Tensions flare in Samarra over Saraya al-Salam handover
The first significant test of the Zaidi government’s efforts to rein in paramilitary actors is unfolding in Samarra after Saraya al-Salam refused to comply with an order to change the leadership of the city’s operations command.
The dispute began when Hashd Commission chairman Falih Al-Fayyadh issued an order replacing the commander of Samarra Operations…