Al-Sadr made his offer in a letter to Najaf's Shiite clerical hierarchy, according to al-Rubaie.
CNN: Coalition estimates 50 killed in Iraqi cleric's militia
Al-Rubaie, a Shiite, said the proposal was "a very, very good basis" for negotiations.
CNN: Coalition estimates 50 killed in Iraqi cleric's militia
The ministers' withdrawal was confirmed to CNN by Nasser al Rubaie, a spokesman for the bloc.
Mr. MOWAFFAQ AL-RUBAIE (National Security Adviser, Iraq): The government is not part of this communique in Cairo.
The execution took place outside the heavily fortified Green Zone, Rubaie said, and no Americans were present.
On Al-Arabiya television, Rubaie said the execution took place at the 5th Division intelligence office in Qadhimiya.
Iraqi politician Nasar al-Rubaie is the head of a parliament block loyal to anti-American leader Moqtada al-Sadr.
Rubaie also said this successful raid shows the capability and professionalism of Iraq's security forces and intelligence operations.
We called to Baghdad to Mowaffaq al-Rubaie, who is Iraq's national security adviser.
Iraq's National Security Adviser Mufaq al-Rubaie told reporters Sunday that Hamed Farid al-Saeedi was arrested a few days ago.
After several minutes of gunfire, the abductors fled -- one of whom was wounded -- leaving Jabr inside the vehicle, al-Rubaie said.
The return to the 275-member Council of Representatives comes after many meetings among bloc members, parliament members and government officials, Rubaie said.
Rubaie said the execution was videotaped and photographed extensively from the time Hussein was transferred from U.S. to Iraqi custody until he was dead.
Mr. AL-RUBAIE: Well, there might be isolated incidents here and there.
But Iraqi National Security Adviser Mowaffak Al-Rubaie, in Washington on Thursday, cited progress back home and urged American lawmakers to have patience with the Iraqi government.
Al-Sadr has proposed a partial withdrawal of fighters from Najaf and the turnover of government buildings to Iraqi police, according to national security adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie.
CNN: Coalition estimates 50 killed in Iraqi cleric's militia
The Shia national security adviser, Mowaffaq al-Rubaie, has said that only 50 people were kidnapped and that no one has been harmed, but that everybody has been released.
Abbas al-Rubaie, an official with the cleric's office in Baghdad's Sadr City, said gunmen in a parked car opened fire Sunday on four militia members on a routine patrol.
"This signals the beginning of a new phase of operations of these armed groups which depends on the exchange of experiences, " said Mowaffak al Rubaie, former Iraqi national-security adviser.
Mr. AL-RUBAIE: I think it's very well said, but it's very difficult to do a proper assessment while we are going to the election from public relation exercise, the media.
In exchange, al-Sadr said he wants the majority of coalition forces to leave the holy city, followed by a "broad discussion" about the future of his Mehdi Army in Iraq, al-Rubaie said.
CNN: Coalition estimates 50 killed in Iraqi cleric's militia
Member of Parliament NASAR AL-RUBAIE (Iraq): (Through translator) Under four years of American occupation, Iraq has not only experienced a deterioration in the security situation, but there is a total absence of security.
Iraq's National Security Advisor, Mouwafak al-Rubaie was in Washington this week and was asked about controversial security contractor Blackwater and the problem of holding security contractors accountable for what they do in his country.
Two other co-defendants -- Barzan Hassan, Hussein's half-brother, and Awwad Bandar, the former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court -- were also found guilty and had been expected to face execution with Hussein, but Rubaie said their executions were postponed.
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