Baghdad Struggles Against Outside Influences

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, affirmed today, Wednesday, the continuation of coordination and cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil. The Prime Minister's Media Office stated in a statement received by

Baghdad Struggles Against Outside Influences

For more than two decades since the U.S. toppled the regime of President Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s central government has sought to assert its sovereignty and expand its writ, an effort often frustrated by its need to balance the influence exerted by Iran and the U.S. The two outside adversaries have competed to shape not only the decisions but also the composition of Iraq’s government. Yet, there were periods of cooperation, particularly the paral…