Iraqi protesters clash with security forces at al-Jumhuriya bridge leading to the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone, Oct. 1, 2022. (Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)
Sadrist Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr in meeting with leaders of the Shite Coordination Framework at his headquarters in Al-Hananah, Najaf. (Photo: Muqtada al-Sadr's Media Office)
A Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) supporter waving his party's yellow flag during an election rally at Erbil Citadel, Oct. 7, 2021. (Photol: Safin Hamed/AFP)
Jalil Adnan Khalaf, the head of Iraq's electoral commission, reads official results of the national parliamentary vote held in October, Nov. 30, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
A still from videos posted on social media showing smoke rising from areas that saw violent clashes between Iraqi police forces and supporters of Iran-aligned PMF militias. (Photo: Social media)
Affiliates of pro-Iran militias gather near the Iraqi capital's Green Zone as part of protests to reject the official results of the national election held in October. (Photo: Social media video/Screenshot)
Supporters of Iranian-backed PMF militias at a site where violent clashes erupted between them and Iraqi security forces on Nov. 5, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)