Iraq's major Dawa Party rethinks course after electoral fumble - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Omar Sattar

Oct 19, 2018

Baghdad, IRAQ: Iraqi deputy Ali al-Adib (L), member of the Shiite Iraqi al-Dawa Party chats with Sunni speaker Mahmud Mashhadani prior the start of the parliament session in Baghdad's heavily fortified green zone, 17 May 2006. Iraqi prime minister designate Nuri al-Maliki will present his cabinet line-up for parliamentary approval on Saturday, deputy parliamentary speaker Sheikh Khalid al-Attiya said today. AFP PHOTO/POOL SABAH ARAR (Photo credit should read SABAH ARAR/AFP/Getty Images) — Ali al-Adib (L), a member of Iraq's Dawa Party, chats with Sunni speaker Mahmud Mashhadani prior the start of the parliament session, Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2006. — SABAH ARAR/AFP/Getty Images

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