Adel Abdul Mahdi

Hezbollah helping Iran's Soleimani find new Iraqi PM - report

Hezbollah official Kawtharani, who is responsible for the terrorist group's Iraqi file, has joined Soleimani and "is also playing a large role in persuading Shi'ite and Sunni political forces."

DECEMBER 5, 2019|ByTZVI JOFFRE

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a public appearance at a religious procession

An Iraqi demonstrator carries the Iraqi flag during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq

Iraq: 400 killed, 15,000 injured, one Prime Minister out

Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has lost control of Iraq, a country that continues to look ungovernable after years of instability and war.

DECEMBER 2, 2019|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi speaks during a symbolic funeral ceremony of Major General Ali al-Lami, who commands the Iraqi Federal Police's Fourth Division, who was killed in Salahuddin, in Baghdad, Iraq October 23, 201

Iraqi Parliament accepts resignation of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi

The parliament has called on the country's president to nominate a new prime minister in his stead.

DECEMBER 1, 2019|ByREUTERS

Qasem Soleimani, commander of IRGC Quds Force

IRGC's Qassem Soleimani visits Baghdad as Iraqi PM resigns - report

Soleimani was also sent to Iraq in October to help advise the government on the crackdown.

DECEMBER 1, 2019|ByTZVI JOFFRE

Iraqi PM tenders resignation amid continuing protests

The decision was made after Shi'ite Muslim cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani called for a change of leadership on Friday, according to Al Arabiya.

NOVEMBER 29, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE

Iraqi PM calls for protests to allow a return to 'normal life'

In a nod to protesters demands, he acknowledged that political parties had made "many mistakes" in the past 16 years.

NOVEMBER 9, 2019ByREUTERS