ISHM: March 4 - March 11, 2021
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Key Takeaways:
Lawmakers Vote On Supreme Court Law; Militias Defend “Right” To Attack U.S. Targets; Pope Francis Concludes Visit; Kadhimi Calls For National Dialogue; Biometric Voter Registration Falls Short – On March 4, Parliament began voting on a long-delayed law for the country’s Supreme Federal Court, but lingering disagreements postponed voting on three of the law’s 24 articles. On March 4, a group of “Iraqi resistance factions” issued a statement threatening more attacks on “all occupation forces and bases anywhere in Iraq,” and to use “all means” to prevent “treasonous” entities from “obstructing its strikes.” On March 5, Pope Francis arrived in Baghdad at the beginning on an anticipated four-day visit to Iraq. The Pope met with Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf, led mass in Erbil, and visited Mosul and the ancient city of Ur. PM Kadhimi marked the conclusion of Pope Francis’ visit with an address to the Iraqi