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...
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...
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...
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...