Iraq: Maliki, Shiite groups and new US-Iraq security agreementnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to be trying to convince the Shiite groups that are opposed to a new US-Iraq security agreement, of the advantages of such an agreement. The following 467-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the advantages in question. It also tells how Al-Maliki is assessing the US situation in Iraq and what he expects at the end of his consultations with the Shiite groups in question.