Foreign medical experts began arriving in Baghdad on Wednesday to assist Iraqi doctors treating ailing President Jalal Talabani, who remains in a Baghdad intensive care unit after suffering a stroke. Talabani, a member of Iraq's Kurdish minority, was rushed to the hospital late Monday and doctors worked to stabilise him into the following day.
His illness raises new concerns about Iraq's stability, which is being tested anew by a recent spike in tensions between the central government and the Kurds.
Talabani's doctors have not formally said that the 79-year-old statesman suffered a stroke, though several other government officials have confirmed that is the case. Deputy Health Minister Issam Namiq said medical teams from Iran and Germany had arrived to assist with the treatment.
His illness raises new concerns about Iraq's stability, which is being tested anew by a recent spike in tensions between the central government and the Kurds.
Talabani's doctors have not formally said that the 79-year-old statesman suffered a stroke, though several other government officials have confirmed that is the case. Deputy Health Minister Issam Namiq said medical teams from Iran and Germany had arrived to assist with the treatment.