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Kurdish “peshmerga” troops walk during an intensive security deployment after clashes with militants of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Jalawla. (Reuters)
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Osama Al-Nujaifi, right, speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister Rose Nuri Shaways sit as they attend a session at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq on July 1, 2014. (Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)
Iraqi politicians move closer to forming new government
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi politicians on Tuesday appeared to move closer to forming a new government despite embattled Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki refusing to give up his controversial bid for a third term in office. Kurdish political parties have narrowed down...Caption:
In this Saturday, June 28, 2014 photo, Iraqi and Russian aircraft technicians unload warplanes aircraft at the Al-Muthanna Air base in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo)
Iraq receives Russian fighter jets to help quell ISIS advance
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq has received five Sukhoi-25 fighter aircraft from Russia as it seeks to contain the advance of extremist fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) across its territory. A statement issued by the Iraqi defense ministry said:...Caption:
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, center, waits for US Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of a meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, June 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
Iraq: Political divisions threaten to delay first parliament session
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi political blocs are facing sharp divisions over whether to hold or postpone the first session of parliament scheduled to take place on July 1 amid ongoing disagreements over the election of a new government, including the posts of...Caption:
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki gives a joint press conference with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (unseen) in Baghdad about the situation in Iraq and Syria on January 13, 2014. (AFP/Ahmed Saad)