Is Iraq really on the verge of a coup? - analysis

Iraq’s overall trajectory is not toward a coup, but toward more weakening of the center – and there is no recipe to strengthen and stabilize the country.

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against corruption inside the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq on July 27, 2022

Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against corruption inside the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq on July 27, 2022

(photo credit: REUTERS/THAIER AL-SUDANI)

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

AUGUST 1, 2022 14:01

Updated: AUGUST 1, 2022 17:15

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