Iraq Politics
Sadr Calls for New Elections as Protestors Occupy Iraqi Parliament
Iraqi cleric-turned-political leader Muqtada al-Sadr declared on Wednesday that he supported the dissolution of Iraq’s parliament and the holding of new elections, urging his followers to continue their sit-in inside...
Overwhelmed: Demonstrators Protesting Pro-Iran PM Nominee Storm Iraqi Parliament
Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators affiliated with the movement of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the country’s parliament building in Baghdad on Wednesday to protest against the parliament’s recent nomination for...
New Iraqi Parliament Sworn In, Ending Eight-Month Political Deadlock
Seventy-three new lawmakers were sworn into Iraq’s parliament on Thursday, replacing the members of the Sadrist Movement who resigned en masse two weeks ago to break Iraq’s eight-month political deadlock and...
Political Chaos in Iraq as Largest Bloc Resigns From Parliament
An eight-month-long political deadlock in Iraq was abruptly broken on Monday after all seventy-three members of the largest bloc in parliament—the Sadrist Movement, led by firebrand Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr—simultaneously resigned...
Tensions Rise as Iraq Fails to Form Government Months After Election
Seven months after Iraq’s October 2021 elections, tensions have risen across the country as the parliament’s competing factions have failed to assemble a governing coalition. Particularly sharp divisions are evident...
Jeb Wishes the Bush War Away
Jeb Bush’s foreign policy speech at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs has received generally poor reviews, and it not hard to see why. The slips of the tongue and...