HIGHLIGHTS
- PM Maliki Meets Separately with Ayatollah Sistani and Presidency Council Regarding SOFA (POLITICAL, page 4)
- AQI's Second in Command Killed (SECURITY, page8)
- Bidding Opens for Long-Term Oil Contracts (ECONOMIC, page 12)
- Syria Sends Its First Ambassador to Baghdad After 29-Year Hiatus (DIPLOMATIC, page 21)