Baghdad is rapidly neutralizing Iranian-backed militias and reasserting state sovereignty as key proxy factions choose local stability over foreign wars.
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Sadr dismantles his militia not as defeat but as a shrewd political calculation to rebrand as statesman while preserving unmatched social power.
Muqtada al Sadr has announced the strategic dissolution of Saraya al Salam, shifting structural leverage away from autonomous armed proxy networks in Iraq.
Sadr’s 2022 withdrawal was a strategic repositioning; through social activism, his movement remains influential and poised for a comeback.
Despite nationalist rhetoric, Iraq’s political elite have reversed key electoral reforms to maintain control. With voter turnout plummeting and “consensus governments” stifling accountability, the 2026 elections risk becoming a mere formality unless independent activists can successfully form a meaningful parliamentary opposition to challenge the status quo.