Iraq: Maliki, Sadr and the Oil Ministrynote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to be trying to convince radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr to go back on his demand to take over the Oil Ministry in the new government. The following 371-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about Al-Sadr’s reaction. It also tells what names the US embassy in Baghdad has put forward for the Oil Ministry.