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Kurds Fault U.S. on Iraqi Charter
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A U.S. Embassy spokesman said Saturday that Khalilzad remained immersed in the talks and could not be reached for comment. U.S. officials declined to comment.
Khalilzad, an energetic and engaged diplomat, has taken a direct role in the constitutional talks since taking his post late last month.
Many factions, including the Kurds, credit Khalilzad for skill at bringing the sides together and pushing compromises.
The constitutional debate led to demonstrations Saturday. More than 3,000 people rallied to support voter participation in Ramadi, a center for Sunni Arabs.
Demonstrators also denounced a proposed federal system sought by Kurds and some Shiites. A speaker, cleric Mushehin Ahmed, called the draft a "federalism of Iran," alleging it would build ties between the Shiite south and neighboring Shiite Iran.
In the northern oil city of Kirkuk, several hundred Arabs demonstrated against the charter, chanting, "Yes to unity! No to federalism!''
A roadside bomb killed an American soldier in Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Gunmen killed two policemen and two civilians in separate attacks in Baghdad, the Associated Press reported, quoting police.
Three Iraqi soldiers were killed in Fallujah in a grenade attack and one involving a roadside bomb, the AP reported, citing hospital sources.
Special correspondent Omar Fekeiki in Baghdad contributed to this report.
