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Sadrists quit Iraq’s parliament, but al-Sadr isn’t going away

The Sadrist bloc’s resignation from parliament throws up a number of scenarios, including new elections in Iraq.

Al Jazeera · Jun 15, 2022

Iraqi MPs from Sadr's bloc resign in bid to end months of political paralysis

This week, Iraq was plunged into more political uncertainty. Lawmakers from the parliamentary bloc of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr resigned en masse at their leader's request. The Sadrist bloc is the largest in parliament and since an election last October, parties have been unable to form a government. The…

France 24 · Jun 15, 2022

Life in the Slow Lane for Iraq's Gridlocked Traffic

Five years ago, Iraqi taxi driver Osama Mohammed would make about six trips a day across Baghdad. Today, traffic is so bad he feels lucky to do three. "The first thing you see in the morning is traffic jams," said 40-year-old Mohammed, describing his "exhaustion" at the stop-and-go traffic he…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

Analysis - Sadr raises the stakes in struggle for Iraq

Moqtada al-Sadr has raised the stakes in the struggle for Iraq with a major political escalation that could lead to conflict with his Iran-backed rivals or force a compromise in their tussle over government.

Reuters · Jun 14, 2022

Iraq Swept by Tenth Sandstorm in Weeks

Iraq temporarily closed Baghdad airport Monday as choking clouds of dust blanketed the capital, the latest crippling sandstorm in a country that has warned climate change poses an "existential threat". It was the tenth such storm since mid-April to hit Iraq, which has been battered by intense droughts, soil degradation,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 14, 2022

Israel Destroyed Several Iranian Arms Convoys in Iraq

Israel has carried out numerous strikes against truck convoys smuggling Iranian weapons to the Hezbollah party in Lebanon, revealed an Israeli source. Israel would target the convoys as they were making their way from Iraq to Syria and carry out the strike in either country. The announcement was made after…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 14, 2022

‘It will be the end of my life’: the people fearing removal from UK to Rwanda

Asylum seekers from Sudan and Iraq share their worries about Home Office deportation plans

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022

Iraqi Leaders Vow to Move Ahead after Sadr MPs Quit Parliament

Iraqi leaders vowed Monday to move forward with efforts to form a government following the shocking resignation of 73 lawmakers from parliament during a prolonged political impasse. But the unprecedented mass withdrawal by members of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc dramatically alters the political landscape, throwing government formation talks into…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 13, 2022

Iraqi leaders vow to move ahead after dozens quit parliament

Iraqi leaders say they will move forward with efforts to form a government following the shocking resignation of 73 lawmakers from parliament during a prolonged political impasse

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

Tony Blair protesters campaign outside Windsor Castle to oppose knighthood for ex-PM

Campaign group Stop the War said former prime minister Sir Tony Blair has "blood on his hands" and is responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians and troops in Afghanistan and Iraq

Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2022