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Iraqi PM to Reshuffle Cabinet, Crack Down on Politicians Tied to
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1680A0A:A6F02AD83191E160958154F96FBA5FA69574F7DCC14957C0 Mr. Maliki did not
say how many, or which ministers in his 39-member Cabinet will be
dismissed





Nouri al-Maliki  Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Sunday he
plans to reshuffle his Cabinet within the next two weeks.

Mr. Maliki did not say how many, or which ministers in his 39-member
Cabinet will be dismissed.

U.S. officials have urged Mr. Maliki to cut ties to radical Shi'ite
cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and form a new political alliance of mainstream
Shi'ites, moderate Sunnis and Kurds.

Six members of the current Cabinet are loyal to Sadr, whose Mahdi Army
militia is blamed for many sectarian attacks against Sunnis.

Mr. Maliki told the Associated Press Saturday that he also will pursue
criminal charges against politicians linked to militant groups.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.




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