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Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki speaks during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad in this January 12, 2014 file photo. (Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)
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An Iraqi policeman checks a car at a checkpoint in Baghdad on December 16, 2013, as attacks continued to strike in and around the city (AFP Photo/Ali Al-Saadi)
6 killed as Iraqi troops arrest Sunni lawmaker
Baghdad, AP—Iraqi troops on Saturday arrested a Sunni lawmaker sought on terrorism charges and killed his brother and five of his guards after they opened fire on the arresting officers, an incident that will likely to add to the nation’s sectarian tensions. The...Caption:
Residents gather at the site a day after a triple bomb attack in Baghdad’s Sadr City, on September 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Saad Shalash)
Iraq: Dozens killed, injured as parliament discusses escalating violence
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 21 people were killed and 50 injured in a series of bombings that ripped through several Baghdad markets on Thursday, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. Interior ministry sources said at least 15 people were killed and 35 were injured in...Caption:
Osama Al-Nujayfi,the speaker of the Iraqi parliament
Osama Al-Nujaifi: The View from Baghdad
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Al-Nujaifi, the speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives and a leading figure in Al-Iraqiya coalition led by Iyad Allawi, was once among the most optimistic of Iraqi leaders and officials about the direction of the country’s...Caption:
Nechervan Barzani, prime minister of Iraq’s Kurdish provinces (KRG)