The White House: Biden praised Al-Kazemi's leadership during the violence in Iraq

The White House said that US President Joe Biden had a phone call today, Wednesday, with the interim Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, after violence that occurred this week in Baghdad.

The White House said in a statement after the call that the US President praised Al-Kazemi's leadership during the escalating violence 24 hours this week, adding that the two leaders agreed to remain in contact in the coming weeks.

Baghdad witnessed the worst battles in years this week, after rival religious groups clashed in the capital, after the cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced that he would retire from politics.

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