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Exclusive: Maj. Gen. Yahya Rasool Reveals Updates on
#Iraqi
#Army
's Volunteering and
#Security
Situation
#Iraq
#Kurdistan
#peshmerga
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Al-Sulaymaniyah University bans using "North Iraq" in academic theses
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Sadrist Movement to Emerge from Political Self-Exile: High-ranking Insider Reveals Intentions for Upcoming Provincial Council Elections
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#Exclusive
: starting from Sunday,
#CBI
to adopt measures that will send the
#US
#dollar
exchange against the
#dinar
rate soaring
#FederalReserve
#Iraq
#sanctions
#Iran
#finance
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Iran sets a ten-day ultimatum for Iraq to disarm opposition groups in Kurdistan.
#Iraq
#Iran
#Security
#Kurdistan
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#BREAKING
:
#Iraq
announces resumption of
#oil
exports from Ceyhan port, notifying
#Turkish
authorities. Contracts with international companies for
#crude
oil sale and marketing have been finalized.
#OilExports
#Iraq
#EnergyIndustry
#business
#energy
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Al-Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) announced on Friday the arrest of a member affiliated with ISIS’s "Army of Al-Asrah".
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Pope Francis said in a speech delivered at Baghdad Palace, that the Yazidis in Iraq have been killed and persecuted by ISIS because of their religious affiliation.
#PopeInIraq
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Shanaz Ebrahim Ahmed, the wife of Iraq's President-elect Abdullatif Rashid said that
#Iraq
will experience "a new era of construction and decent life" under her husband's rule.
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IHEC: Kurdish political blocs can register for the region's parliament elections.
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Turkey wounds two women north of Duhok
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The
#Arbaeen2022
pilgrimage in pictures 📸
More than 20 million pilgrims arrived in
#Karbala
to commemorate the martyrdom of Al-Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of
#Mohammed
, who was martyred on the 10th day of the month of
#Muharram
.
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Potential alliance brewing between Al-Furatayn and Sadrist ahead of Iraq's elections
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🔴
#BREAKING
: a rocket attack hits the headquarters of the Islamic Dawa Party in Najaf amid rising tension following accusations by leading Sadrist figure of slandering late Shiite clergyman, Mohammad Sadiq al-Sadr.
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The top Kurdish parties to work together for unifying the “KURDISH HOUSE”
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The Iraqi judiciary, on this Sunday, issued a provincial edict mandating the suspension of procedures for handing over the Joint Operations headquarters to the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in the province of Kirkuk.
A confidential source, speaking to Shafaq News Agency,
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Iraq hands Iranian ambassador protest note over the Erbil attack
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🚨 Security Source: An explosion rocks the headquarters of the 22nd Iraqi Army Brigade in Baghdad.
No reported casualties.
no further details were provided.
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✈️ Iraqi Airways resumes direct flights to Germany, with the inaugural North Baghdad-Erbil-Berlin route taking off today.
Five European destinations back on the map—Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Munich, Copenhagen—totaling seven flights per week.
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CF deputy: the Turkish presence in Iraq is not allowed anymore
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The Sadrist movement warns Al-Zorfi: We will not pass your government
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In a meeting with Blinken, Kurdistan's PM calls on international community to act after Iranian attack on Erbil
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#Clashes
erupt between law enforcement officials & outraged Iraqis gathering near the
#Swedish
embassy in
#Baghdad
to protest
#RasmusPaludan
's public burning of the
#Quran
in front of
#Turkey
's embassy in
#Stockholm
on Sunday.
#Iraq
#Quran_burning
#islamophobia
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Kurdish artist Hawta Esed passed away at the age of 61
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The Counter-Terrorism Unit in the Kurdistan Region announced an aerial attack on Erbil International Airport.
According to an official statement, the Counter-Terrorism unit in the Kurdistan Region revealed that an explosive-laden drone targeted a base of the international
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SDF arrests 14 ISIS members in Deir Ez-Zor
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#BREAKING_NEWS
#BreakingNews
#BREAKING
#SOURCE
: An
#explosive
device targets an
#Iraqi
#army
patrol in Al-Tarmiya district, north of
#Baghdad
, killing three officials, including a commander, and injuring five others, including a lieutenant.
