Kurdish lawmakers demand Iraq's legislative, executive authorities take measures against Iran, Turkey's attacksKurdish lawmakers demand Iraq's legislative, executive authorities take measures against Iran, Turkey's attacks

Shafaq News/ The Kurdish blocs in the Iraqi parliament called for issuing legislation that hinders the Iranian and Turkish attacks against the Kurdistan region, a joint statement said on Monday.

The Kurdish blocs, according to the statement, denounced the recently-repeated attacks as a "flagrant violation of the sovereignty of Iraq and the

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Iraq's PM meets the Jordanian King in AmmanIraq's PM meets the Jordanian King in Amman

Shafaq News/ Iraq's new Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-sudani has met with the Jordanian King Abdullah II, an official readout said on Monday.

Al-Sudani arrived in the Jordanian capital city, Amman, earlier today on the first foreign trip of his premiership.

According to the readout, Prime Minister al-Sudani and King Abdullah discussed the

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UN: Iraq's active participation in COP27 is more vital than everUN: Iraq's active participation in COP27 is more vital than ever

Shafaq News/ Iraq is ranked as the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change with extreme weather events across the country demonstrating the immediate impact of climate change on Iraqi communities, making Iraq’s participation in COP27, the 27th annual United Nations Conference on Climate Change, more vital than ever. Organized by the United

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Iraqi F-16 destroy ISIS sites in KirkukIraqi F-16 destroy ISIS sites in Kirkuk

Shafaq News / a security source revealed on Monday that Iraqi F-16 had destroyed three ISIS hideouts in Kirkuk.

The operation was carried out as a response to an ISIS terrorist attack that took place on Saturday in the governorate, in which four Iraqi soldiers were killed.

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PM al-Sudani arrives in AmmanPM al-Sudani arrives in Amman

Shafaq News / Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani arrived in Amman today, Monday, in an official visit.

The Prime Minister is planning to visit Kuwait and France after Jordan, a government source revealed to Shafaq News agency yesterday.

The source noted that the meetings will discuss cooperation to arrest wanted perpetrators and recover

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US condemns recent Iranian attack on ErbilUS condemns recent Iranian attack on Erbil

Shafaq News / U.S. CENTCOM commander, Michael Kurilla, condemned the attack that targeted Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region.

Kurilla said in a statement on Monday, "We condemn this evening's Iranian cross-border missile and unmanned aerial vehicle strikes near Erbil, Iraq.

"Such indiscriminate and illegal attacks place civilians at risk,

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