Battle lines drawn in Iraq federal row

The live television feed from the Iraqi parliament was cut on Thursday amid rowdy scenes over federalism.

When order was restored, the Speaker agreed to a full debate on Sunday.

With little more than a month before a 22 October deadline to resolve the process of how regions can win federal autonomy, this contentious issue is threatening to derail other parliamentary business.

The battle lines are complex, but it is the Sunni Arab minority who fear that they could lose most.

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