21.   But the first session of the newly-elected parliament ended in disarray because the feuding factions could not agree on anything.

22.   Despite the criticism, however, the factions generally agreed that the country needed to take the bitter medicine in order to get the economy back on track.

23.   Dobbins said detailed discussions were only beginning, but he suggested the factions could agree to establish the ex-king as uniting figure.

24.   Even if the seven factions can agree on how to share power, they face heavy opposition to their new plan for joint rule.

25.   Four representatives have been chosen, but factions could not agree on who should fill the fifth seat.

26.   In another step to end the conflict between them, two Iraqi Kurdish factions agreed Wednesday to reduce forces on or close to a cease-fire line in northern Iraq.

27.   In talks in Pakistan in January, the warring factions agreed that a cease-fire was urgent, but failed to come up with a formula to end the fighting.

28.   In Washington, State Department spokesman James Foley said both Iraqi Kurdish factions had agreed to reinstate the year-old cease-fire.

29.   It said the factions agreed unanimously on a cease-fire and the disengagement of opposing forces.

30.   It was unlikely the other two factions would agree to talks since such a step would effectively split the alliance.