In an effort to resolve the country’s months-long political crisis, Iraq’s rival political groups held a second round of national dialogue on Monday. Without providing any further details, the office of Prime
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Amid tension over the failure to form a new government, Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad al-Halbousi called for setting a date for early elections on Sunday. The call came as Prime Minister Mustafa
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Iraq’s state news agency reported that security forces destroyed a major stronghold that belonged to the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group in the west of Mosul. The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said in a
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As part of efforts to resolve Iraq’s months-long political crisis, a Shia political group on Wednesday called for a transitional period to early parliamentary elections. The country’s political groups were called on
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On Tuesday, Iraqi President Barham Salih advocated for early legislative elections to resolve a political crisis that erupted into deadly violence this week, leaving dozens dead and hundreds injured. The influential Shia
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18:00 – After protesters withdraw, clean-up begins in Baghdad As supporters of rival Shia groups withdrew from the Green Zone in Baghdad, protesters and municipality workers began clearing the high-security area late
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As supporters of influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the Republican Palace, where the government is seated, Iraq’s Joint Operations Command declared a curfew in the capital Baghdad on Monday. Amid a
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In a move that could further inflame tensions in the country, Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has announced that he is quitting political life and closing his political offices. On Monday, al-Sadr
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Following a sit-in by supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, the highest judicial authority in Iraq halted its operations on Tuesday. The Supreme Judicial Council announced in a statement that it had
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According to local media, Jordanian King Abdullah II is set to travel to Egypt to attend a five-way Arab summit on Monday. The summit will bring together the leaders of Jordan, Egypt,
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