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TRT World (19 October 2020)

Murat Sofuoğlu

In the turbulent Iraqi capital of Baghdad, located between the two great rivers of the Middle East - the Euphrates and Tigris - weekends were once about relaxing across beautiful riverside locations.

Since the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, the capital’s undependable security has ultimately pushed people to stay at home over going out given the constant threat of bombings or clashes. 

On Saturday, the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the most powerful political entity within Iraq’s predominantly Kurdish region, were attacked by Hashd al Shaabi, the country’s most powerful Shia militia umbrella group.

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