Iraq: Maliki, Hakim and the Saudi initiativenote

Most Iraqi Shiite leaders are dissatisfied with leader of the (Shiite) Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI) Ammar Al-Hakim for refusing to oppose the Saudi initiative. The following 450-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about Al-Hakim’s reaction. It also tells what about the situation within SICI as well as within the (Shiite) Dawa Party in the light of the Saudi initiative.