IRAQ
 
Iraqi Politics: Sinking Into The Morass?
 
Recent reconciliation talks have failed, pressuring Iraq’s delicate federal system.
 
Over 1,000 people were killed in Iraq last month as daily car bombings went unchecked in Baghdad and other major cities.
 
The sectarian war between the Sunni and the ‘Alawite/Shi’a communities in Syria has emboldened partisan groups in Iraq to escalate their protests and demands. As politicians hold...