Maliki assures U.S. congressmen about Iraq's government formation (3)

Nearly four months after the war-torn country held its landmark parliamentary elections, as U.S. forces gradually pull its troops out of Iraq, Iraqi political leaders are still wrangling over who will head the next government, leaving the formation of new government in deadlock.

The U.S. forces last year pulled out of Iraqi cities, and are now working to formally end combat operations by September 1 of this year, cutting the troops from just under 90,000 to 50,000.

Source: Xinhua
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