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Tanks belonging to the Iraqi security forces take part in an intensive security deployment on the outskirts of the city of Samarra, June 25, 2014. (Reuters)
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Tanks belonging to the Iraqi security forces take part in an intensive security deployment on the outskirts of the city of Samarra, June 25, 2014. (Reuters)
Iraqi forces clash with militants in northern city
Baghdad, AP—Iraqi helicopter gunships struck suspected insurgent positions in Tikrit on Sunday as part of a government offensive to retake the northern city from Sunni militants led by the Al-Qaeda breakaway group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), residents...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)
Iraqi PM Maliki facing rival Shi’ite bids for premiership
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Shi’ite-led Iraqi National Alliance has put forward two alternative candidates to embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, who is seeking to secure a controversial third term in office. Maliki’s State of Law coalition,...Caption:
Members of Iraqi security forces arrive in Anbar Province, to reinforce Iraqi security forces in Ramadi, June 17, 2014. (Reuters/Osama Al-Dulaimi)