#ISIS
#terrorism
#Terrorists
#Iraq
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Turkish airstrikes in Northern Duhok
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Few rockets landed mistakenly near a village in Soran,
#Erbil
, injuring a woman.
Sources indicated that the rockets were launched by the
#Peshmerga
forces during a drill near Mount Bani Harir.
#Kurdistan
#Iraq
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KDP head,
@masoud_barzani
, on the crime on
#Kurdish
citizens in
#Mardin
:
"I offer my deepest condolences to the families of the victims…I am confident that the
@Kurdistan
and
#Turkiye
would make all efforts to reveal the facts of this painful incident."
#Iraq
#Kurdistan
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Kurdistan to produce electricity from solar power
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#iraq
's PM's Media office: Iraq recovers 80 million dollars in looted
#money
to the state Treasury.
@mohamedshia
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A
#Kurdish
government delegation to head to
#Baghdad
today to discuss outstanding issues.
#Iraq
#Kurdistan
@Kurdistan
@IraqiGovt
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Kurdistan's president: we support PM Al-Sudani's visit to the US
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Massive fires break out in citizens’ farms in Duhok due to Turkish attacks
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Behind the scenes of Saddam Hussein's trial: Egyptian lawyer reveals US influence on judges
#Iraq
#saddamhussain
#US
#invasion
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#Iraq
's PM,
@mohamedshia
will visit
#iraqi
#Kurdistan
on Tuesday to meet with
#Kurdish
officials.
Al-Sudani would meet in
#Erbil
with the Kurdish leader
@masoud_barzani
,
@IKRPresident
, Nechirvan Barzani, and Prime Minister
@masrourbarzani
.
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A source within the Ministry of Finance in the Kurdistan Regional Government revealed on Monday that a delegation from the region's government is set to visit the capital, Baghdad, tomorrow, Tuesday.
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🔴Breaking: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani departs Baghdad en route to the United States.
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Former
#Iraqi
PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi's Funds Seized Following Court Order
#corruption
#iraq
#budget
#politics
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A
#political
source: The
#Kurdistan
#Democratic
Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) will meet Wednesday to discuss holding the parliamentary
#elections
in the
#Iraqi
Kurdistan Region.
#Iraq
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Erbil signs an MoU on its citadel reconstruction: it is our history
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Rockets targeted the Al-Omar field in Syria, media
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Iraq, Turkiye discuss opening new border crossing ahead of Erdogan's visit
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Thousands of citizens in
#Iraq
#Kurdistan
celebrate
#Newroz
.
hundreds of lighting torches in the city of Aqrah, east of Duhok, are carried by young volunteers to the tops of the mountains surrounding the city.
#iraq
#Kurdish
#kurds
#Newroz2023
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#Iraqi
#Kurdistan
's capital,
#Erbil
hosts an
#Indian
dance
#festival
.
tomorrow,
#Duhok
to host another festival.
#Iraq
#India
@EI_Baghdad
@IndiaInErbil
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Kurdistan Regional Government's Interior Minister, Rebar Ahmed, criticized the ongoing drone attacks launched by armed factions on military bases occupied by the US-led international coalition forces fighting against ISIS in Syria and Iraq, stating that these attacks negatively
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Baghdad and Erbil set new plans to implement the joint coordination agreement
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A joint force of the Iraqi Army and Peshmerga to deploy at the “blue line” areas
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Waves of displacement expected due to drought and dust storms, IOHR reports
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Putin says Russia to use Middle East volunteer fighters against Ukraine
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PM-designate Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani received a high-level diplomatic and military US delegation, to discuss security cooperation between Baghdad and Washington.
