Iraq
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Civil war looms as Iraqis call time on power-grabbing militants
These are days of reckoning in Baghdad. Cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr and a growing swath of Iraqis are finally taking a…
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Iraqi Political Rivals Meet in Effort to End Impasse in Forming Government
Rival Iraqi political leaders met on Wednesday in an attempt to find a way out of a 10-month impasse over…
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Iraq in constitutional limbo as rivals take to the streets
It has now been 10 months since Iraq held its last legislative election — the fifth in the post-Saddam Hussein…
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Iraqi judiciary says it has No powers to “dissolve parliament”
Iraq’s top judicial body said Sunday it doesn’t have the authority to dissolve the country’s parliament, days after an influential…
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Iraq’s political chaos spreading to the Kurdistan region
Iraqi Kurdistan, the autonomous zone considered a haven of stability in a war-torn country, has been roiled in recent days…
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Iraq: Al-Sadr Sets Deadline to Dissolve Parliament
Iraq’s powerful Shia Muslim leader Muqtada Al-Sadr on Wednesday called on the judiciary to dissolve parliament by the end of next week, urging…
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Iraq on the cusp of anarchy as Tehran’s grip falters
Iraqis are terrified that renewed internecine Shiite strife could plunge the country into all-out war. Both sides have hundreds of…
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Iraq: Supporters of Coordination Framework plan to protest in Green Zone
The security forces have taken security measures in the vicinity of the Green Zone in Baghdad after concerns of escalation…
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Iraq stares into the void as public frustration grows
On Wednesday, protesters stormed the Iraqi parliament in the Green Zone in Baghdad, removing blast walls and crowding into the…
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A shell Fell Near A Turkish Military Base in Duhokh
On Thursday, an artillery shell fell near the Turkish military base in Bamerni district, north of Duhok, Kurdistan. A security…
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