Intra-Kurdish Chaos in Northern Iraq

Today we speak to investigative journalist Florian Flade about a scandal at the centre of Germany's former spy chief August Hanning. He's at the centre of an explosive espionage scandal. Once one of the most powerful figures in German intelligence, he's been accused of betraying ...  Show more

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August 2022. Political tensions in Iraq boil over, and peaceful demonstrations outside the country’s parliament turn violent. The sounds of gun and rocket fire return to Baghdad, and 30 people are killed. The violence ends when populist leader Muqtada al-Sadr tells his followers ...  Show more

Analysts Muhammad Al-Waeli, Ali Al-Mawlawi and Hamzeh Hadad discuss the latest political developments in Iraq including the Sadrist withdrawal from parliament and the struggle over political and religious leadership. 

At least four Kurdish demonstrators were shot dead last weekend in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk, raising the specter of Arab-Kurdish conflict. The bloodshed was triggered by an Iraqi federal court rejecting Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani's decision to let a Kurd ...