Political Crisis in Baghdad Hits Boiling Point

Iraqi lawmakers broke into fistfights Thursday as Baghdad plunged deep into a political crisis over how the fractured country should be governed.   The first victim of the scrum appears to have been the outspoken Sunni Speaker of Parliament Salim al Jabouri.  But several lawmakers also have been calling for the ouster of Prime Minister Haider al Abadi and even President Mohammed Fuad Masum.   The three are still holding onto their posts, but lawmaker and former national...

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