Iraqi forces arrest a terrorist in BaghdadIraqi forces arrest a terrorist in Baghdad

Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, an Iraqi security force arrested a "terrorist" in the center of the Iraqi capital.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that the forces apprehended the man in a hotel on Al-Mashjar Street in central Baghdad and took him to a security center to open an investigation.

He did not give further details.

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Emtidad will not take part in a government the Coordination Framework forms, al-Salami saysEmtidad will not take part in a government the Coordination Framework forms, al-Salami says

Shafaq News/ Emtidad will not take part in a "partisan" cabinet led by the Coordination Framework, lawmaker Haidar al-Salami said on Wednesday.

Al-Salami, the head of Emtidad's parliamentary bloc, told Shafaq News Agency, "Emtidad opposes quota and partisan governments. We will not take part in any government the Coordination Framework forms.

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U.S. praises Iraq's effort to preserve stability in the regionU.S. praises Iraq's effort to preserve stability in the region

Shafaq News / Iraq's Minister of Foreign affairs, Fuad Hussein, met with the White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk, on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The meeting discussed bilateral relations between Baghdad and Washington, especially in the security and military field.

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Civilian killed in an ISIS attack on a minifootball field in DiyalaCivilian killed in an ISIS attack on a minifootball field in Diyala

Shafaq News/ A civilian has been reportedly killed in a terrorist attack on a minifootball field on the outskirts of Diyala's al-Mansouriyah district on Tuesday. 

A source told Shafaq News Agency that a group of assailants affiliated with the ISIS extremist group attacked a minifootball field in the Sheikh Abdallah Najm village near the Sherwin

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Night demonstration in Kirkuk Night demonstration in Kirkuk 

Shafaq News/ Dozens of civilians on Tuesday took the streets of al-Wasiti neighborhood in Kirkuk to protest a government decision that kicks them outside their houses.

Shafaq News Agency correspondent reported that a group of civilians residing in the "rail houses" organized a night demonstration after receiving evacuation notices.

Law enforcement

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Al-Kadhimi Meets with King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan in New YorkAl-Kadhimi Meets with King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan in New York

Shafaq News / Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi met Tuesday in New York with His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries, ways to enhance them, and the latest regional

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