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US drone strike kills top leader of Qutb Hezbollah in Iraq

Get the latest update on the U.S. drone strike that killed a top Qutb Hezbollah leader responsible for attacks on U.S. bases in Syria and Iraq.

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Iraq blames US-led coalition for deadly drone strike in Baghdad

Senior commander of Iran-aligned Popular Mobilisation Forces group is among those killed.

Al Jazeera

Rifts remain in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq home town 20 years after his fall

Some members of Tikrit’s Sunni population feel they still unjustly bear the legacy of dictator’s brutal reign

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2 Killed in Protest over Iraqi Activist’s Prison Sentence

At least two protesters were killed Wednesday in southern Iraq after security forces opened fire on a crowd demonstrating against a harsh prison sentence handed down against a young Iraqi activist over a Twitter post, local officials said. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in the city of Nasiriyah…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Activist Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail for Criticizing PMF in Iraq

The Iraqi judiciary sentenced on Monday an activist to three years in prison for “insulting state institutions” after criticizing the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). In a Facebook post, Haidar al-Zeidi, 24, said he had been previously arrested by the PMF and detained for two weeks before being released on bail.…

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Pro-Iran Factions in Iraq ‘Set up Trap’ for Baath Activists

Pro-Iran factions in Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) have prepared a list of names of activists throughout the country’s central and southern cities to arrest them on charges of “belonging to the dissolved Baath party,” revealed a security source. The source said the majority of the arrest orders were based…

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Iraq’s Sadr Calls on Maliki to Turn Himself over to Judiciary

Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, head of the Sadrist movement, called on Iraqi former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to turn himself over to the judiciary in wake of his explosive and damning voice recordings. Known as the “Maliki WikiLeaks,” the recordings of the former premier include threats to Sadr and sharp criticism…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Turkey’s military operation causes controversy, division in Iraq

A Turkish military operation was launched against PKK fighters in northern Iraq last week, but Baghdad is not happy.

Al Jazeera

Anbar Tribes Warn Head of Iraq's PMF against Undermining Security

The tribes of Iraq's al-Anbar warned on Sunday against attempts to destabilize the province. Earlier, a military convoy of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) rode into the province, prompting the warning. Ahmed Abu Risha, head of the Awakening (Sahwa) National Council, warned PMF leader Faleh Fayad that the Anbar tribes…

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