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Iraqi PM announces arrest of mastermind of deadly 2016 bombing
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday announced the arrest of the mastermind behind a…
Pro-Iran Hashid al-Shaabi punished in Iraq vote – report
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s election was a disaster for the pro-Iranian former paramilitary force Hashd al-Shaabi, with voters…
Shia cleric Sadr in Baghdad for talks on government formation
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr departed Najaf for Baghdad on Monday for talks on the formation…
Iraq to reduce winter crop area by 50% due to water shortages: ministry
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s agriculture ministry said it would reduce its 2021-2022 winter crop planting area by 50%…
Delegation from Sadrist movement to visit Kurdistan in near future
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A delegation from Sadrist movement that won most of the votes in Iraq’s parliamentary election…
Turnout in Iraq’s election reached 43%, says IHEC
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Voter turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election earlier this month reached 43 percent, the country’s electoral…
Iraqi PM adviser says manual counts of votes completed
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An advisor to the Iraqi prime minister announced on Saturday the completion of manual count…
Iraqi civil national front says voter turnout didn’t exceed 12%
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi Civil National Front led by Ayad Allawi said on Saturday voter turnout in Iraq’s…
Iraqi federal police seize unexploded ordnances in Kirkuk
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi federal police seized a large quantity of unexploded ordnances (UXO) in Kirkuk province, authorities…
Iraqi forces detain ‘dangerous terrorist cell’ in Mosul, says military
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi forces detained a “dangerous terrorist cell” in Nineveh province, Iraq’s military said on Friday.…