Iraq: Political impasse ends with new PM, but Shiite infighting is far from over
In a peaceful session, the members of the Iraqi parliament, the Council of Representatives, appointed Abdul Latif Rashid as the new president, who in turn tapped al-Sudani as prime minister.
Shi'ite fighters from Saraya al-Salam, who are loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, gather in the holy city of Najaf before heading to the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit(photo credit: REUTERS/ALAA AL-MARJANI)ByHUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINEUpdated:
