Protests dash Iraqi PM's chances of new term, hit U.S. hopes of shaping government

https://ift.tt/2mi0Z09 protests in the Iraqi city of Basra have all but ended U.S.-backed Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's chances of winning a second term and shattered Washington's hopes of shaping the next government.

from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Ocw95u