Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Sunday he would stand for re-election in May at the head of a new coalition, buoyed by victory over the Islamic State group.
Abadi's newly created "Victory Alliance" will face the "State of Law" bloc of Nuri al-Maliki, his predecessor, key rival and Shiite Dawa
party co-member who now holds the post of vice president.
The 65-year-old AbadiRead more
The Iraqi Shiite-dominated Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) will not be incorporated or dissolved, but will be restructured in line with military laws and regulations to ensure that fighters are free of ideological, political and partisan affiliations, Iraqi government spokesman Saad Al-Hadithi told Arab News on Sunday.
“According to the law approved by the Parliament, we have only one mechanism toRead more
Iraqi Vice-Presidentو Nuri Al-Maliki, stressed that the independence of the Kurdistan region of Iraq cannot be achieved, considering that the aspirations of the Kurds in this issue is just "blackmail paper".
"The interests of the Kurdish people are exposed to the risk, and I do not accept that the Kurds' interests to be a bargaining chip in the political exchangesRead more