Iraq's highest court removed the speaker of Iraq's parliament in November, resulting in a deadlock among the main Sunni blocs over selecting a successor.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani’s efforts to quell tensions between the US and armed Iraqi factions have fallen short. These factions continue to attack bases housing American forces in Iraq and Syria. Despite Sudani’s goal to make 2024 a year of achievements, challenges stemming from the aftermath of the war in Gaza and the involvement of Iraqi factions aligned with Iran are causing internal divisions in Iraq.
Independent Iraqi lawmaker Basim al-Khashan has filed extra charges against Iraq's ousted speaker of parliament, Mohammed al-Halbousi, accusing him of "attempting to normalise ties with Israel".
The Iraqi prime minister on Monday, 30 October, confirmed his cabinet is working hard to develop and equip the Iraqi army with modern weapons and defensive systems from various sources internationally.