Iraq issues arrest warrant for Sunni VP

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's Shiite-led government issued an arrest warrant Monday for the Sunni vice president, accusing him of running a hit squad that assassinated government and security officials -- extraordinary charges a day after the last U.S. troops left the country.

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