Iraq's Abadi Hopeful on New Government; Suicide Bomber Kills Nine

Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi said on Monday he was optimistic about forming a new government soon with a “clear vision,” but fresh bomb attacks in Baghdad and other cities underlined the country's deepening sectarian conflict. Abadi is tasked with forming a power-sharing administration that can ease tensions and counter Islamic State militants who pose the biggest security threat to Iraq since a U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003. “The talks to...

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