Iraqi government initiates dialogue to end national crisis
Iraqi and international leaders are responding positively to the prime minister's call fior national dialogue among the various political parties.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has issued a call for a national dialogue after tensions between the country's two rival Shiite groups sharply escalated.
The two Shiite camps — followers of populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and an umbrella of pro-Iran Shiite groups known as the Coordination Framework — have taken to the streets campaigning against each other, raising concerns over possible armed clash between the two sides.
