Al-Monitor Associate Editor Dr. Ali Al-Mamouri discusses the situation in Iraq, Prime Minster Mustafa Al-Kadhimi’s reform agenda, the evolution of the Iraqi protest movement, the US troop presence in Iraq, and Iraq’s regional policies, including Iraq’s relationship with Iran.   

The defense ministers of Ukraine and the Republic of Iraq, Andriy Taran and Juma Saadoun Al-Jubouri, signed a memorandum of understanding in the field of military cooperation. — Ukrinform.