Sadr threatens to quit govt

Published November 25, 2006

BAGHDAD, Nov 24: The political group of radical Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday threatened to pull out of Iraq's national unity government if Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has a scheduled meeting with the US president in Jordan next week.

President George Bush and Mr Maliki are due in Jordan on Nov 29 for talks on the situation in Iraq.—AFP