Anbar tribes key to security, political backing ahead of Iraq's October vote
Following the introduction of a new electoral law and with many of the region’s population still looking more toward their tribes for protection than the central government, Iraq’s Sunni-dominant Anbar province is likely to be highly affected by tribal relations and figures in the October elections.
Shelly Kittleson | Iraq | Apr 22, 2021
Iraq has been mediating between Saudi Arabia and Iran in Baghdad. Here, a Saudi flag (L) flies at the new Saudi Consulate headquarters in the high security "Green Zone" in the center of Baghdad on April 4, 2019, while the Iranian flag (R) hangs outside the Iranian Embassy in central London on Feb. 20, 2014.
