Tue 19 October 2021: On Tuesday, hundreds of followers of Iraq’s Hashd al-Shaabi – a pro-Iranian former paramilitary organization – demonstrated against “fraud” in recent parliamentary elections in which their movement performed poorly. According to preliminary data, the Conquest (Fatah) Alliance, the political wing of the multiparty Hashd, won roughly 15 seats in the October … Continue reading PRO-IRANIAN HASHD AL-SHAABI PROTEST AGAINST ‘FRAUD’ IN IRAQI ELECTION