Will Sadr’s Victory Impact Russia — Iraq Relations?
... and make a specific contribution to the further continuation of versatile Russian-Iraqi cooperation,” the official statement from Moscow read. Ruslan Mamedov: Moscow’s Iraq strategy: Make lots of friends At first glance, the Sairoon Alliance of Muqtada al-Sadr, which won a plurality of seats, doesn’t have substantial contacts with Moscow. This, however, doesn’t mean Sairoon’s parties cannot work on building them. What is needed at this point, as seen from Moscow, is to patiently observe ...