Powerful pro-Iran Iraqi politicians oppose the potential visit of Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to Iraq for the Arab League summit. The Shiite Dawa party, led by former prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, rejects hosting someone who has committed 'crimes' against Iraqis. Despite an old arrest warrant for Sharaa, authorities may choose not to enforce it to maintain stable relations with Syria's new leadership.
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