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Iraq’s outgoing President Barham Salih warned that the heightened political tension might plunge the country into “abysmal and perilous mazes”, urging everyone to show self-restraint and avoid escalation. “The rights of peaceful demonstration and the freedom of expression are guaranteed by the constitution as long as law is respected and …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi chaired an emergency meeting of the security leaders at the Joint Operations Headquarters on Monday, to discuss recent events and the entry of demonstrators into government institutions. In a statement to the media office of the PM, Al-Kadhemi renewed his directives to the security leaders …

Security authorities on Monday declared a total curfew in the Iraqi capital city, Baghdad, as tension simmers after the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced political retirement. Al-Sadr announced he is walking out of politics in a statement he shared on Twitter earlier today. In the aftermath, followers …

The Presidents of the Republic, Barham Salih, Ministers Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Parliament, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, and the Supreme Judiciary, Faiq Zaidan, called for calm, stopping the political escalation and adopting dialogue to end the current differences. A statement by the Presidency of the Republic, received by “Al-Ghadeer”, stated that “the President of …

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced his permanent retirement from political work on Monday. ِThe retirement triggered the followers of al-Sadr to rally outside the presidential palace inside Baghdad’s Green Zone. Al-Ghadeer News Agency correspondent said that a group of protestors, mainly supporters of the Sadrist movement, …

The demonstrators of legitimacy near the Suspension Bridge, Baghdad started withdrawing. According to the reporter of Al-Ghadeer said on Monday, the demonstrators began to withdraw from the Suspension Bridge in central Baghdad, leaving the protest area. Earlier today, a huge demonstration began near the Green Zone, Baghdad amid intensive security …

Al-Ghadeer correspondent reported on Monday that the demonstrators in support of legitimacy and protection of the state managed to cross the first, second, and third line of protection and approached the suspension bridge at the walls of the Green Zone. Our correspondent said that “the demonstrators supporting the legitimacy of …

The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced on Tuesday, the arrest of 13 prominent terrorists in three provinces. The ministry said, in a statement received by (Al-Ghadeer), that “the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency in the Ministry of Interior carried out qualitative operations characterized by accuracy in the performance of duty …

Iraq closed public buildings and temporarily shut airports Monday as another sandstorm — the ninth since mid-April — hit the country.

Local sources reported that three US military logistics convoys have been targeted in Iraq’s Al Diwaniyah and Samawah cities.

Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Agency on Thursday killed a senior ISIS commander and captured nine members of the in separate operations in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and Kirkuk. According to an official statement on Thursday, an ISIS commander was killed, and another was arrested in an ambush near al-Awashra village in Kirkuk. …

The Federal Intelligence agency announced arresting three ISIS leaders in Baghdad. The Agency said in a statement that the agency had been planning for the operation, in which the terrorists were arrested, for several days. According to the statement, the perpetrators are wanted per article 4/Terrorism. The terrorists confessed to …

Iraq on Sunday was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange as it suffered the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common. Flights were grounded due to poor visibility at airports serving the capital Baghdad and the holy city of Najaf, with the …

The Iraqi intelligence agency announced arresting prominent terrorists in the capital Baghdad. The agency said in a statement that it had arrested two terrorists in the al-Taji area, and another in Abu Gharib. The three terrorists are members of the ISIS terrorist organization and were handed over to the concerned …

A suicide bombing targeted the Iraqi army north of Baghdad on Tuesday, resulting in deaths and injuries. “A man wearing an explosive belt blew himself up near an Iraqi army force during operations within the Tarmiyah district, which killed a soldier and injured an officer.” A security source told Al-Ghadeer …

A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global coalition in Baghdad, on Thursday. A source said that the explosion targeted a supply convoy of the Coalition within the governorate’s southern borders. The attack resulted in no human casualties and the convoy resumed its march …

Iraq’s Federal Police said that a senior ISIS member has been captured in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, earlier Saturday. A statement by the Federal Police agency said that a force from the 1st mechanized brigade’s third regiment managed to apprehend a person wanted pursuant to Article 4/Terrorism following an intelligence …

The Iraqi capital, Baghdad, will be hosting the activities of the ninth meeting of the Ancient Civilizations Forum later this year. According to a readout issued by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Fuad Hussein received the Minister of Culture, Hasan Nadhem, in the Ministry’s headquarters earlier today, Monday. …

The head of Al-Fateh Alliance Mr. Hadi Al-Amiri called the national forces to give priority to the language of moderation, stressing the importance of getting Iraq out of its ordeal into the space of freedom and dignity. A statement issued by the media office of the head of Al-Fateh Alliance, …

The Iraqi National Security Adviser, Qassem al-Araji, on Saturday, described the al-Hol Camp in eastern Syria as a “real threat” to the country. At the same time, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, noted that the situation in the Camp is now …