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November 11, 2021

Iran’s Attack on the Iraqi Prime Minister Is Only the Latest Attempt to Uproot Democracy

Mustafa al-Kadhimi is slowly trying to free his country from Tehran’s clutches.

Early Sunday morning, drones bombed the house of Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. While no one has taken credit for the attack, there is little doubt that it was carried out either by Iran or one of its Iraqi proxy militias. Just a month ago, the country had its fifth democratic parliamentary election since it was liberated from Saddam Hussein’s rule. It resulted the party representing the pro-Tehran militias won fewer seats than expected. Michael Knights provides some important background:

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