Rumsfeld and Rice make surprise visit to Iraq
26/04/2006 - 11:13:06US 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.
The trip to Baghdad comes at a time when a number of retired US generals are demanding Mr Rumsfeld’s resignation due to his alleged mishandling of the Iraqi invasion.
It also follows a video message from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, warning of more attacks to end the US occupation of the country.
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