Ungovernable Iraq: Baghdad can’t form a government months after election
Iranian-backed militias and their party are seeking a governing coalition against weakened prime minister Haider al-Abadi, while the Kurds remain in the middle.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks during the first session of the new Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq September 3, 2018(photo credit: REUTERS/STRINGER)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN