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A photo from July 18, 2003 shows a general view of part of the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq (AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA)

Iraq closes Abu Ghraib prison amid security fears

by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 16, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq announced on Tuesday that it has closed the infamous Abu Ghraib prison, amid security concerns following the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gained control of a strategically important dam on the Euphrates River south of Fallujah...

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People walk past election campaign posters on Saadoun Street in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Veteran Iraqi MP warns of post-election crisis

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 15, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—A “crisis” between current Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and the Sadrist movement will erupt following the legislative elections later this month, according to comments by veteran Iraqi MP Hassan Al-Alawi on Monday. Alawi, an independent...

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Followers of Shi’ite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr pray in a street as they attend open-air Friday prayers, in the Shi’ite stronghold of Sadr City, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday, April 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Sadr meets Sistani as followers deny coalition talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 14, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The leader of Iraq’s Sadrist movement, Moqtada Al-Sadr, met with Iraq’s most senior Shi’ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, in a well-publicized visit on Sunday, despite Sadr’s repeated claims that he has retired from Iraqi politics. A...

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An Iraqi employee of a printing house puts together campaign posters showing former Baghdad governor Salah Abdul Razzaq and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) on March 31, 2014 in the Iraqi capital, ahead of a general election due to be held on April 30. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

Iraqi parties dispute “political majority government” slogan

by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 12, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—A political adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki reiterated his State of Law coalition’s controversial campaign slogan that it will seek a “political majority government” in legislative elections on April 30. In...

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Iraqi men move a boat that was stuck on the banks of the Euphrates river in Twairij, roughly 20 kilometres east of Karbala, due to a decline in the water level after supplies were blocked by anti-government fighters who control access to a dam further upstream in conflict-hit Anbar province on April 8, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED SAWAF)

Anbar tribal leader: Iraqi Army not doing enough to stop extremism in province

by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 10, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki vowed to defeat militants in Anbar province on Wednesday, despite criticism from tribal leaders that Iraqi security forces were failing to prevent attacks. Faris Ibrahim, a member of the pro-government...