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A picture made available 05 March 2015 shows members of the Iraqi Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah taking part in a training course at a military base in Jallam town, near Samara city, northern Iraq, 04 March 2015. (EPA/Baraa Kanaan)
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Iraqi Shi’ite fighters salute to the shrine of Sayeda Zeinab, the granddaughter of Prophet Mohammad, in Sayeda Zainab area in Damascus on May 25, 2013. (Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani)
Iraq: Parliament allocates $60 million to Popular Mobilization forces
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s parliament on Monday allocated 60 million US dollars to support and develop Popular Mobilization forces in the ongoing fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Popular Mobilization Committee, otherwise known as the...Caption:
In this handout provided by the Iraqi prime minister’s office, Iran’s First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri (C-L) and Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (C-R) sign memorandums of understanding in a number of different fields, in Baghdad, Iraq, on February 16, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Iraqi prime minister’s office/HO)
Arab firms should break Iranian and Turkish “monopoly” in Iraq: PM’s spokesman
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The office of Iraq’s prime minister called for greater Arab investment in Iraq on Monday, saying Arab firms should break the “monopoly” held by Turkish and Iranian companies, on the same day Iran’s vice-president began a three-day official...Caption:
Iraqi Shi’ite militiamen aim their weapons during clashes with ISIS, in Jurf Al-Sakhr, about 43 miles (70 km) southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on October 7, 2014. (AP Photo)
Iraq: Sunni parties seek talks with Shi’ite militia groups
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—In another sign of growing sectarian tensions in Iraq, two of the largest Sunni-majority blocs in the Iraqi parliament announced on Sunday they intend to begin negotiating with Shi’ite volunteer militias directly in a bid to persuade them to...Caption:
Iraqi President Fuad Masoum (L) meets with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani at the royal palace in Doha, Qatar, on February 11, 2015. (Qatar News Agency)