Iraq’s new prime minister will face impossible task
The government and Iranian-backed militias have responded with a crackdown, killing 500 and injuring 20,000
A demonstrator carries an Iraqi flag as he walks near burning tires blocking a road during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq January 19, 2020.(photo credit: KHALID AL MOUSILY / REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
