Solid Will: PMF to follow up on the security situation in many areas west Al-AnbarSolid Will: PMF to follow up on the security situation in many areas west Al-Anbar

Shafaq News/ Last week, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command launched the second stage of the "Solid Will" military operation against ISIS in western Iraq.

The Counter-Terrorism Service, the Rapid Response Forces, the Federal Police, the Iraqi army, the Special Tactical Regiment, and Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) participate in the Operation.

An

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COVID-19: Zero mortality and 110 new cases in IraqCOVID-19: Zero mortality and 110 new cases in Iraq

Shafaq News/ Iraq recorded 110 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Saturday.

In its daily epidemiological report, the Ministry registered 201 recovery cases and no deaths.

The cumulative count of COVID-19 cases since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2,325,092 of whom 2,297,747 recovered and

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Al-Ghanemi arrives in DiyalaAl-Ghanemi arrives in Diyala

Shafaq News / Iraq's Minister of interior, Othman a-Ghanemi, arrived in Diyala today to discuss the adopted security plans in the governorate.

A local source told Shafaq News agency that al-Ghanemi held a comprehensive meeting with the heads of the Diyala police department and security leaders, and discussed the governorate's security file and ways

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Iraqi wins a UK Journalist of the Year award Iraqi wins a UK Journalist of the Year award 

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Journalist Suadad al-Salhy has won Journalist of the Year at the 2022 Drum Awards for Online Media on Friday.

Salhy, Middle East Eye's correspondent in Iraq, won the award for her reporting on the fate of kidnapped Shiite Turkmen women abducted by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq in 2014.

In her reporting, Salhy found the

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Iran-Saudi tensions could ease very soon, Iraq's PM saysIran-Saudi tensions could ease very soon, Iraq's PM says

Shafaq News/ Regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia could be approaching a detente, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi reported in an interview published on Saturday.

Iraq, a neighbor to both countries, has hosted five rounds of talks over the past year aimed at restoring ties between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and Shiite-majority Iran.

Following

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High-level military delegation arrives in Sinjar amid tension with the PKKHigh-level military delegation arrives in Sinjar amid tension with the PKK

Shafaq News/ A high-profile military delegation has arrived in the contested district of Sinjar, a security source revealed on Saturday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that the Chief-of-Staff of the Iraqi Army, Major-General Abdul-Amir Yarallah, arrived in the predominantly Yazidi district this morning accompanied by the Deputy Commander of the

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