Sadr movement says may pull out of Iraqi coalition

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Source: Reuters

Sadr movement says may pull out of Iraqi coalition
11 Sep 2007 14:27:40 GMT

BAGHDAD, Sept 11 (Reuters) - The political movement
loyal to anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
said on Tuesday it may pull out of Iraq's ruling Shi'ite
coalition unless the government improves security and
makes political progress. "We are thinking seriously of
withdrawing from the United Iraqi Alliance if the failure
in the political process continues and if the government
does not provide security and services for the citizens,"
spokesman Salah al-Ubaidi said.

If Sadr's supporters withdrew they would leave Prime
Minister Nuri al-Maliki's alliance with just 83 seats in
the 275-seat Iraqi parliament, but he would still be able
to muster a small majority with support from Kurdish
parties.

"The United Iraqi Alliance is suffering from various
problems, which is also the major reason behind the
setback in the political process," Ubaidi said after a
news conference in the holy Shi'ite city of Najaf.

"What we demand from the alliance is being more
effective in pushing the political process forward,"
he said.

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