Al-Maliki: Turkish ties with certain Iraqi parties is anAl-Maliki: Turkish ties with certain Iraqi parties is an

Shafaq News/ The head of the State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, said that the ties Turkey forged with certain parties in Iraq have been an "irritant" to other actors in the political process, urging Ankara to refrain from taking part in any crisis-inducing agendas.

Al-Maliki's remarks came during a meeting he held with Turkey's ambassador to

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Plasschaert:Plasschaert:

Shafaq News / The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, issued a statement today on the occasion of the Nowruz holiday.

Plasschaert said that the International Day of Nowruz was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 2010. An ancient festivity

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PMF launches three preemptive operations in SaladinPMF launches three preemptive operations in Saladin

Shafaq News/ Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) has launched a series of security operations to pursue ISIS remnants in Saladin, a source revealed on Sunday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that a force from the PMF's 51st brigade raided sites previously deployed by ISIS militants as hideouts in the Makhoul mountains.

The source

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Al-Kadhimi discusses Nineveh's infrastructure status with Ministers and Senior local officeholdersAl-Kadhimi discusses Nineveh's infrastructure status with Ministers and Senior local officeholders

Shafaq News/ Iraq's caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi convened with Nineveh's governor, Najm al-Jubouri, and officeholders in charge of the services departments in the governorate, a readout issued by his bureau said on Sunday.

During the meeting attended by a group of Ministers, al-Kadhimi was briefed on the status of the services and

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One step separates Jaafar al-Sadr from premiership, Shiite CF saysOne step separates Jaafar al-Sadr from premiership, Shiite CF says

Shafaq News/ A leading figure of the Coordination Framework (CF) said that the Shiite consortium has a single condition to endorse Jaafar al-Sadr's bids for premiership.

Lawmaker A'ed al-Hilala said in a statement to Shafaq News Agency, "the agreement over Jaafar al-Sadr's candidature will not materialize prior to announcing the largest bloc that

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Al-Kadhimi orders intensified intelligence action Mosul ahead of RamadanAl-Kadhimi orders intensified intelligence action Mosul ahead of Ramadan

Shafaq News/ Iraq's caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi instructed the security authorities in Mosul, Nineveh's capital city, to ramp up preemptive intelligence ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.

Al-Kadhimi's remarks came during a meeting with the commanders in charge of the security of the Nineveh Governorate on Sunday.

Earlier today, the

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