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| Iraq crisis: Parliament swears in unity government | |
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| Iraq's parliament has approved a new government with Sunni and Kurdish deputy prime ministers, as it seeks to tackle Islamic State (IS) militants who have seized large parts of the country. | |
| Salih al-Mutlak and Hoshyar Zebari were approved under a power-sharing deal after weeks of political deadlock. | |
| PM Haidar al-Abadi, a moderate Shia, was asked to form a government with the resignation of Nouri Maliki. | |
| However, the interior and defence minister positions were not agreed. | |
| Mr Abadi has pledged to fill the positions within a week. | |
| His predecessor was forced to resign in August, as the Sunni Arab and Kurdish communities accused his administration of pursuing sectarian policies. | |
| The US had urged Iraq to form an inclusive government with Sunni representation, describing this as a condition for further military support against IS. |