Iraqi Premier Says Fight Against ISIS Is Top Priority -- NYT
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi prime minister, in an apparent rebuff to his international critics, said Wednesday that finding a political settlement to the differences between the country’s factions was not as important or urgent as fighting extremist Sunni insurgents.
But in a conciliatory gesture, the prime minister, Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, also offered amnesty to anyone who fought with or supported the insurgents.
In a speech broadcast on Iraqiya, the state television channel, Mr. Maliki also acknowledged the embarrassment a day earlier surrounding the efforts to form a new government, which collapsed after the new Parliament adjourned within half an hour of convening.
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