The former UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi said on Sunday the unrest sweeping Iraq stemmed from the international community's neglect of the conflict in neighbouring Syria. Jihadist-led militants launched a lightning offensive on Monday, advancing to within 80 kilometres (50 miles) of Baghdad's city limits and bringing Iraq's security forces to the brink of collapse.
Brahimi said that the international community's inaction on the conflict in Syria had precipitated the crisis in Iraq.
