Muqtada al-Sadr says he has not received a tangible response from the Iraqi political parties to his proposal to hold a public debate.

Iraqi Shia cleric Sayyed Ammar al-Hakim calls for constructive dialogue between the country’s political rivals, urging all factions to reach a common ground.

Iraqi political parties are calling for the formation of an alliance aimed at the expulsion of American occupation forces from the Arab country, in case they decide to prolong their presence there.