Iraq: Maliki, Hakim and major Shiite religious familiesnote

Leader of the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI) Ammar Al-Hakim is said to be seeking an alliance between the Iraqi National Coalition (INC) and major Shiite religious families in Iraq to win the elections against PM Nouri Al-Maliki. The following 377-word report sheds light on the subject and tells who is arranging the meeting and what about the position of Al-Maliki and that of the Shiite Marja’iya.