Rumsfeld and Rice make surprise visit to Iraq

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice have made a surprise visit to Iraq to show support for the country's new Prime Minister-designate.

Rumsfeld and Rice make surprise visit to Iraq
Wed, 26 Apr, 2006 - 12:13

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice have made a surprise visit to Iraq to show support for the country's new Prime Minister-designate.

Jawad al-Maliki was chosen as the new Shi'ite nominee for the post after outgoing PM Ibrahim al-Jaafari agreed to step aside due to objections from Sunni and Kurdish groups.

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