Iraq sends delegation to Syria for crisis talks

Iraq has sent a delegation to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government and his opponents in an attempt to help end months of violence in its neighboring country, a senior government official said on Saturday.

Iraq's Shiite-led government has resisted Arab League calls for sanctions against Assad, and Iraqi leaders are worried that unrest in Syria will spill across the frontier and upset Iraq's own delicate sectarian balance. (Reuters)