Iraq: Adel Abdulmahdi, a strong candidate for the Premiership – Update 1note

Iraqi Vice-President Adel Abdulmahdi, who is also a leading member of the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI) and one of its candidates for the Iraqi Premiership, is said to be subject to a fierce campaign waged against him. The following 381-word report sheds light on the subject and tells who is behind the campaign, how it is waged, on what it focuses and what it seeks. It also tells how SICI has reacted.