New committee to assess the security situation in DiyalaNew committee to assess the security situation in Diyala

Shafaq News / The deputy Parliament Speaker, Shakhwan Abdullah, headed a special Parliamentary committee to assess the security situation in Diyala governorate.

Abdullah said in a statement that forming the committee aims to determine the obstacles hindering the security forces' mission in the governorate.

Some of the current MPs have a military

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Al-Siyada coalition and KDP convene to discuss al-Sadr recent statementsAl-Siyada coalition and KDP convene to discuss al-Sadr recent statements

Shafaq News / Al-Siyada coalition and the Kurdistan Democratic Party held a meeting on Thursday to discuss Muqtada al-Sadr latest statements, a source in al-Siyada revealed.

The source told Shafaq News agency that the two sides will announce a unified position once reached.

Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Thursday instructed the lawmakers

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US Embassy condemns Erbil attack: there is no place in Iraq and Kurdistan for indiscriminate attacksUS Embassy condemns Erbil attack: there is no place in Iraq and Kurdistan for indiscriminate attacks

Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the United States condemned last night's attack in Erbil, which resulted in civilian injuries and property damage.

"There is no place in Iraq, including in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, for indiscriminate attacks like these, which undermine the authority of the state and threaten the safety and security of the Iraqi

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COVID-19: zero mortalities and +200 new cases in IraqCOVID-19: zero mortalities and +200 new cases in Iraq

Shafaq News/ Iraq recorded 205 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Thursday.

In its daily epidemiological report on COVID-19, the Ministry registered 120 recovery cases and zero mortalities.

The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2,329,313 of whom

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Independent deputies await the KDP response regarding their initiativeIndependent deputies await the KDP response regarding their initiative

Shafaq News/ The independent Iraqi deputies await the position of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) on the initiative they suggest to overcome the political deadlock.

Independent MP Yasser Al-Husseini told Shafaq News Agency, "We are waiting for the outcome of the KDP meeting…the head of the Party, Masoud Barzani, and the President of Kurdistan R

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Al-Sadr: Sadrist lawmakers shall write their resignation letterAl-Sadr: Sadrist lawmakers shall write their resignation letter

Shafaq News/ Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Thursday instructed the lawmakers affiliated with his movement to write their resignation letters in an escalation of the bitter political deadlock holding up the formation of a new government in Iraq.

In a televised speech he delivered earlier today, Thursday, al-Sadr said, "if the Sadrist

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