BAGHDAD: Iraqi leaders postponed forming a government for more than a month on Monday, as they delayed a crucial parliament session despite widespread calls to unite amid the country’s worst crisis in years.

The political bickering, coupled with the killing of an Iraqi army general, highlighted fears that prospects for progress against a jihadist-led advance were distant.

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