On September 30, when the last few remaining American troops completed their withdrawal from Iraq, the Iraqi state, the ruling Coordination Framework, and Iran-aligned armed factions celebrated Iraq’s “regaining” of its sovereignty. The government declared a three-day official holiday, and state institutions held celebrations marking the occasion, which Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi described as “a … Continue reading Iraq Has Been Here Before
Iraq’s ostentatious sovereignty celebrations reveal a fundamental vulnerability.