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Byline: ALISSA J. RUBIN BAGHDAD -- Al Imams Bridge spans the Tigris River between two of the oldest communities in Baghdad - one Sunni, the other Shiite - and on [...]

The article discusses Iraqi president Fuad Masum's nomination of Shiite Muslim political leader Haider al-Abadi as prime minister of Iraq, highlighting Iraqi prime minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's refusal to step down as prime minister. Topics addressed include allegations regarding Maliki's role in fueling sectarian tensions in the country and the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Sunni Muslim extremist organization, as well as U.S. responses to political instability in Iraq.

The article focuses on the separation between Shiite Kadhimiya and Sunni Adhamiya, the two oldest communities in Baghdad, Iraq. Sunni boat operator Yassin Daoud states that the country is celebrating two Ramadan. History professor Ali al-Nashmi says that the habit of Shia of walking through Adhamiya to Imam Kadhim has been disrupted by the attacks occurred in Adhamiya in 2003.

The article discusses Shiite militias responses to a Sunni Muslim insurgency in Iraq affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization as of July 9, 2014. Topics addressed include the presence of Shiite militias in areas around the Iraqi city of Samarra, as well as the significance of defending a Shiite shrine in Samarra.