Iraq's leader expects favorable report (1 US troop killed & 3 injured-bomb)

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Source: ap




Iraq's leader expects favorable report

By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer 57 minutes ago

BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister said Monday he expects the U.S. ambassador and military commander to give his government favorable marks when they report to Congress next week and predicted passage of a law soon that could return more Sunnis to government jobs.

To the south, Basra was reported calm Monday after British soldiers abandoned their last outpost there, leaving the country's second largest city largely in the hands of Iranian-backed Shiite militias.

Also Monday, the U.S. command said an American soldier was killed and three others injured when a roadside bomb blew up next to their patrol on Sunday outside of Baghdad. No further details were released.
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told reporters Monday that his government was making progress toward national reconciliation and that both Crocker and Petraeus "are witnessing this progress."

"I expect that the positive developments will be, for sure, reflected in the report to Congress on Sept. 15," al-Maliki said.

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