Omar el - Bashir of Sudan will attend this year 's summit , Iraq 's state television says . The Arab League secretary general was in Baghdad for the summit . In Iraq , a militant group with links to al Qaeda claimed responsibility for a deadly wave of bombings across the country last week on the ninth anniversary of the U.S. invastion . Events in Iraq last week were considered critical to summit security .
Omar el - Bashir of Sudan will attend this year 's summit , Iraq 's state television says . The Arab League secretary general was in Baghdad for the summit . Events in Iraq last week were considered critical to summit security .