{{Iraqi President Jalal Talabani arrived in Germany on Thursday for further medical treatment after suffering a stroke, leaving Baghdad without an influential mediator able to bridge the country’s complex ethnic and sectarian rifts}}.<\/p>\n
The ailing 79-year-old president was rushed to a hospital in the Iraqi capital late Monday because of what was described as a medical emergency.<\/p>\n
Doctors have determined the president had a “very serious stroke,” and that he is showing signs of improvement.<\/p>\n
“He is starting to regain his senses. He is able to feel pain, and this is a sign of progress,” Zebari said.<\/p>\n
Talabani’s spokesman, Nasser al-Ani, said the president is able to move some of his limbs and communicate with simple signals, but is unable to speak.<\/p>\n
The decision to move Talabani to Germany was made after his condition was stabilized and he began to show signs of improvement, according to Iraqi officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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