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Will Iraq integrate the Popular Mobilization Forces into the state?

Iraq is debating a new draft law that would give the PMF militias formal standing in state institutions.

US slams ‘suggestion of targeting’ Muslim scholar al-Sistani by Israeli TV

US slams ‘suggestion of targeting’ Muslim scholar al-Sistani by Israeli TV

Washington’s envoy to Baghdad denounces Israeli broadcast that portrays Shia leader as a target for assassination.

We need an extraordinary act of peace

We need an extraordinary act of peace

Something almost impossible happened in Iraq in 2004. We need that kind of spiritual energy right now

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The start of the Iraq War 20 years later in photos

On March 20, 2003, the U.S. carried out its first airstrikes in Iraq.

Al-Kadhimi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi-Iranian Talks Were Frank, Comprehensive, Fruitful

Saudi-Iranian talks conducted in Baghdad were frank, comprehensive, and fruitful, former Iraqi prime minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi told Asharq Al-Awsat days before Iran and Saudi Arabia announced an agreement to re-establish diplomatic relations in a deal mediated by China. Considering progress in Saudi-Iranian talks, Al-Kadhimi said: “The Saudi-Iranian dialogue was frank…

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How a 92-year-old cleric silently halted Iraq's slide back into war

When a pronouncement by a religious scholar in Iran drove Iraq to the brink of civil war last week, there was only one man who could stop it: a 92-year-old Iraqi Shi'ite cleric who proved once again he is the most powerful man in his country.

Despite Public Anger, No Progress in Iraq Political Deadlock

Weeks after followers of influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed parliament, Iraq’s political crisis shows no signs of abating, despite rising public anger over a debilitating gridlock that has further weakened the country's caretaker government and its ability to provide basic services. Iraq's two rival Shiite political camps remain locked in…

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Despite public anger, no progress in Iraq political deadlock

Despite public anger, no progress in Iraq political deadlock

Iraq’s political crisis shows no signs of abating weeks after followers of an influential cleric stormed parliament

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Iraqi cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi deepens intra-Shia dispute

Iraqi cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi deepens intra-Shia dispute

The controversial figure has become the subject of widespread discussions in Iraq, igniting debates on his ideology.

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