Politicians have failed to form a new government nearly a year after the last elections. Baghdad just saw its worst militia clashes in years. And despite vast oil wealth, the state can’t provide basic services.
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Anne Garrels, Fearless NPR Correspondent, Dies at 71
She reported on conflicts around the world and for a time was the only American broadcast journalist reporting from Baghdad during the U.S. “shock and awe” bombing campaign in 2003.
Your Wednesday Briefing
Mikhail Gorbachev is dead at 91.
After Clashes Kill 24, Iraq Cleric Works to Defuse Tension in Baghdad
With no functioning government and no common ground, tensions among Shiite political factions have become a deadly matter in Baghdad this week.
Your Tuesday Briefing
Ukraine launches a southern offensive.
Iraq Clashes Leave 12 Dead After Muqtada al-Sadr Says He’s Leaving Politics
The violence erupted after the powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said he is leaving politics. Protesters supporting Mr. Sadr took to the streets of the capital, Baghdad, and security forces opened fire.
Iraq Power Struggle Intensifies as Protesters Block Parliament
Followers of the Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr set up a tent city to blockade Parliament, paralyzing any progress toward forming a new government.
Followers of Iraqi Cleric Occupy Parliament Again, Demanding Reforms
Unable to form a government 10 months after elections, Iraq has been roiled by the street protests of the nationalist cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who withdrew from the government but again seeks to influence it.
Protesters Storm Iraqi Parliament
No lawmakers were present when the demonstrators, who were mostly followers of the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, were in the building.
U.K. Tourist Jailed for Taking Artifacts in Iraq Has Conviction Overturned
A British retiree who had been sentenced to 15 years in prison for pocketing stones and shards at an archaeological site was acquitted on appeal.