American officials said he fled to Iran in January just before the start of the new Baghdad security plan.
Yet there have been repeated rounds of disappointments when it comes to the Prime Minister's Baghdad Security Plan, with his plans for reconciliation.
Al-Maliki said there has been a 75 percent drop in violence in Baghdad and nearby areas since the beefed-up Baghdad security plan started early in the year.
He asked them to call the Iraqi Security Forces and the hot lines for the ministries of Defense and Interior and the Baghdad security plan hot lines to report anything suspicious.
Tahseen al-Sheikhly, civilian spokesman for Baghdad's security plan, said there has been great cooperation among residents, Sadrist supporters and government forces.
Qassim Atta, the military spokesman of Baghdad's security plan, said Tuesday that checkpoints and patrols have been established and coalition forces are ready to help Iraqi troops, but they have not entered Sadr City.
The city basically has been locked down for the last three of four days not so much because of Baghdad's security plan but because they're hunting for an Iraqi-American soldier who went missing about a week ago.
As Baghdad waits for the security plan to go into effect, there has been no let-up in the violence.
Joint security stations are a key feature of the new security plan for Baghdad.
Qassim Atta, the spokesman for the Iraqi Military in Baghdad, said Friday that Iraqi forces planned and are executing the security plan on their own and are using their own air surveillance.
Mr. ABMAN BISHEAR (Baghdad resident): (Through translator) I have heard about the security plan and saw it on television, but we want something tangible.
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