BAGHDAD, Iraq - After nearly a quarter-century of severed ties, Iraq said Monday it will resume diplomatic relations with neighboring Syria - a move seen as a possible step toward stemming some of the unrelenting violence, which claimed another 100 lives.
The Iraqi and Syrian presidents also received invitations from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to a weekend summit in Tehran to tackle the chaos in Iraq, Iraqi lawmakers said. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's spokesman said his boss would attend but that Syrian President Bashar Assad would not. The invitation was thought to be an attempt by Iran to counter U.S. influence in the region.
The announcement of restored …
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