Iraqi PM says security talks with US at impasse but will continue
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declared Friday that talks with the US on a new security agreement were deadlocked as Sunni and Shiite preachers spoke out against the deal that would enable American troops to remain in Iraq after year's end.
Al-Maliki said negotiations will continue, but his tough talk reflects Iraqi determination to win greater control of US military operations after the UN mandate expires at the end of the year. (AP)
