Shafaq News/ The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) bloc in the Iraqi parliament said that targeting the Kurdistan Region with missiles aims to "expel" the investors from Iraq

"We are in dire need of deep coordination between Baghdad, Erbil, and the international community due to the missiles attack on Kurdistan,…whoever is behind these criminal acts

Shafaq News/ On Monday, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi conveyed to Tehran positions from Saudi Arabia regarding bilateral talks.

Al-Kadhimi arrived in Iran on Sunday, a day after he traveled to Saudi Arabia to revive talks between the regional rivals to ease years of hostility.

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Shafaq News/ The Sadrist movement's decision to renounce the election victory and withdraw from the political scene continues to roil its Shiite rivals, the Coordination Framework, with fresh brushes impeding the formation of a new government.

A leading figure from inside the Shiite forces consortium told Shafaq News Agency that Nouri Al-Maliki's

Shafaq News/ The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for an attack on a security checkpoint in Diyala last week.

Social media users affiliated with the extremist group shared statements saying that the attack that took place on the outskirts of al-Hashimiyyat village, 10 km northeast of Baqubah, was orchestrated and executed by ISIS