Iraq

2023-12-18T12:25:59+00:00

Shafaq News / The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Shakhwan Abdullah, described the participation of Kirkuk residents in the provincial council elections on Monday as "crucial," stating that "the governorate's residents can alter its situation through their votes."

Abdullah,

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Iraq

2023-12-18T12:05:13+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraqis went to the polls on Monday to vote for new provincial councils, but turnout was low by midday.

In Baghdad, the capital, participation was just 11% in the city's eastern half and 9% in the west. In the southern province of Basra, turnout was 19%. In the northern

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Iraq

2023-12-18T11:40:13+00:00

Shafaq News/ On Monday,  the Iraqi army clashed with ISIS members west of the Al-Anbar governorate. 

A security source told Shafaq News Agency that ISIS militants attempted to attack a checkpoint belonging to the 1st Regiment, 19th Infantry Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, in the Ardhma

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Iraq

2023-12-18T11:16:47+00:00

Shafaq News/ Hazim Tahsin Bek, the Emir of the Yazidi minority, on Monday called on the eligible voters from the Yazidi community who live outside the Kurdistan region to participate in the elections for provincial councils.

"This is an important day," Bek said at a press conference held

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2023-12-18T11:21:23+00:00

Shafaq News / A security source in Diyala reported on Monday the arrest of seven individuals involved in promoting certain candidates in exchange for financial sums during the general voting day.

The source informed Shafaq News Agency that "intelligence agencies apprehended promoters

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2023-12-18T11:12:40+00:00

Shafaq News/ The "Alliance of National Networks and Organizations to Monitor Provincial and District Council Elections" in Iraq reported 281 incidents during the general voting process in local elections before midday.

The Alliance's observers submitted 660 reports on incidents, with 641

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