Bloomberg is reporting that a coalition has been formed between Shiite & Kurds.
March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Shiite Muslim cleric-backed coalition that won the most seats in Iraq's Jan. 30 vote for a national assembly joined forces with the second-placed Kurdish Alliance, as the Associated Press reported a suicide bomber killed at least 36 people at a funeral in the city of Mosul.
Today's agreement calls for discussions on the return of about 100,000 displaced Kurds to the northern city of Kirkuk, and the extension of the autonomous Kurdish region to cover all areas once inhabited by Kurds, including oil-rich Kirkuk, when the legislature writes the constitution, AP reported.
Congratulations are due the Iraqis. As someone who believed they would reach agreement - self determination is powerful - I'm absolutely ecstatic. First steps are always small, but this one is in precisely the opposite direction that the neocons were looking for.
Update [2005-3-10 16:35:46 by rba]: