Deadlock as president fails to convene Iraqi parliament
Iraq’s president failed in a bid to order parliament into session by next Sunday, further delaying formation of a government and raising questions about whether the political process can withstand the unrelenting violence or disintegrate into civil war.
The deadlock came yesterday as snipers assassinated Major General Mibder Hatim al-Dulaimi, the Sunni Arab in charge of Iraqi forces protecting the capital.
