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July 14, 2014

Iraqi Lawmakers Delay Unity Talks; Violence Kills Dozens 
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Iraq continues to face nationwide violence amidst an ongoing impasse
over forming a new unity government. Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds are all
pushing different candidates for the key posts of prime minister,
speaker of the parliament and president. The talks began this month but
quickly broke down. A parliamentary meeting on Sunday was adjourned
after just 30 minutes, with the next session scheduled for Tuesday. This
comes as Sunni militants continue to carry out attacks as they expand
their stronghold in the north and west of Iraq. On Sunday, militants led
by the "Islamic State" group killed six people and seized government
buildings in a town north of Baghdad. On Saturday, unidentified gunmen
killed 26 people, including 20 women, in an attack on a building in
Baghdad. The site had been linked to prostitution. The death toll from a
suicide bombing in Kirkuk on Friday has reached 28.

 

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