NDI Poll: Maliki Makes Gains, but Divisions Grow, February 2013
Thursday, February 28, 2013
A national survey conducted in Iraq more than a year after the withdrawal of American troops reveals increasing divisions among the country’s ethnic and religious groups. While the national government made progress on providing basic services in some regions of the country, that progress is largely overshadowed by rising concerns about sectarianism and, with it, security. Additionally, relations between Baghdad and Iraq’s Kurdish region remain sour and are even worsening.