joanc1963
09-10-2007, 09:57 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6987074.stm
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has told parliament that his government has stopped Iraq sliding into civil war.
He also said violence had fallen 75% in the restive provinces of Baghdad and Anbar, and that 14,000 militants linked to al-Qaeda had renounced violence.
But he warned that Iraq's armed forces were not ready to take responsibility for security from the US-led coalition.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has told parliament that his government has stopped Iraq sliding into civil war.
He also said violence had fallen 75% in the restive provinces of Baghdad and Anbar, and that 14,000 militants linked to al-Qaeda had renounced violence.
But he warned that Iraq's armed forces were not ready to take responsibility for security from the US-led coalition.