Iraq: Baghdad on a knife-edge as political impasse continues


Issue 1153 - 26 Aug 2022 | 2 minute read

The political arena remains in a delicate position, with Iran-backed Shia bloc the Co-ordination Framework and supporters of cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr holding rival demonstrations in Baghdad and the work of key national institutions put on hold.

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