Leader Barzani meets Shabandar in ErbilLeader Barzani meets Shabandar in Erbil

Shafaq News / The Kurdish leader, Masoud Barzani, met today with politician Izzat Shabandar, in Erbil.

A statement by Barzani's headquarters said that the two sides discussed the latest developments and challenges facing the political process in Iraq.

No further details were disclosed.

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Russia ‘using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine&Russia ‘using weapons smuggled by Iran from Iraq against Ukraine’

Shafaq News / Russia is receiving munitions and military hardware sourced from Iraq for its war effort in Ukraine with the help of Iranian weapons smuggling networks, according to members of Iranian-backed Iraqi militias and regional intelligence services with knowledge of the process.

RPGs and anti-tank missiles, as well as Brazilian-designed

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New military measures to secure Ayn al-Asad airbaseNew military measures to secure Ayn al-Asad airbase

Shafaq News / Reliable sources in al-Anbar operation command and al-Anbar's provincial council revealed that strict security measures had been taken to secure Ayn al-Asad airbase.

The military source in the Command told Shafaq News agency the army implemented the measures west of al-Anbar, after some parties tried to attack the base which hosts the

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Yazidis in Iraq and Kurdistan: Hazy population numbers

Category: Iraq News

Date: 2022-04-11T19:55:51+0000

Shafaq News/ The Yazidis population in Kurdistan Region and Iraq is significantly declining due to ISIS' invasion of Sinjar.

The Director of Yazidi Religion Affairs in Duhok, Jaafar Samo, told Shafaq News Agency, "100 thousand out of the 500

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Court issues arrest warrant against a former governor

Category: Iraq News

Date: 2022-04-12T06:53:19+0000

Shafaq News/ The Central Counter-Corruption Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against a former governor of Babel, the Federal Commission of Integrity said on Tuesday.

In a statement issued earlier today, the Investigation Department in the

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Iraqi forces arrest eight terrorists in Kirkuk, Erbil, and Al-Anbar

Category: Iraq News

Date: 2022-04-11T19:00:28+0000

Shafaq News/ The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces announced the arrest of terrorists, including a "prominent" leader of ISIS.

In a statement, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rasool said that the Iraqi forces carried

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