The connection between the Hashd al‑Sha’abi and the outbreak of the anti-government protests in 2019 known as the Tishreen (October) protest movement uprising is often overlooked due to the presupposed distinctions between both events.
The re-appointment of Mohammed al-Halboosi as Iraq’s Speaker of Parliament reflects an early future of a consensus agreement between the Sadrists, Taqadum-Azam Sunni alliance, and the Kurdish alliance.
Biden’s announcement to withdraw US troops from Iraq is contrary to the on-ground reality.
The recent events in Karbala might arguably transform the city’s protest movement to lead the popular campaign against the upcoming early elections.
Is the ‘unruly militias’ narrative a new challenge or justification?
The intra-PMF rivalries are not limited by the theological schism between Najaf and Qom’s schools of thought.