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Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2015. (AFP Photo/Jim Watson)

Iraq’s PM Abadi facing “mutiny” from within Shi’ite camp: source

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 27, 2015 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi is facing a “mutiny” from within Shi’ite circles in the country over his recent crackdown on government corruption, an informed source said on Saturday. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat via telephone, the...

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This undated file photo shows head of Iran’s Quds Force Qassem Suleimani. (Fars News Agency)

Opinion: The Shadow Commander smiles for the camera

by Diana Moukalled | Mar 3, 2015 | Opinion

Before a year ago, mystery, intrigue and frustration surrounded the search for any report, photograph, or fact relating to Qassem Suleimani, the leader of Iran’s Quds Force, a division of its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. For more than two decades Suleimani’s...

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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)

Anti-ISIS militias out of government control in Baghdad: experts

by Ma'ad Fayad | Oct 10, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least twelve armed militias are operating openly on the streets of the capital Baghdad, Iraqi political and military figures informed Asharq Al-Awsat warning of an absence of law and order in the country. Armed militias have increased their...

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Mourners carry the flag-draped coffins of five militia members of Asaib Ahl al-Haq during their funeral procession in the Shi’ite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo)

Attacks kill at least 6 in Baghdad

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 27, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, AP—Two attacks killed at least six people on Saturday in the Iraqi capital, where police also discovered nine bodies, some of them riddled with bullets, officials said. The bloodshed comes a day after a coordinated bomb attack on a campaign rally for a...

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People walk in a street in Yabroud, Syria, on February 21, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/ALI DIAB)

Iraqi fighters lead attack on the town of Yabroud, say Syrian activists

by Nazeer Rida | Mar 4, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian opposition activists claimed on Monday that fighters from Iraqi Shi’ite militias were playing a leading role in the Syrian government’s battle to recapture the town of Yabroud. One activist, who did not want to be named, said Iraqi...