Sunnis Suspend Iraqi Cabinet Membership

"We wanted to tell the whole world including the Arab world, the U.S., Britain and the European Union ... that the al-Maliki government is sectarian and does not respond to the needs of others," he said.

The declaration of suspension was read at a news conference earlier Wednesday by Sheik Khalaf al-Elyan, who leads the National Dialogue Council, one of three parties in the Accordance Front bloc. ABCNews