Topic: Adil Abdul-Mahdi

Iraq's prime ministerial merry-go-round continues to spin apace. Spy chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi, director of the country's National Intelligence Service, is the third prime minister designate this year.

The rocket attack on March 11 that killed a young Scottish medic -- Lance Cpl. Brodie Gillon -- and two Americans in Iraq has raised once more the specter of resurgent Iranian aggression in the region.

The precedent for U.S. President Donald Trump's authority to order the strike against Qassem Soleimani was established during the administration of Democrat President Franklin Roosevelt.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Iran will face consequences after protesters attacked the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

The United States on Monday urged the Iraqi government to investigate recent violence in the city of Nasiriyah that left dozens dead, calling the excessive use of force "shocking and abhorrent."

After weeks of violent protests in Iraq, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi announced Friday that he will submit his resignation to the Iraqi Parliament.

Mass protests in Iraq are continuing despite a vicious crackdown that has left 231 people dead, many of them shot by snipers and gunmen from the Hashd-al-Shaabi militia.

Iraqi officials said at least seven people died in Baghdad Sunday, raising the death toll from clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces to 104.

Iraqi authorities issued curfews and blocked Internet access after a second day of anti-government protests erupted throughout the nation.

While two companies are technically prepping their northern Iraq oil fields for exports to Turkey, political disputes between the central Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government remain.