Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr withdrew his party members from Iraq's Council of Rrepresentatives, introducing a new level of uncertainty into Iraqi politics.
Regional alignments solidify after the invasion of Ukraine, as Iraqi politicians call for peace while four-way collaboration on dealing with the Islamic State and border security continues with Russia, Iran and Syria.
Unidentified armed man attack the house of an Iraqi anti-terror Hashd al-Sha’abi fighter in the western part of the capital Baghdad, and killed five members of his family.