Iraq s Kadhimi responds to Baghdad attack by sacking security officials
Opponents and allies alike tell MEE the Iraqi prime minister appears to be using terror attack to cement control of the security services
A man mourns at the coffin of a man killed in a twin suicide bombing attack in a central Baghdad market, at a funeral in Najaf (Reuters) By Published date: 23 January 2021 19:18 UTC | Last update: 1 month 3 weeks ago
The shock waves of Thursday’s deadly twin suicide bombings in Baghdad are still being felt in the country’s security and political spheres, with the subsequent removal of senior commanders by Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi angering several major political forces.