Heavy security measures around the Green ZoneHeavy security measures around the Green Zone

Shafaq News/ The security forces have taken security measures in the vicinity of the Green Zone in Baghdad after concerns of escalation of demonstrations of the Sadrists and the Coordination Framework Forces.

An official source told Shafaq News Agency that the roads leading to the Green Zone from Al-Sinak Bridge and the entrance to the Al-Bab

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Oil drops as weak China factory data fan demand concernsOil drops as weak China factory data fan demand concerns

Shafaq News/ Oil prices dropped on Monday, as weak manufacturing data from China and Japan for July weighed on the outlook for demand, while investors braced for this week's meeting of officials from OPEC and other top producers on supply adjustments.

Brent crude futures were down $1.19, or 1.1%, at $102.78 a barrel at 0212 GMT. U.S. West Texas

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CTS units to be deployed in Baghdad in anticipation of emergency-sourceCTS units to be deployed in Baghdad in anticipation of emergency-source

Shafaq News/ Units from the Counter-Terrorism-Service (CTS) will be deployed in the Green Zone and along the road leading to Baghdad's international airport, a source revealed on Sunday evening.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that "the CTS forces deployment came from above in anticipation for any emergency."

 A power struggle in Iraq between the

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Coordination Framework pledges toCoordination Framework pledges to

Shafaq News/ The Coordination Framework said it will defend "the legitimacy of the Iraqi state" against Muqtada al-Sadr's calls to "overthrow the state and constitution".

In a statement he issued earlier today, al-Sadr, the arch-foe of the Shiite Coordination Framework, instructed his followers to push for a complete overhaul of the political

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PMF fighters will be deployed to secure the Coordination Framework's Monday demonstrationPMF fighters will be deployed to secure the Coordination Framework's Monday demonstration

Shafaq News/ Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) will be in charge of the security of the demonstrations the Coordination Framework called for tomorrow, Monday, in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

A statement by the Coordination Framework's "committee to uphold the legitimacy and preserve the state institutions" called on the supporters

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Coordination Framework calls for Counter-demonstrations near the Green Zone on MondayCoordination Framework calls for Counter-demonstrations near the Green Zone on Monday

Shafaq News/ The Coordination Framework called on its supporters to stage counter-demonstrations on the perimeter of Baghdad's ultra-secure Green Zone to "defend the state" against the "suspicious coup" staged by the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr. 

In a tweet he shared earlier today, al-Sadr announced the "liberation" of the Green

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