Iraq

2024-01-22T18:04:23+00:00

Shafaq News/ Leaders of Iraq's Coordination Framework, a consortium of mainly Iran-backed Shiite political forces, convened on Monday evening to fill the blanks in the executive and legislative authorities, a source revealed.

"The [Coordination Framework] will also deliberate the

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Iraq

2024-01-22T17:08:07+00:00

Shafaq News/ The U.S. on Monday hit Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and its CEO with sanctions, alleging assistance to Iran's military wing — and in addition, imposed a fifth round of sanctions on the militant group Hamas for abuse of cryptocurrency since the October 7 terrorist attack on I

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Iraq

2024-01-22T16:10:23+00:00

Shafaq News/ An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) has targeted the vicinity of a military base housing U.S. troops in western Iraq, a security source reported on Monday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that the UAV landed in the vicinity of the Ain al-Asad airbase in al-Anbar governorate

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Iraq

2024-01-22T14:22:05+00:00

Shafaq News/ The parliamentary committee investigating the missile strike on Erbil on January 13 is set to release its final report on Tuesday, a committee member said.

"The committee is still working on the report and studying the results of the investigations and the field visit,"

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Iraq

2024-01-22T14:56:21+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraq's political deadlock over the selection of a new speaker of parliament dragged on Monday, with prominent Shiite politician Mohammad al-Baldawi placing the blame squarely on the Sunni blocs.

"The political blocs view the presidency of the parliament as an entitlement for

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Iraq

2024-01-22T11:39:51+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met with Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren in Baghdad on Monday and informed her of his government's plan to restructure its relations with the US-led coalition.

Al-Sudani, according to a readout issued by his bureau, said

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