Iraq

2024-02-04T11:28:42+00:00

Shafaq News/ The Dhi Qar Provincial Council in southern Iraq has postponed its session scheduled for Sunday, February 4, until further notice.

A source close to the council told the Shafaq News Agency that the decision was made due to the lack of agreement among Baghdad leaders on the

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Iraq

2024-02-04T10:45:35+00:00

Shafaq News/ The Saladin Provincial Council elected a chairperson and a deputy on Sunday, becoming the first province in Iraq to do so after the local elections held on December 18, 2023.

According to a reporter for the Shafaq News agency, the council held its first session on Sunday and

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Iraq

2024-02-04T09:52:57+00:00

Shafaq News/ The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) on Sunday held a funeral procession for the fighters of US airstrikes in al-Anbar's al-Qaim and Akashat.

The funeral was attended by Health Minister Saleh al-Hasnawi, representing Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, as well as PMF

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Iraq

2024-02-04T07:24:42+00:00

Shafaq News/ A commander of Iraq's al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) has reportedly succumbed to wounds he sustained during a U.S. airstrike earlier this week.

Yesterday, U.S. military claimed 85 targets hit at seven locations in Iraq and Syria after three US soldiers

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Iraq

2024-02-04T08:05:55+00:00

Shafaq News/ Falih Al-Fayyadh, the head of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), on Sunday said that the US attacks on the PMF's headquarters in al-Anbar "will not go unanswered."

Al-Fayyadh added in a speech he delivered during the funeral of the PMF fighters who were killed in the U.S.

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Iraq

2024-02-03T17:38:50+00:00

Shafaq News / The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Saturday the summoning of the Acting Chargé d'Affaires of the US Embassy in Baghdad, David Perker.

The Head of the American Department, Diyari Ahmed Majid, delivered an official protest memorandum to the Acting Chargé

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