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Can Iraqi PM weather ongoing protests?

With an increase in the use of violence against protesters in Iraq, the call for change is also rising among internal and external actors.

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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi speaks during a ceremony in memory of Maj. Gen. Ali al-Lami, Salahuddin, Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 23, 2019. — REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Despite several proposals to solve the crises in Iraq and in spite of using different tactics such as promises and threats, the Iraqi government is unable to stop the protests and is unable to convince protesters to go home.

Special Representative for Iraq and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met with Iraq's top Shiite authority, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in Najaf on Nov. 11 to discuss political solutions to the ongoing protests.

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