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Baghdad (AFP) Dec 14, 2023 - Iraqi voters go to the polls Monday to select members of the powerful provincial councils, in the first election of its kind in a decade.

On December 18, Iraqis will elect members of the provincial councils, the highest oversight bodies of subnational government and key providers of public services. The elections are the first at the provincial level in over a decade and come in the wake of the 2019 anti-government protests that resulted in the dissolution of the provincial councils following demands from the protesters who accused them of corruption. Recent findings from the U.S. Institute of Peace’s Conflict and Stabilization ...

Iraqi parliament faces a second consecutive failure to elect a new speaker due to ongoing Sunni-Shia political disputes, primarily backed by Iran.

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From removing the speaker of parliament to overturning election results, the court has repeatedly overstepped its role to a degree that warrants more international pressure.

The US hesitancy to retaliate as its illegal military bases in Iraq and Syria reel under attacks is firstly embarrassing for Washington and secondly a precursor to the full withdrawal of American forces from Iraq in the not-so-distant future.

Mohammed al-Halbousi’s ruthless consolidation of power alienated both Sunnis and Shiites.

Israeli forces conducted a reconnaissance operation into the al Shifa Hospital complex on November 14-15 to obtain information about the Hamas tunnel network Israel says is under the complex. US military doctrine defines a reconnaissance operation as “a m

The powerful Sunni politician has been mired in controversy amid political tensions in Iraq.

BAGHDAD -Three government ministers backed by ousted Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed Halbousi will resign their positions in protest of a ruling by Iraqs top court to terminate his tenure on... -November 14, 2023 at 02:11 pm EST - MarketScreener