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A handout picture made available by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows Jordan King Abdullah II (R) meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (L) at Al-Husinea Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan, on October 26, 2014. (EPA/JORDANIAN ROYAL PALACE/HANDOUT)

Iraqi PM meets Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Oct 27, 2014 | Middle East

Amman and Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman on Sunday in what was his second official visit to a foreign country, to discuss a number of issues including the fight against the Islamic State of...

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Sheikh Abdel Malik Al-Saadi (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Iraqi Sunni cleric calls on Fallujah residents to resist army

by Hamza Mustafa | May 11, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Prominent Iraqi Sunni cleric Abdel Malik Al-Saadi called on Saturday for Iraqis to resist Baghdad’s attempts to retake the city of Fallujah, branding the government’s efforts “sectarian genocide.” In a statement, Saadi said: “What Prime...

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Smoke billows from a police car following clashes between Jihadists and Iraqi forces backed by tribesmen in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, West of Baghdad, on January 1, 2014 (AFP PHOTO/STR)

Iraq army, tribes join forces against Al-Qaeda

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 4, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—Dressed in black and waving Al-Qaeda flags, Islamist insurgents battled tribesmen for control of the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday, while in Fallujah they grabbed loudspeakers after weekly prayers to call for support. The militants, who have been...