Al-Sadr's Minister: Tishreen demonstrations participated in storming the Green ZoneAl-Sadr's Minister: Tishreen demonstrations participated in storming the Green Zone

Shafaq News/ The minister of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr,  Saleh Muhammad al-Iraqi, revealed that the Tishreen demonstrators participated in the demonstrations in the Green Zone.

On Wednesday, Hundreds of Muqtada Al-Sadr's supporters stormed the heavily-fortified area, and some entered the empty Parliament building in

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Shakhwan Abdullah: yesterday's protests impeded the parliament's workShakhwan Abdullah: yesterday's protests impeded the parliament's work

Shafaq News/ The second deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Shakhwan Abdullah, on Thursday said that yesterday's riots hampered the parliament's work, urging the Iraqi security forces to institute "stricter" security.

"The demonstrations impeded the work of the parliament," Abdullah told the lawmakers in a meeting of the parliamentary

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Iraqi Army besieges terrorists in NinevehIraqi Army besieges terrorists in Nineveh

Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the Iraqi Army besieged a group of ISIS inside a tunnel in Mosul, Nineveh Governorate.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency, “as part of an operation against ISIS, a force of the 16th Infantry Division besieged terrorist elements inside a tunnel in the Adaya Mountains, west of the city of Mosul.”

He did not provide

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Civilian shot down during protests in NasiriyahCivilian shot down during protests in Nasiriyah

Shafaq News / A security source in Dhi Qar reported that a civilian was shot down while the security forces were trying to disperse protestors with gunfire.

The source told Shafaq News agency that after the security forces used gunfire in Nasiriyah to disperse the demonstrators who surrounded them.

A municipality employee was shot down with two

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Deadlock gives Iraq record run without government, hampering reformsDeadlock gives Iraq record run without government, hampering reforms

Shafaq News/ Iraq marked its longest post-election deadlock on Wednesday as infighting among Shi'ite and Kurdish groups in particular prevents the formation of a government, hampering reforms needed as the country struggles to recover from decades of conflict.

More than nine months since an October election, lawmakers tasked with choosing a

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New details on the Qa'ani-PUK meetingNew details on the Qa'ani-PUK meeting

Shafaq News / A security source disclosed details about the meeting that brought the commander of Iran's Quds Force, Esmail Qa'ani, and the leaders Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) together.

The source told Shafaq News agency that the meeting discussed the Presidential election crisis.

He noted that a proposition was made to make the Kurdistan

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