Iraq: Maliki, Sunni Arab leaders and the Defence portfolionote

Iraqi Sunni Arab tribal leaders are said to be working to force Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki to agree to allow them to name their candidate for the Defence portfolio. The following 390-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the Sunni Arab efforts to make Al-Maliki agree to their demand. It also tells what about the US-Sunni Arab relations.