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In this Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 photo, gunmen take up combat positions in Fallujah, Iraq. (AP Photo)

Iraq: State of Law Coalition rejects Anbar leader’s call for talks

by Hamza Mustafa | Jan 28, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The State of Law Coalition (SLC), led by Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, has rejected a call by Sheikh Ali Al-Hatim, head of the Tribal Revolutionaries Council and one of the most prominent figures of the Dulaim tribe, to have a meeting with...

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Protesters wave national flags as they chant slogans against the Iraqi parliament in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Maliki coalition MP demands protection for Shi’ites in Sunni areas

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 29, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Sunday, the Iraqi parliament discussed a report on the security situation prepared by the parliamentary defense and security committee following its meeting with the Baghdad Operations Command on Thursday. A parliamentary source, speaking...

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A woman walks near the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad on September 30, 2013. (REUTERS/Ahmed Saad)

Iraq: Maliki coalition MP demands protection for Shi’ites in Sunni areas

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 29, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Sunday, the Iraqi parliament discussed a report on the security situation prepared by the parliamentary defense and security committee following its meeting with the Baghdad Operations Command on Thursday. A parliamentary source, speaking...

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Followers of radical Shi’ite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr attend Friday prayers in the Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Sadrist MP says movement “most powerful” in Iraq

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 14, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—A senior figure from the Sadr Movement, led by Shi’ite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr, said the movement was now the most powerful on the Iraqi political scene on Monday. He also said he was unsurprised by criticism of the Sadr movement from the prime...