Iraqi Parliament condemns the Turkish attack on SinjarIraqi Parliament condemns the Turkish attack on Sinjar

Shafaq News / The Security and defense committee in the Iraqi Parliament described the Turkish attack that targeted Sinjar district as "a new violation of Iraq's sovereignty".

The head of the Committee, Khalid al-Obeidi, said in a statement that such incidents "weaken the state and damage its prestige".

Al-Obeidi stressed the need for a serious

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Al-Sadr holds a closed meeting with the resigning Sadrist MPs in NajafAl-Sadr holds a closed meeting with the resigning Sadrist MPs in Najaf

Shafaq News / The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, held a closed meeting with the Sadrist bloc's MPs who recently resigned from Parliament, a source reported.

The source told Shafaq News agency that the meeting took place in al-Sadr's office in al-Zahraa Mosque, Najaf.

He added that important an important announcement is expected to

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Local official: protecting Sinjar is Baghdad's responsibilityLocal official: protecting Sinjar is Baghdad's responsibility

Shafaq News/ Protecting Sinjar from Ankara's attacks is a responsibility of the federal government, a local official in Sinjar's Sunouni said on Wednesday in the aftermath of the Turkish airstrikes in the sub-district.

Khudida Jogi, Sunouni's administrator, told Shafaq News Agency that the attacks killed an eleven-year-old child and injured five

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Official: UAV that crashed near Erbil belongs to the US-led CoalitionOfficial: UAV that crashed near Erbil belongs to the US-led Coalition

Shafaq News/ The surveillance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that crashed near Erbil today, Wednesday, belongs to the US-led Global Coalition, an official statement revealed.

The Coalition said that the UAV went down in northern Erbil at 1:08 pm on Wednesday but caused no casualties.

The UAV "affected" an internet tower while landing, the statement

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Al-Khazali: We would not be silent about the Turkish AggressionAl-Khazali: We would not be silent about the Turkish Aggression

Shafaq News/ The Secretary-General of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, Qais al-Khazali, threatened to respond to the "Turkish aggression" in Sinjar.

"No Iraqi could ever remain silent about the blatant Turkish attack on our people in Sinjar." Khazali said on Twitter.

"We have so much to do, we will not be silent."

Earlier today, a person was killed, and

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Iraq's Counter-Terrorism kills three terrorists in KirkukIraq's Counter-Terrorism kills three terrorists in Kirkuk

Shafaq News / On Wednesday, the Counter-Terrorism Service announced the killing of three ISIS members in an ambush in Kirkuk Governorate.

The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Yahya Rasool, said, "The Counter-Terrorism Service targeted with a missile Sirlkan district in Kirkuk, which resulted in the killing of the three

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