Iraq is increasingly referred to as the “forgotten war”. This is due to the diversion of US attention and resources to other theatres, including Afghanistan, and fatigue in the international community and media for a conflict that has no clear ending. But the bumpy road to normalisation for Iraqi politics is also to blame.
An important episode is playing out right now: Iraqis will go to the polls on March 7 to elect a new national assembly. The manner, outcome and aftermath of this election will vindicate, or disprove, the relative optimism about the trajectory of the country.
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