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PM Sudani Takes Over Key Intelligence Post Sought By Militias; PUK Speaks Of Putting An End To KDP Power Monopoly – On November 6, PM Sudani announced that he will personally oversee the operations of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service. The announcement came amid unconfirmed reports that two… Read more
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Militias Push To Prosecute Former PM; Sudani Appoints Militia-Affiliated Advisors, Cancels A Year’s Worth Of Kadhimi’s Decisions – On October 27, the Sadiqoun bloc in parliament, which represents the Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia, said it sent a letter to the speaker demanding that he instructs the Integrity Commission… Read more
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Iraq’s Parliament Approves Sudani’s New Government – On October 27, the Iraqi parliament voted to approve the government program and cabinet presented by PM Mohammed Shya al-Sudani. During the parliament session, held amid tight security precautions, lawmakers voted to approve 20 ministerial candidates, leaving three portfolios vacant. In… Read more
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PM Kadhimi Appoints New Acting Finance Minister; Sudani To Present His Cabinet Next Week – On October 15, PM Kadhimi’s cabinet agreed to terminate the appointment of Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismael as acting finance minister and tasked State Minister Hiyam Nimat with the finance portfolio until the… Read more
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After Elected President, Rashid Tasks Sudani With Forming A New Government – On October 13, Iraq’s parliament elected Abdul-Latif Rashid, a former minister with PUK ties but backed by the KDP, as the country’s next president in a runoff election in which he defeated the incumbent Barham Salih.… Read more
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Dozens Injured As Iraqis Mark Anniversary Of 2019 Protests; UN Mission Offers Grim Assessment Of Political Situation – On October 1, Iraqi authorities and medical sources said that dozens of people were injured during protests in Baghdad, Dhi-Qar, Najaf, and Basra commemorating the third anniversary of the October… Read more
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New Political Coalition Emerges; Sadrists Attempt To Storm Parliament As It Meets For The First Time Since July; Iraq, UN, U.S. Condemn Iranian Missile Strikes – On September 25, sources from the Coordination Framework said they finalized an agreement with the major Sunni and Kurdish blocs to form… Read more
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PMF Arrests Scrutinized After Suspected Torture-Caused Death; Oil Minister Faces Mounting Pressure – On September 15, independent lawmakers called on the judiciary and PM Kadhimi to hold the head of the Popular Mobilization Commission accountable for a wave of recent arrests deemed extrajudicial. The call came after a… Read more
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Halbousi And Barzani Ignore Sadr’s Call To Withdraw From Parliament; Coordination Framework Makes New Push To Form Government – On September 11, Masoud Barzani, Mohammed al-Halbousi, and Khamis al-Khanjar said that the current parliament must be able to function until a new election could be held and emphasized… Read more
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Sadr Calls On Sunni And Kurdish Allies To Withdraw From Parliament After Court Rejects His Demand To Dissolve It – On September 7, Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court rejected a case filed by the Sadrist bloc in which they demanded the Court’s intervention to dissolve parliament. The Court said… Read more
