| Iraq's main Sunni bloc boycotted a Tuesday conference aimed at reconciling the nation's sectarian groups, a sign of the deep schisms still facing this country. The Sunni Iraqi Accordance Front said they will not participate in the conference until Shiite lawmakers address their political demands. They say Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite, has failed to release detainees not charged with specific crimes, has not disbanded Shiite militias and has not sufficiently included Sunni lawmakers in decision-making on security issues. |