Iraq's nearly year-long political stalemate

Baghdad (AFP) Aug 29, 2022

Iraq was in chaos Monday after powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said he was quitting politics and his supporters stormed the government palace in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone. Here is a timeline of the main developments since elections in October last year, as rival Shiite factions jostle for power and political deadlock leaves Iraq without a new government, prime minister or head of st