Iraqi PM rejects calls to form unity government
BAGHDAD - Iraq's Shiite prime minister on Wednesday rejected calls to form an interim "national salvation government" that critics say would allow the country's squabbling sects to quickly present a unified front in the face of a growing threat by Sunni militants who have seized several cities this month.
US officials have pressed for the next Iraqi government to be more inclusive, seeking to draw Sunni support away from the militants led by an al-Qaeda breakaway group that seeks to carve out a purist Islamic enclave across both side of the Syrian-Iraq border. (AP)
