The FP guide to the Iraqi elections
Can’t keep your Sunnis straight from your Shiites? Confused by Iraq’s bewildering array of coalitions and political parties? FP is here to help with this definitive briefing on the personalities and politics behind these historic parliamentary elections. Read the article. Related: The Iraqi Candidate Who Killed My Father, By Ali Al-Saffar
Can’t keep your Sunnis straight from your Shiites? Confused by Iraq’s bewildering array of coalitions and political parties? FP is here to help with this definitive briefing on the personalities and politics behind these historic parliamentary elections.
Related: The Iraqi Candidate Who Killed My Father, By Ali Al-Saffar
David Kenner was Middle East editor at Foreign Policy from 2013-2018.
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