Sunnis suspend talks with Iraqi government

Source: AP


BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's largest Sunni Arab political bloc said Wednesday it has suspended talks on ending its boycott of the Shiite-led government due to a dispute over which positions it would assume.

The decision was a setback to Prime Minster Nouri al-Maliki's efforts to bring the Sunnis back into the political fold to shore up recent security gains.

"The talks yielded nothing and the government's response was not in line with our demands so we have decided to suspend them," said Adnan al-Dulaimi, who leads the Sunni National Accordance Front, which holds 44 of 275 parliamentary seats.

The bloc, which comprises three parties, pulled its members out of the 39-member Cabinet in August, saying they were not getting enough say in decision-making.



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I mean sovereign and independent of foreign influence?