http://www.almotamar.net صحيفة إلكترونية يومية تصدر عن حزب المؤتمر الشعبي العام (اليمن) http://www.almotamar.net/2388.htm 2007-04-16 Preeminent Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr told his six ministers to quit the government over the refusal by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to set up a clear timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Maliki is also a Shi'ite and has ascended to his current position with the help of Sadr's followers, which make up about a quarter of the ruling Shi'ite Alliance, parliament's largest bloc.