The Iraqi Public Prosecutor announced on Sunday that former Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi will be interrogated over the assassination of the Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani.
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.
The Iraqi government has announcement the end of the international forces’ mission in the country, renewing controversy over the concept of resistance and the legitimacy of its weapons in a law-abiding democratic state.
The new government in Iraq is likely to face challenges in addressing the issues of political instability, economic crisis, inflation, unemployment, among others. It will also have to maintain a balance between the US, the Arab allies, Iran and Turkey, the main external actors active in Iraq.