Iraq Situation Report: August 16-22, 2016
August 22, 2016 - Emily Anagnostos![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/iraq%20SITREP%202016-08-22%20HIGH-01.png?itok=pOok4vB8)
Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi faces an upcoming vote of no-confidence in the Council of Representatives (CoR) following accusations of corruption from the Reform Front, the opposition bloc driven by former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.