Weekend Reading: Kurds in a State, Jordan and the GCC, and Muqtada al-Sadr's Next Act
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Weekend Reading: Kurds in a State, Jordan and the GCC, and Muqtada al-Sadr's Next Act

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a media conference with Iraqi Defense Minister Arfan al-Hayali and Iraq's Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji (not pictured) in Najaf, Iraq (Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters).
Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a media conference with Iraqi Defense Minister Arfan al-Hayali and Iraq's Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji (not pictured) in Najaf, Iraq (Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters).

Reading selections for the weekend of June 23, 2017.

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June 23, 2017 2:53 pm (EST)

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a media conference with Iraqi Defense Minister Arfan al-Hayali and Iraq's Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji (not pictured) in Najaf, Iraq (Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters).
Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a media conference with Iraqi Defense Minister Arfan al-Hayali and Iraq's Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji (not pictured) in Najaf, Iraq (Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters).
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