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Timeline: What led to the fighting in Iraq’s capital Baghdad

Latest violence started and ended after comments from Muqtada al-Sadr, an influential voice in Iraq for 20 years.

Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2022

Kadhimi Unites Iraqi Forces, Escalates Measures against Ankara

The recent Turkish bombing of a tourist resort in Dohuk Governorate in the Kurdistan region of Iraq has unified the positions of the various Iraqi forces, including those that differ with each other, or that have good relations with Turkey. The bombing had targeted civilians and led to the death…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 23, 2022

Iraq Plunges in Constitutional Vacuum

Iraq will plunge in constitutional vacuum on Wednesday after parliament thrice failed to elect a new president. Forty candidates are running for the post, including incumbent Barham Salih, nominated by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), and Rebar Ahmed, nominated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Ahmed was nominated after…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 5, 2022

Iraqi Presidential Amnesty for Drug Smugglers Turns into Political Scandal

An amnesty issued by Iraqi President Barham Salih to the son of the al-Najaf province governor after he was convicted of drug dealing has turned into a political scandal in the country. The president had issued the amnesty at the recommendation of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, but the affair has…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2022

Iraq's Sadr Confronted with Iran's Opposition to 'Tripartite Alliance'

Head of the Sadrist movement, cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is carefully wading through the Iraqi political ring against his rivals in the pro-Iran Coordination Framework. Iraq has witnessed a turbulent past two weeks with former minister Hoshyar Zebari being barred from running for president and the Supreme Court's surprise ruling on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 18, 2022

Talbani's Shiite Allies Advise Him to Reach Understanding with Barzani over Iraq Presidency

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has submitted a new candidate to run in Iraq's presidential election. The Federal Supreme Court had barred the KDP's preferred candidate, former minister Hoshyar Zebari, from running over corruption allegations. Kurdish media that is close to the party identified the new candidate as Reber Ahmed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2022

Iraq court bars veteran Kurdish politician from presidency

Iraq’s top court has banned a veteran Kurdish politician from the country’s presidency, citing lingering corruption allegations

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2022

Iraqi Court Bars Zebari from Running for Presidency

Iraq's federal court has ruled that Hoshyar Zebari is not eligible to run for the presidency, the state news agency reported on Sunday. Zebari, a prominent Kurdish politician who served as Iraq's foreign minister for more than a decade, was finance minister when he was sacked by parliament in 2016…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 13, 2022

Iraqi court bars Zebari from running for presidency -state media

Iraq's Supreme Federal Court has ruled that former foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari is not eligible to run for the presidency amid corruption allegations, the state news agency reported on Sunday.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2022

Iraq Parliament Fails to Elect New President

Iraq's parliament cancelled the vote for a new head of state on Monday as it lacked the quorum to hold a session, three lawmakers said, a move that prolongs a political standoff. Only 58 members out of 329 were present on Monday, which is less than the necessary two-thirds quorum…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 7, 2022