Iraq's Shi’ite groups back anti-corruption bid

Iraq’s main Shi’ite groups yesterday voiced support for prime minister Haider al-Abadi’s plan to overhaul the government and combat corruption, state TV said.

The broadcaster cited a statement issued by the National Alliance, a loose gathering of Shi’ite groups that controls the majority of seats in parliament, after a meeting with Abadi in the Shiite holy city of Kerbala, south of Baghdad.

The other blocs in parliament mainly represent the Sunni and Kurdish communities.