Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, head of the National Wisdom Movement, at the Christmas mass held at St Joseph Church in Baghdad, Iraq, on 24 December 2022. (Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The Iraqi government, headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, a former Islamic Dawa Party member, is supported by the Shia Coordination Framework (SCF), a hydra-headed coalition of competing Shi'ite parties and Iran-allied paramilitary groups.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, head of the National Wisdom Movement, at the Christmas mass held at St Joseph Church in Baghdad, Iraq, on 24 December 2022. (Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The Iraqi government, headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, a former Islamic Dawa Party member, is supported by the Shia Coordination Framework (SCF), a hydra-headed coalition of competing Shi'ite parties and Iran-allied paramilitary groups.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, head of the National Wisdom Movement, at the Christmas mass held at St Joseph Church in Baghdad, Iraq, on 24 December 2022. (Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The Iraqi government, headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, a former Islamic Dawa Party member, is supported by the Shia Coordination Framework (SCF), a hydra-headed coalition of competing Shi'ite parties and Iran-allied paramilitary groups.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, head of the National Wisdom Movement, at the Christmas mass held at St Joseph Church in Baghdad, Iraq, on 24 December 2022. (Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The Iraqi government, headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, a former Islamic Dawa Party member, is supported by the Shia Coordination Framework (SCF), a hydra-headed coalition of competing Shi'ite parties and Iran-allied paramilitary groups.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, head of the National Wisdom Movement, at the Christmas mass held at St Joseph Church in Baghdad, Iraq, on 24 December 2022. (Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The Iraqi government, headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, a former Islamic Dawa Party member, is supported by the Shia Coordination Framework (SCF), a hydra-headed coalition of competing Shi'ite parties and Iran-allied paramilitary groups.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Sayyid Ammar al-Hakim, head of the National Wisdom Movement, at the Christmas mass held at St Joseph Church in Baghdad, Iraq, on 24 December 2022. (Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The Iraqi government, headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, a former Islamic Dawa Party member, is supported by the Shia Coordination Framework (SCF), a hydra-headed coalition of competing Shi'ite parties and Iran-allied paramilitary groups.