Iraq: Maliki, concerns about a government collapsenote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to be raising concerns about a collapse of his government following US military pullout from Iraq later this year. The following 436-word report tells why he is raising such concerns, what about the Kurds and what about the Sunni Arab tribes in the Anbar province. It also tells what he will try to do to consolidate the position of his government.