Shafaq News / The Secretary-General of the "United for Iraq" Party, Atheel al-Nujaifi, warned of the outbreak of a civil war in Iraq.

al-Nujaifi said in a statement on Sunday that the deteriorating security situation in the country says that a civil war might begin in Iraq, noting, "the only way to avoid this fate is to resort to the people, which

Shafaq News / The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, expressed concern over the recent political and security developments in the country.

President Barzani called in a statement on Sunday on all parties to exercise self-restraint and resort to dialogue to address all differences.

"Although we reflect the people's right to

Shafaq News / European Union called on Sunday the Iraqi parties to maintain restraint and to resort to political dialogue.

"We are concerned about the ongoing protests and the possible escalation in Baghdad," the union said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA).

EU called on "all parties to maintain restraint to prevent more

Shafaq News / A security source in Basra reported that unidentified armed men opened fire at the office of MP Mustafa Sanad.

The source told Shafaq News agency that the attack took place today at dawn, noting that no casualties were recorded.

Earlier, Sanad revealed that he had received a death threat through the messaging app WhatsApp.