Iraqi President names new PM-designate
Al-Zurfi is an Iraqi Shia politician, who was born in the city of Kufa in Najaf province in 1966.
Al-Zurfi is an Iraqi Shia politician, who was born in the city of Kufa in Najaf province in 1966.
Abel Abdel Mahdi resigned last month as Prime Minister after pressure from protests.
Pence affirmed his country's support for "the stability of Iraq and the aspirations of Iraqis for reform and peace, as well as the renunciation of violence," the statement further said.
The attackers entered the area in a convoy of four-wheel drive vehicles and shot at those gathered for the demo.
Nechirvan Barzani is the second person to hold the office of president, occupied by his uncle from its creation in 2005 until late 2017 when he quit following an independence referendum hotly opposed by Baghdad.
