US reaches out to Saudi Arabia, Sunni, Kurd leaders in Iraq

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https://s1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/01BlnBmISsfKnIfxXPR_Aw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en-AE_XE/News/AFPMideastEN/53c6e06bf718a2fbbfba28a36f711e9fc8f30832.jpg (https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/us-reaches-saudi-arabia-sunni-kurd-leaders-iraq-214540542.html)Top US officials Wednesday upped pressure on key Iraqi leaders as political chaos in Baghdad clouded American hopes for a unity government to tackle the country's sectarian breakdown. President Barack Obama, meanwhile widened the US effort to convince key regional powers to prevail on Iraqi factions for a political settlement, calling Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah. Vice President Joe Biden, who frequently burns up the phone lines to Baghdad, talked to the speaker of Iraq's previous parliament, Osama al-Nujaifi, a prominent Sunni leader.




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