Political parties have approved al-Halboosi's initiative, source saysPolitical parties have approved al-Halboosi's initiative, source says

Shafaq News / A source close to Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi revealed that the latter's recent initiative was approved and supported by al-Siyada coalition, the Sadrist movement, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

He added that discussions between the party members of the Homeland rescue coalition are still ongoing, noting that Prime

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Al-Araji:Iraq should benefit from the countries that supported it in the war against terrorismAl-Araji:Iraq should benefit from the countries that supported it in the war against terrorism

Shafaq News/ Iraq's commission for military industry shall cooperate with the countries that supported it in the battle against terrorism, National Security Advisor Qasem al-Araji said on Sunday.

"We defeated ISIS, but its remnants can jeopardize the entire country," al-Araji said in a speech during the inauguration of an exhibition on

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Al-Halboosi says dialogue shall form full-powers government, reach interim oil deal with KRGAl-Halboosi says dialogue shall form full-powers government, reach interim oil deal with KRG

Shafaq News/ Iraq's parliament speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi said that the national dialogue in Iraq shall touch upon the Baghdad-Erbil disputes over the management of the Kurdistan region's oil wealth and reconsider the deployment of the security forces in the major cities.

In a tweet he posted earlier today, al-Halboosi rolled out a list of

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PM to cancel his invitation for dialogue if the Sadrist boycottsPM to cancel his invitation for dialogue if the Sadrist boycotts

Shafaq News/ A security source said that the call of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi for dialogue could be canceled on one condition.

On Monday, Al-Kadhimi is scheduled to invite all Iraqi political forces and parties to hold talks to overcome the country's political crisis

The source told Shafaq News Agency that Prime Minister might cancel or

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PMF launches a large-scale security operation in KirkukPMF launches a large-scale security operation in Kirkuk

Shafaq News/ Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) launched a large-scale search campaign south of Kirkuk, an official statement said on Sunday.

The statement said that the operation aims to secure the vicinity of the Daquq district and close the security gaps that ISIS militants might exploit to wage terrorist attacks in the

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the Iraqi Government failed to handle the Yazidis issue, Sinjar Mayorthe Iraqi Government failed to handle the Yazidis issue, Sinjar Mayor

Shafaq News/ The Parliamentary Services and Reconstruction Committee called the United Nations and the Iraqi Government to follow up on the situation of the Yazidis after their tents were burned in the Kurdistan Region.

"We appeal to the Minister of Migration and Displacement, Othman Al-Ghanimi, the Governor of Nineveh Najm Al-Jubouri, the United

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