Iraq: Maliki, Biden and Sadr’s returnnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki held talks with US Vice-President Joe Biden on January 13, 2011 in Baghdad. Biden is said to have discussed during the talks the return of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr to Iraq. The following 388-word report sheds light on the subject and tells why Biden had to discuss Al-Sadr’s return to Iraq. It also tells what about the clarifications Al-Maliki gave in this regard.