Shafaq News/ The governorate of Diyala proceeded with building a bridge that is slated to be the longest in Iraq, linking the villages of the Hemrin Basin with the Kurdistan region and the Iranian borders.

"The bridge overarches the lake of Hemrin. It seeks to replace the land road that floods when the lake's water stage rises during the rain

Shafaq News/ Muhannad al-Moussawi, the Imam of the Friday prayer in Green Zone, Baghdad, said that the dialogues sponsored by the three Iraqi presidencies with political forces aim to achieve "partisan interests."

Al-Moussawi, affiliated with Muqtada Al-Sadr, said in the sermon that "the people are the main component of the state...the will of the

Shafaq News / The identities of 15 victims of the Saqlawiyah massacre has been identified, a medical source reported. 

The source told Shafaq News agency that DNA tests carried out in different health institutions around Iraq revealed that ten security members affiliated with the ministry of interior were among the victims.

In addition, two members

Shafaq News/ On the 19th anniversary of the attack on its headquarters in Baghdad, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) reaffirms its commitment to the Iraqis.

Below is the full text of the UNAMI statement on this occasion:

The 19th of August is a day that is deeply etched in the collective memory of UNAMI and the United Nations as a whole. On