BAGHDAD: Top US officials have reached out to key regional leaders to help resolve the political chaos in Iraq even as the Iraqi premier offered a general amnesty to undercut support for a raging jidhadist-led offensive.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's offer on Wednesday came after a farcical opening to the new parliament in Baghdad, despite international calls for Iraq's fractious politicians to unite urgently to combat insurgents, as the military struggles to seize the initiative against the Sunni militants.
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