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Iraqi security forces take part in training, as they prepare to fight against militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, at a training camp on the outskirts of Mosul on January 10, 2015. (Reuters/Azad Lashkari)

Iraqi cabinet moves forward on National Guard project

by Hamza Mustafa | Jan 29, 2015 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s government has announced it has officially approved the creation of a National Guard force to assist in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Earlier this week, Iraq’s cabinet agreed to the formation of National...

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A man walks past a satellite dish station in this October 28, 2008 file photo. (AP Photo/Howard Yanes, File)

Iraq Suspends 10 Channels’ Broadcasting Licenses

by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 29, 2013 | Media

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Authorities in Iraq have suspended the operating licenses of 10 satellite television channels, including that of the Al-Jazeera network, for allegedly inciting sectarianism and violence in their broadcasts. The suspensions, which take effect...

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Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister Saleh Al-Mutlaq. (AP Photo)

Saleh Al-Mutlaq on Returning to Government

by Ma'ad Fayad | Apr 2, 2013 | Interviews

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saleh Al-Mutlaq is both a former and current deputy prime minister of Iraq. Although he had been one of Iraq’s three deputy prime ministers since 2010, he began a boycott of government business at the end of January over the failure of Prime...