Iraq: Maliki, Dawa Party, Sadr and the Premiershipnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have returned from Beirut stronger than ever, while sending messages to radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr offering him cooperation on the governmental issue in Iraq. The following 477-word report sheds tells what about the standing of Al-Maliki within the Dawa Party and what about a deal US Vice-President Joe Biden sought to conclude with him. It also tells what Al- Maliki is offering to Al-Sadr and how the latter is expected to react.