Iraq: Maliki and Shiite extremist groupsnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have issued orders to arrest any person it is proved to have any relation with military activities against the US forces stationed in Iraq, notably in the Shiite-populated areas in central and southern Iraq. The following 412-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the Shiite extremist groups in question and what about their reactions.