Iraq MPs approve new government as fight against IS expands Iraqi MPs approved yesterday night a new cabinet on Monday but man Iraqis feel that too many of the positions are filled by familiar faces from the Maliki government. New premier Haidar al-Abadi had come under heavy international pressure to form an inclusive government to win broad support against militants, led by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, who have seized much of the country's Sunni heartland. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES