Iraq
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U.N. envoy to Iraq met Muqtada al-Sadr
United Nations special envoy to Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met Shia Cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Thursday, the Iraqi news agency reported.
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Coordination Framework supports Sadr’s call to hold early election
The Shiite coordination framework on Thursday said it supports Sadr’s call to hold another early election but by conditions.
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Bafel Talabani meets Masoud Barzani in Erbil
President of the Patriotic Union Kurdistan met President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Masoud Barzani on Thursday in Erbil’s Pirmam resort.
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Why Iraq and Turkey's ties are at a historic low point / Paul Iddon
On 20 July, Iraqi tourists escaping the blistering heat of southern and central Iraq for the relatively cool climate of the Parakh tourist resort in Iraqi Kurdistan’s Zakho district suddenly found heavy artillery shells raining down around them.
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Muqtada Sadr calls for dissolution of parliament
Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said on Wednesday, August 3, dialogue with the Coordination Framework is useless and stated the Sadrist Movement is demanding early elections as well as the dissolution of the Iraqi parliament.
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Tea and hot meals at Iraq parliament as protesters settle in
Volunteers shuttled back and forth in fleets of pickups to Iraq's normally secure Green Zone Saturday as protesters who occupied parliament earlier in the day settled in for the long haul.
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Crowds enter Baghdad's Green Zone in renewed political protests
Protestors breached the barriers and broke into the Green Zone in Baghdad in demonstrations that resumed on Saturday, July 30, against the candidate for prime minister and the political situation.
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Coordination Framework urges Baghdad to fulfill its constitutional duty and defend country
Pro-Shiite blocs in Iraq expressed tough protest over Duhok’s Parakh deadly bombing on Saturday, and urged the Iraqi government to end Turkish troops’ presence inside the country’s territory.
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Iraqi president Salih says Iran is a major actor in Middle East
Iraq’s President Barham Salih said that Iran is a major actor in the Middle East that has a lot of commonalities with Iraq.
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Iraq and Saudi Arabia signed deal on electricity
Iraq and Saudi Arabia have signed a deal on providing electricity that connects southern Iraq electricity with Gulf, the Iraqi Prime Minster media office announced on Saturday, July 16.
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Biden, Kadhimi meet ahead of summit on security in Jeddah
US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met ahead of the Jeddah Security and Development Summit hosted by Saudi Arabia on Saturday, July 16, and released a shared statement.
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Iraqi federal court leaps into PUK leadership dispute
A Baghdad-based court is looking into leadership issues within the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), a main ruling party in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
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Bafel Talabani meets Barham Saleh and Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in Baghdad
The leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) met the Iraqi president and prime minister in Baghdad.
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State of Law Coalition selects Nuri al-Maliki as Iraq's PM candidate
The State of Law Coalition said on Sunday, July 3, the party’s candidate for the position of prime minister is Nuri al-Maliki, the head of the coalition.
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Turkey seeks to expand its influence in Iraqi Kurdistan: Iraqi religious official
The head of the Union of Iraqi Muslim Scholars stressed that the Turkish invasion of areas in the Kurdish region destroys the fate of 10 Kurdish families daily.
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Attacks on Khor Mor gas field are aimed at creating tension between Erbil and Baghdad: former spokesman
A former spokesman for the International Coalition Against ISIS in Iraq and Syria said the missile strikes on Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani were aimed at creating tension and violence between Erbil and Baghdad.
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Lahur Sheikh Jangi meets Iraqi PM in Baghdad
The former PUK leader made the meeting following some meetings in Baghdad and after having a briefing with the head of the Iraqi judiciary.
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Sadrist Movement MPs deliver their resignations to Iraq Parliament Speaker
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi accepted the letters of resignation from all 73 MPs from the Sadrist Movement on Sunday, June 12, days after the leader of the bloc, Muqtada al-Sadr, requested the ministers to prepare to resign.
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PUK and KDP to meet next week: spokesman
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) are expected to meet next week, PUK’s spokesperson Soran Jamal Tahir told Esta Media Network on Tuesday, May 31.
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Malla Bakhtiar warns about internal and external dangers against Kurdistan Region
The senior member of the Supreme Political Council and the interests of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) warned about internal conflicts in the Kurdistan region and the existence of internal and external dangers against the region.
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Nechirvan Barzani says lack of peace and moderation in Iraq has disturbed situation in region and world
The President of the Kurdistan Region stated that the lack of peace and moderation in Iraq has disturbed the situation in the region and the world.
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Senior coalition official warns of further ISIS activity in Iraq
The Chief of Staff of the Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Brandon Parker, said the Islamic State (ISIS) seeks to create a threat through its activities in prisons and attacks on detention centers in areas where the authority of the Iraqi government is weak.
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Sadrist bloc becomes opposition for a month
The leader of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, said on Sunday, May 15, his party has no choice but to temporarily join the opposition for at least 30 days.
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Dissolving parliament is only way out of Iraqi political stalemate: PUK
A member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) said the only way out of the current political stalemate in Iraq is to dissolve the parliament.
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Peshmerga rescued three US, US fighters from PKK in Shingal
Kurdistan Region Security Council (KRSC) has said that the Peshmerga forces have rescued three foreign nationals from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Shingal, Ninewa province.
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Years after IS defeat, northern Iraq struggles to rebuild
In Iraq, "maku" means "nothing", and father-of-five Issa al-Zamzoum says "maku" a lot: no electricity, no home, no rebuilding and no job.
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Is Turkey behind border wall, Iraqi deployment in Sinjar? / Fehim Tastekin
Baghdad’s military moves in Sinjar, coinciding with a Turkish military operation in northern Iraq, and the construction of a wall along the border with Syria have rekindled fears among the local Yazidi population.
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Reasons behind conflict between Iraqi army and YBS
International news agencies have cited Turkish threats and efforts by Erbil and Baghdad to implement the Shingal Agreement as factors in clashes between Iraqi forces and Shingal Defense Units (YBS).
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Military delegation visits Shingal following clashes between Iraqi army, YBS
A high-level delegation from the Iraqi military arrived in Shingal on Tuesday, May 3, following clashes between the army and Shingal Resistance Units (YBS).
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Dialogue only way out of political impasse in Iraq
Dialogue and consultation between the political parties in Iraq for reaching an agreement is the only way out of the political impasse in this country, the former Iranian ambassador to Baghdad stressed.