Iraq in March 2026: the most important developments in society
In March 2026 the main development in Iraq's society was the reaction to the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. On 1 March protests took place in Iraq and Pakistan, and clashes erupted near the US embassy in Baghdad. On 11 March Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Ali al-Sistani, congratulated Iran's new supreme leader, and on 24 March Iraqi Sunni clerics pledged allegiance to him. Iranian Kurds questioned the reliability of the United States after its record in Iraq and Syria.
On 15 March the World Health Organization released more than 2 million dollars in emergency funds to Lebanon, Iraq and Syria. Elsewhere, an advocate against honor killings was murdered on 5 March, and Iraqi Kurds marked Nowruz on 21 March.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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