Security clampdown in Baghdad as PM arrives in parliament; expected to announce reforms
Iraqi Army SWAT teams deployed across Baghdad on Thursday, amid mounting tensions over a possible showdown between Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Abadi and firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Meanwhile, Abadi arrived at the Iraqi parliament in the afternoon, where he is expected to announce anticipated reforms that include a government reshuffle. Rudaw correspondent in Baghdad […]Iraqi Army SWAT teams deployed across Baghdad on Thursday, amid mounting tensions over a possible showdown between Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Abadi and firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
Meanwhile, Abadi arrived at the Iraqi parliament in the afternoon, where he is expected to announce anticipated reforms that include a government reshuffle.
Rudaw correspondent in Baghdad Hevidar Ahmed said that security measures were tightened as the SWAT forces fanned across the capital. The army’s elite Golden Force entered the highly fortified Green Zone, where Sadr has been staging a sit-in since Sunday, demanding that Abadi start government reforms immediately.
