Akar: we respect Iraq's sovereigntyAkar: we respect Iraq's sovereignty

Shafaq News / Minister of National Defense of Turkey, Hulusi Akar, said on Friday that his country does not aim to control lands in other countries.

The Minister said in statements to local Turkish media that Ankara does not claim other countries' lands and respects Iraq's sovereignty and independence.

He added that the first phase of the recently

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Former vice president proposes extending Iraq's government mandateFormer vice president proposes extending Iraq's government mandate

Shafaq News / Former Iraqi vice president, Tarek al-Hashemi, proposed extending the mandate of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's government.

Al-Hashemi said in a  tweet, "the political crisis in my country, Iraq, is ongoing, time is passing and no solution seems to be found."

"The political impasse happening after 19 years of a failed political

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Two killed in an explosion in Khanaqin Two killed in an explosion in Khanaqin 

Shafaq News / Two were killed and three others were injured in an explosion in Khanaqin, Diyala.

A source told Shafaq News agency that an explosive device blew up in al-Ma'dan village, on the outskirts of Khanaqin district.

Earlier today, an Iraqi soldier was killed and three others were injured in an ISIS attack in Diyala.

The terrorists attacked a

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Minister Hussein receives Belgian ambassador to IraqMinister Hussein receives Belgian ambassador to Iraq

Shafaq News / Iraq's minister of foreign affairs, Fuad Hussein, called for respecting the Good Neighbor Policy.

The Minister made his statement during his meeting with the Belgian ambassador to Iraq and Jordan, Filip Vanden Bulcke, in Baghdad.

A statement said that the two sides discussed bilateral relations between their countries, the presence of

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Four casualties among Iraqi army ranks in Diyala Four casualties among Iraqi army ranks in Diyala 

Shafaq News / One Iraqi soldier was killed and three others were injured in an ISIS attack in Diyala. 

The source told Shafaq News agency that the terrorists attacked a military checkpoint in Khanaqin, but three soldiers were injured and one other was killed.

Sources say that areas like Jalawla and Khanaqin are continuously targeted, since 2017, due

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YBS release Iraqi soldiers two days after kidnapping themYBS release Iraqi soldiers two days after kidnapping them

Shafaq News / The pro-PKK faction, YBS, released two Iraqi soldiers after detaining them a few days ago in Sinjar district.

A security source told Shafaq News agency that the YBS kidnapped the two soldiers following a dispute over evacuating a barrack. At the same time, the Iraqi army detained three members of the YBS.

The YBS released the two

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