Acting Iraq parliament speaker says security, stability must be restored

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The acting speaker of Iraq's newly elected parliament, Mehdi al-Hafidh, told lawmakers on Tuesday the country needed to restore stability and security so it could move on to the "right" path.

Sunni insurgents have captured large swathes of territory in Iraq's north over the past three weeks and have been in control of land in the west since January.