Maliki says he'll reshuffle cabinet

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday he will reshuffle his Cabinet in coming days, as his government faces mounting U.S. pressure to take greater responsibility for security and other efforts to stabilize the country.

"The reshuffle will be either this week or next week," al-Maliki told The Associated Press in an interview in Baghdad's heavily protected Green Zone.

Al-Maliki did not indicate the extent of the changes, including whether the overhaul would include replacing key posts such as the defense and foreign ministers.

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