By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister has reportedly told a press conference that his government intends to increase the value of the Iraqi dinar (IQD) against the US dollar. Kurdistan24 quotes Mohammed Shia al-Sudani as saying that the interests of the needy were not taken into consideration when the currency was devalued by approximately 20
Clashes between followers of Shiite leader Muqtada Al-Sadr and Iran-backed militias affiliated with the Coordination Framework led by former Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki have intensified fears among many Iraqis that the violence would spill into civil war. The political turmoil has also alarmed neighboring countries. Turkey urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Baghdad
Fighting erupted in the center of Baghdad on Monday as followers of Muqtada al Sadr sought to seize government buildings in the Iraqi capital. They did so shortly after the firebrand Iraqi cleric announced his retirement from politics.