Policy Paper “Violent Protests in Hit Iraq Weakening Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi”

Date of publication: October 8, 2019

Tomáš Kaválek of the Prague Center for Middle East Relations (PCMR) at CEVRO Institute published a policy paper titled “Violent Protests in Hit Iraq Weakening Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.” On October 1, 2019, widespread violent protests erupted in Iraq and have cost more than a hundred lives. Demonstrators mainly demand improvements in public services, the tackling of corruption, and the provision of job opportunities. These events weaken PM Adel Abdul Mahdi’s position and steer attention from planned systematic reforms, including asserting more state control over pro-Iranian elements of Hashd al-Shaabi militias.