Allawi: No More Talking
“Peace talks” have collapsed in Najaf, and the fighting is about to resume.
Apparently, Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has had enough of Muqtada al-Sadr’s power challenges.
“You have to know, we had agreed with Rubaie on all points but Allawi called him back and he ended the issue,” Ali Samseem told Al Jazeera television without elaborating.
Rubaie said too little progress had been made. “My government felt that after three days, enough is enough.”
Another Sadr aide claimed Allawi would order an assault on the shrine within the next day or two.