But the closer his government gets to its stated aims, the more armed actors with suspected links to Washington’s arch enemy Tehran are lashing out, top Iraqi officials and analysts told AFP. One intelligence official told AFP a drone had dropped an explosive charge on the building. The same forums have targeted Iraqi television channels critical of Iran. “They will blackmail officials, threaten their families, mobilize the tribes and maybe even commit assassinations,” one senior official told AFP in July. A third official told AFP that Iraq’s Finance Minister Ali Allawi missed his Aug. 24 deadline to submit an economic reform plan to parliament because of the recent tumult.

Source: Ethiopian News September 09, 2020 20:15 UTC