US embassy in Baghdad offers condolences on al-Nawab's deathUS embassy in Baghdad offers condolences on al-Nawab's death

Shafaq News/ The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Saturday extended condolences on the death of the Iraqi poet, Mudhaffar al-Nawab, who passed away earlier this week at 88.

In a statement issued earlier today, the US embassy in Baghdad extended "condolences on the passing of the prominent Iraqi poet Mudhaffer Al-Nawab."

"Al-Nawab’s poetry gave voice to t

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Al-Khazali: the Sadrist movement shall make compromisesAl-Khazali: the Sadrist movement shall make compromises

Shafaq News/ The leader of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, Qais al-Khazali, on Saturday said that the Coordination Framework is ready to make compromises but would not surrender the right of Iraq's largest component in forming the largest bloc in the parliament.

"The Coordination Framework has made many compromises and is willing to make more,"

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Civilian killed in Ahrar Sinjar's UAV attack on ZelikanCivilian killed in Ahrar Sinjar's UAV attack on Zelikan

Shafaq News/ An Iraqi civilian was reportedly killed in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) attack waged by the "Ahrar Sinjar" (the Freemen of Sinjar) on Turkey's Zelikan military base in northeastern Sinjar.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that the civilian who works inside the base is a resident of the Kalakji area in the Zelikan sub-district.

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Food security bill allocates 500 billion dinars in construction to al-Sadr cityFood security bill allocates 500 billion dinars in construction to al-Sadr city

Shafaq News/ The emergency bill on food security and development stipulates allocating 500 billion dinars to reconstruct Baghdad and al-Sadr city, the rapporteur of the parliamentary finance committee Hasan al-Kaabi said on Saturday.

"For the first time in 18 years, Baghdad municipality will receive additional funds," al-Kaabi said, "500 billion

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-Ahrar Sinjar- strikes a Turkish military base in Nineveh

Shafaq News/ A military base housing Turkish troops in northeastern Nineveh has been struck by an explosive-laden drone, a source revealed earlier today, Saturday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that an explosive-laden Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) hit the Zelikan military base in the Bashiqa district on the eve of Sunday.

"This is the first UAV

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Al-Hakim warns of involving the streets in the political wranglingAl-Hakim warns of involving the streets in the political wrangling

Shafaq News/ The head of al-Hekmah movement, Ammar al-Hakim, on Saturday warned of involving the streets in the political wrangling, urging the rival forces to keep the ongoing crisis within its political framework.

Speaking before the Baghdad forum for political and social elite, al-Hakim said, "the street is an arena to protest injustice and

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