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Al-Kadhimi discusses with Syrian counterpart files of common interest
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KDP and PUK leaders might hold a friendly meeting soon, senior partisan officer says
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Demonstrators throng the streets of the
#Iraqi
capital,
#Baghdad
, since the early morning to mark the third anniversary of the
#October2019
protests. Standing out with black outfits, followers of populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr actively featured in the gathering.
#October
#Iraq
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Iraq and Norway make several understandings, including the oil-for-development agreement
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The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday afternoon to discuss the US airstrikes in Syria and Iraq following the killing of three US soldiers in an attack in Jordan.
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#Baghdad
and
#Erbil
have reached a preliminary agreement over
#Iraq
's 2023 federal budget, spokesperson to the
#Kurdistan
Regional Government (
#KRG
) Omed Sabah announces.
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Airstrike On Ain Al-Asad Injures Iraqi Soldier and Damages Forces' Headquarters
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Iraqi forces and Peshmerga succeeded in "cleaning" Garmyan
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Erdogan’s looming visit to Iraq: Speculations of MoUs and trade expansion.
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The Grand Al-Sulaymaniyah Mosque welcomes citizens of all backgrounds offering over a thousand free meals daily, particularly during the holy month of Ramadan.
More than 2,500 fasting individuals gather to enjoy Iftar meals together.
A tradition for nearly two centuries.
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#Iranian
activist urges
#UN
to offer sanctuary to Iranians who participated in anti-regime protests in their home country.
#Iran
#IranRevoIution
#Tehran
#IranProtests2022
#MahsaaAmini
#Iraq
#Kurdistan
#UN
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Urgent .. Peshmerga raise Kurdistan flag at the entrance of Sinjar
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President Barzani: my visit to al-Sulaymaniyah aims to ease the tension and promote solidarity between the Kurds
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A new U.S. approach is needed to facilitate the re-opening of a pipeline between the Kurdistan region (KRI) and Turkey, a trio of U.S. congressmen urged President Biden in a letter seen by Reuters.
The pipeline contributes about 0.5% of global oil supply, and has been shut since
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🔴
#BREAKING
: 203 of 235 lawmakers voted in Hasan al-Mandalawi, a Fayli Kurd, as a first deputy speaker of the
#Iraqi
parliament.
#Iraq
#Kurds
#Baghdad
#GreenZone
#parliament
#election
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#SOURCE
: A leader in the Saraya Al-Salam (Peace Brigades) faction, the
#military
wing of the Sadrist Movement led by the Shiite Cleric
@Mu_AlSadr
was killed, and another was wounded in an armed attack in the Maysan governorate, southern
#Iraq
.
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Finland and Sweden set for invite to join NATO after Turkey drops opposition
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Iraq's Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, received a phone call on Sunday from the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
During the call, the two leaders discussed bilateral relations between their countries and explored ways to strengthen
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The Islamic Resistance in Iraq announced on Sunday the targeting of two bases, one Israeli and one American, in the Golan Heights and Al-Hasakah in Syria.
According to a statement, the resistance stated, "We targeted with a drone the Qasrak base for American forces in
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The death toll from the Al-Hamdaniya wedding fire tragedy has risen to 120, with another victim succumbing to injuries in a Turkish hospital.
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Exciting
#Horse
Festival in
#Sulaymaniyah
With 40 participants, both women and men and 50 horses.
The event aims to preserve and revive the rich
#Kurdish
#heritage
.
#HorseFestival
#Kurdistan
#iraq
#HorseRacing
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Al-Sistani's office disowns
#political
statements attributed to his representative in
#Iran
, Jawad Shahrestani.
#Iranian
media allegedly quoted Shahrestani denouncing protestors in the Islamic republic as "rabble" &"ignoble".
#IranProtests2022
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Al-Sistani's representative calls Iraqi clans to keep away from fighting
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President of the
#Kurdistan
Region, Nechirvan Barzani, arrives in
#London
, to attend the state funeral of late
#QueenElizabethII
.
The president will also attend a meeting of the world leaders in the
#British
capital.
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#SaudiArabia
's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has arrived on an official visit to
#Iraq
’s capital of
#Baghdad
#riyadh
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