Iraq PM sets deadline for Shiite fighters in southern province
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has given militiamen in the southern province of Maysan four days to surrender their weapons ahead of a military assault in the Shiite stronghold.”Those who have heavy and medium weapons, explosives or sniper guns, must hand them over to the security forces over the next four days until June 18 in return for cash,” Maliki said in a statement issued late on Saturday. Full Story