Iraq: Asad, Maliki and border security projectnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki visited Syria early this week. He is said to have talks with President Bashar Al-Asad on a common security plan along the Iraqi-Syrian border. The following 386-word report sheds light on the subject and tells whether Al-Maliki managed to convince Al-Asad to cooperate on this or not. It also tells what his next moves will be.