Iraq: Maliki and the US military staynote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have agreed to sign an agreement with the Americans to keep some US troops in Iraq after the US military forces pull out of the country later this year. The following 416-word report sheds more light on Al-Maliki’s position and tells what about the US troops to stay in Iraq. It also tells what about the reaction of the Shiite Marjaiya and what about that of the Sadr Movement.