Political moves are under way to defuse the crisis between Iraq's government and the group of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and to lift the blockade of Baghdad's Sadr City, a lawmaker said Sunday. Iraqi Member of Parliament, Al Yasin, who is close to al-Sadr, told the local Al-Sabah newspaper that moves were under way to contain the ongoing crisis peacefully. A meeting slated for this week between members of the al-Sadr Bloc in parliament and the cabinet's executive council would discuss proposals to end the crisis, Yasin was quoted as saying by DPA. "Three main proposals will be looked at: lifting the siege on Sadr City, halting military operations and starting talks and a peaceful dialogue to end the crisis," the lawmaker said.
