Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has issued a call for a national dialogue after tensions between the country's two rival Shiite groups sharply escalated.
The two Shiite camps — followers of populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and an umbrella of pro-Iran Shiite groups known as the Coordination Framework — have taken to the streets campaigning against each other, raising concerns over possible armed clash between the two sides.
