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A large convoy of Turkish military including tanks and ambulances rolls. AFP 2016/ MEHDI FEDOUACH

Iraqi MP: Baghdad Requested Turkish Troops to Fight ISIS over a Year Ago

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 9, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Turkish forces entered Iraqi territories in line with an agreement between the ministers of defense of the two countries and the government of Kurdistan region, according to an informed parliamentary source. Iraqi MP Ahmad al-Jabouri told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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Iraqi Parliament Considers Presence of Turkish Forces in Bashiqa an ‘Invasion’

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 6, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad, Ankara– One day after the Turkish parliament voted to extend the army’s military mandates in Bashiqa camp in Iraq, the Iraqi parliament rejected the extension in a majority vote and called for a review of relations with Turkey. The lawmakers also asked the...

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Iraqi Parliament Refuses Turkish Intervention

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 5, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Iraqi parliament unanimously refused the Turkish parliament decision to extend the mandate of Turkish troops in Iraq and called for a review of relations with Turkey. The parliament also rejected recent statement of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

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Prominent Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during news conference in Najaf, south of Baghdad, April 30, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Return of Sadr to Iraqi National Alliance Raises Questions

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 2, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Ammar Al-Hakim, head of the Iraqi National Alliance, seemed happy as he announced the return of the Sadrist movement to the Iraqi National Alliance. The announcement was made during a press conference at the house of Hakim with the presence of Prime Minister...

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari speaks to reporters during a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq December 30, 2015. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

Iraqi FM could be Sacked

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 27, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Days after the Iraqi Parliament sacked the Minister of Finance Hoshyar Zebari, member of Parliamentary Integrity Committee and only Kurdish MP at the Reform Front announced he had collected the signature for questioning FM Ibrahim al-Jaafari. On September...