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Iraqi PM grapples with militia threat as talks with US start

by Samya KullabQassim Abdul-Zahra
| April 7, 2021 11:09 AM

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister asked Iran's leaders to rein in Iran-backed militias in Iraq and in a strongly worded message to Tehran, suggested he would confront the factions, two Iraqi officials said Wednesday.

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