Iraq \Developments

The latest developments in Iraq:

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declared Friday that talks with the U.S. 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.

Muqtada al-Sadr issued a statement Friday announcing that his Mahdi Army would continue to resist U.S.-led forces but that fighting should be limited to a select group within its ranks.

Source: Associated Press