The United States will keep an eye on Iraq's situation after Iraq's largest Sunni political bloc pulled out from the government led by Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki, the White House said Wednesday.
"It illustrates some of the difficulties in working politically within Iraq," Snow told reporters.
"We're keeping an eye on the situation, but let's keep in mind that it is not a complete withdrawal from the political process; there remains engagement within Baghdad," the spokesman said, calling the pullout "internal politicking."
"The Iraqi Accordance Front announces its withdrawal from Nuri al-Maliki's government," Rafie al-Issawi, a key member of the front told reporters in Baghdad.
He said that the front's six cabinet ministers would resign later in the day.
Iraq's national reconciliation process has been facing challenges due to sectarian conflicts and growing disputes among different factions in al-Maliki's government which is supported by the United States.
In April, five more cabinet ministers loyal to radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had also quit the government to protest al- Maliki's reluctance to announce a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq.
Source: Xinhua
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