Updates

Key Takeaways: Sadr’s 73 Representatives Resign From Parliament; KRG Says Federal Court Has No Power To Invalidate Oil Legislation – On June 12, Muqtada al-Sadr instructed the members of his...

Key Takeaways: Parliament Approves IQD25 Trillion “Food Security” Bill; Sadr Tells His Lawmakers To Prepare Resignations – On June 8, Iraq’s Parliament voted to approve the “Emergency Support for...

Key Takeaways: KRG Oil Chief Resigns; U.S. Criticizes Anti-Israel Law; Sacked Governor Fights To Stay In Power; UNAMI Says Accountability For Abuses Remains “Limited” – On May 26, KRG PM Masrour...

Key Takeaways: Militias Threaten Kurdish Leaders; KDP, PUK Meet In An Attempt To Break Deadlock; Parliament Passes Bill Criminalizing Ties With Israel – On May 23, an umbrella group of Iran-backed...

Key Takeaways: Sadr Lashes Out At Rivals, Judiciary; UNAMI Says Political Will To End Deadlock Is "Painfully Absent"; Parliament Bypasses Court Ruling On Spending Bill; Salah Ad-Din Governor Sacked...

Independent MPs Mull Overtures By Sadr And CF; Halbousi Bans Prominent Independent MP From Speaking; Iraq Plans Census In 2023 – On May 9, 45 independent MPs met to discuss two proposals by Muqtada...

Key Takeaways: Sadr And Coordination Framework Present Competing Government Formation Proposals Involving Independents -- On May 4, the Coordination Framework (CF) presented a proposal aimed at...

Key Takeaways: Tehran And Riyadh Hold New Talks In Baghdad; Halbousi, Threatened By Returning Political Rivals, Seeks New Understanding With Iran -- On April 23, Iran's foreign ministry said that...

Key Takeaways: Conflict Emerges Over KRI Election Law; No Signs Of Breakthrough In KRG-Baghdad Oil Talks; Fringe Religious Movement Faces Crackdown – On April 11, the New Generation opposition party...

Key Takeaways: Sadr Offers Rivals 40 Days To Form Government; Tension Rises Between Speaker Halbousi And His Sadrist Deputy – On March 31, Muqtada al-Sadr gave his rivals in the coordination...

Key Takeaways: Deadlock Prevents Parliament From Electing A President; Parliament Discusses Controversial Spending Bill; Rioters Attack KDP Office In Baghdad -- On March 26 and 30, Parliament failed...

Key Takeaways: Sadr Asks Independents To Help Break Deadlock; Sadr-Led Alliance Endorses KDP Presidential Candidate, Picks Jaafar Al-Sadr For PM; Other Shia Parties To Boycott Key Meeting On March 26...

Key Takeaways: Baghdad And Erbil Condemn Iranian Missile Attack While Militias Applaud It; Parliament To Meet On March 26 To Elect A New President -- On March 13, the Iraqi government called the...

Key Takeaways: Parliament Solicits New Presidential Candidates; Oil Ministry Wants Lawmaker Arrested; Top Court Summons Finance Minister Over Dinar Devaluation; Lawmaker's Guards Shoot Prominent...

Key Takeaways: Finance Minister Resists Sadr's Power Play; Maliki Assembles New Bloc; Halbousi's Party Pleads For Help Amid "Siege"; Top Court Says Minority Representation Unfair -- On February 17,...

Key Takeaways: Emtidad Faces New Defections; KDP Presents New Presidential Candidate; Judiciary Chief Calls For Constitutional Amendments; Top Court Says KRG Oil Law Unconstitutional -- On February...

Key Takeaways: Parliament Fails To Elect New President After Top Court Blocks Key Candidate – On February 7, Iraq’s Parliament failed to elect a new president for the country after the awaited...

UNAMI "Deeply Concerned" By Political Violence; Imtidad Faces Defections; Qaani Pushes Compromise Between Sadr And Rivals -- On January 28, UNAMI said it was "deeply concerned" by the escalation in...

Key Takeaways: Qaani Mediating Between Sadr And Rivals; Mosul’s Mayor Arrested; Court Delays Ruling In Case Concerning Legality Of Parliament’s First Session – On January 16, Iran’s Quds Force...

Key Takeaways: New Parliament Convenes, Electing Halbousi As Speaker; Sadr’s Rivals Say Session Was Illegal; Top Court Suspends The New Parliamentary Leadership – On January 9, Iraq’s new Parliament...