Iraq: Maliki, Jaafari and the Shiite Oppositionnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki is said to have sought during his meeting with Head of the (Shiite) National Alliance former Iraqi PM Ibrahim Al-Jaafari on 16/11/12 in Baghdad to get his help to contain the Shiite Opposition. The following 508-word report sheds more light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome. It also tells what about Al-Maliki’s plans following the meeting.