Iraq

2023-09-03T11:22:01+00:00

Shafaq News / Mahma Khalil, the Yazidi MP representing the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), voiced concerns on Sunday regarding the state of readiness in the Sinjar district for the upcoming local elections in Iraq, scheduled for December this year.

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani

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Iraq

2023-09-03T08:37:42+00:00

Shafaq News/ The Metro Center on Sunday issued a stern rebuke against the Iraqi security forces' response to peaceful demonstrators in the northern governorate of Kirkuk.

"We strongly condemn the targeting of peaceful protesters by the Iraqi security forces in the city of Kirkuk, as well

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Iraq

2023-09-03T07:10:35+00:00

Shafaq News/ Security authorities in Kirkuk have rescinded the curfew imposed last evening in response to escalating tensions during protests against the closure of the main artery connecting the governorate to Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region.

A police source reported to Shafaq

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Iraq

2023-09-02T21:06:40+00:00

Shafaq News/ On Saturday, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, took decisive action by directing the formation of an investigative committee to examine the circumstances surrounding the killing of a citizen and the injuries sustained by several others

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Iraq

2023-09-02T21:37:15+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid issued a statement on Saturday emphasizing the urgent need for talk to end the escalating tensions in Kirkuk as the situation in the governorate continues to deteriorate.

In his statement, President Rashid expressed "deep concern" over the

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Iraq

2023-09-02T19:33:33+00:00

Shafaq News/ A medical source in Kirkuk Governorate reported on Saturday that the death toll from the attack on Kurdish demonstrators protesting against the closure of the Kirkuk-Erbil road had increased.

The source told Shafaq News Agency one wounded person succumbed to their injuries,

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