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A burnt poster of Shi’ite cleric Mahmoud Al-Sarkhi at a checkpoint in front of his home in the Shi’ite holy city of Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, on July 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmed al-Husseini)
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Prison inmates in an Iraqi jail in Nassiriyah. (Atef Hassan/Reuters)
Iraq suspends execution of “Arab” prisoners, says Justice Minister
Dhi Qar, Iraq, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi government has suspended the execution of non-Iraqi Arab prisoners in a step aimed at preventing a backlash against Iraqi nationals abroad, Justice Minister Hassan Al-Shammari said on Friday. In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat,...Caption:
People and security forces inspect the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. (AP)
Iraq: Sunnis come under fire in Basra
Basra, Asharq Al-Awsat—An official of the Sunni Waqf (Endowment) movement in southern Iraq informed Asharq Al-Awsat that the continued targeting of the Sunni community in Basra has forced them to close their mosques, likening recent events to the wave of sectarian...Caption:
Firefighters hose down a burned vehicle at the site of a car bomb explosion in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 29, 2013. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani)
Security fears raised by explosion at major Iraqi port
Basra, Asharq Al-Awsat—Four people were injured and a ship was damaged in an explosion in the port of Umm Qasr in the southwest of Basra governorate, Iraq, on Saturday. The port, which is one of the largest commercial ports in Iraq, was put under complete lockdown,...Caption:
Iraqi security forces inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, Iraq, Sunday, March 17, 2013. Iraqi authorities say two car bombs have killed several people and wounded scores of others in the country’s south. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)