what the position of key players in Iraq are, notably on what concerns Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahrastani.