World Bulletin/News Desk

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius urged Iraq's bickering leaders on Sunday to form an inclusive government capable of countering ISIL militants advancing through the north of the country.

"Iraq is in need of a wide unity government, and all Iraqis should feel that they are represented in this government, and all Iraqis should feel they are represented to take part in this battle against terrorism," Fabius told a news conference with his Iraqi counerpart in Baghdad.