Following months of political deadlock, the moderate Dawa faction supported Abadi’s nomination as prime minister on Monday. A portrait.
The outcome of the Iraq and Syrian conflicts may rest on who controls the region’s dwindling water supplies, say security analysts.
Islamist militants have seized the crossing near the border town of al-Qaim, after battling Iraqi troops.
"We asked them why they were leaving … They all said they had orders from their superiors."