Followers of Iraq's Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr hold a sit-in at Grand Festivities Square in Baghdad, in Iraq April 30, 2016. WISSM AL-OKILI / Reuter
The Guardian: 'No point talking to Iraqi PM': Qatar in secret talks with Shia tribes to free hunters
Doha negotiates for release of group that includes royal family members as irritation grows over Haider al-Abadi’s lack of power
For the past four months, the fate of a Qatari hunting party including members of the royal family held hostage in Iraq has been secretly negotiated between officials in Doha and tribes in Basra.
The Iraqi government in Baghdad has not been a part of the process, and, according to Gulf officials, it has no capacity to deliver an outcome, even if it wanted to. Qatar and other Gulf states, including Kuwait, who are leading efforts to rescue the group are feeling increasingly frustrated at the lack of ways to resolve the situation.
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WNU Editor: A prophetic post from The Guardian a day before Shiite protesters stormed the Green Zone in Baghdad.
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