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Iraq faces political turmoil as leaders try to form new coalition government

Name: Iraq faces political turmoil as leaders try to form new coalition government
Uploaded: 2022-08-03T14:24:54-0400
Duration: 4 min 14 s
Description: Tensions are soaring as Iraq falls into political turmoil less than a year after its latest elections. CBS News anchors Jim Axelrod and Debra Alfarone spoke with Doug Ollivant, a senior fellow at New America, about why stability in Iraq is so crucial to the Middle East.

Tensions are soaring as Iraq falls into political turmoil less than a year after its latest elections. CBS News anchors Jim Axelrod and Debra Alfarone spoke with Doug Ollivant, a senior fellow at New America, about why stability in Iraq is so crucial to the Middle East.