Iraq MPs fail again as militants gain ground
Baghdad (AFP) July 13, 2014 - Iraq's fractious parliament met Sunday and again failed to make any progress toward forming a new government, even as militants gained ground north of Baghdad in a renewed drive. World powers and Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, have been piling pressure on MPs to put aside their differences, with the country facing a major jihadist-led onslaught that has overrun chu ... more

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