Iraq: Maliki, Sadr and early electionsnote

Iraqi radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr called for early elections in Iraq as the country is plunging into a political crisis. The following 471-word report sheds light on Al-Sadr’s call for early elections and tells what behind it. It also tells what about his relation with Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki and what about his reaction to the rapprochement between Al-Maliki and leader of Shiite extremist group Asaeb Ahl Al-Haq Qais Al-Khazali.