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Iraqi parliament postpones session on elections' date amid political row

BAGHDAD - Muslimchronicle

The Iraqi parliament Thursday postponed its session for two days due to a lack of quorum after the lawmakers failed on whether to approve the date of general elections on May 12, or delay the elections to the end of the year, amid debate among political blocs. A statement by the parliament said that 149 lawmakers out of 260 attendingRead more

A new life sprouts up around Mosul

Mosul - Muslimchronicle

Even before the Islamic State group took over her home city of Mosul, Iraqi 31-year-old Nesrine never imagined she would have a job working late into the evening at a fashion boutique. But now, in districts of Iraq's second city not left totally devastated by the ferocious fighting to oust the jihadists, life is buzzing again -- with more vibrancy than ever.Read more

Osama bin Laden’s curse chases an Iraqi boy to his grave

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Just four days before he was about to legally change his first name, Iraqi teenager Osama Bin Laden Hussein died after being electrocuted, a cousin said on Thursday. The 16-year-old was named by his father after Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, whose group carried out the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, his cousin, Mohannad, told AFP.Read more

Car bomb kills 21 in town north of Baghdad

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

A car bomb killed at least 21 people and wounded dozens in a flashpoint town north of Baghdad on Tuesday, a security official told AFP. Tuz Khurmatu, home to a mixed Kurdish, Arab and Turkmen population, was the scene of deadly violence in mid-October when Iraqi forces retook it from Kurdish control in response to a Kurdish independence referendum. source:Read more

Iraqi President to visit Kuwait

Kuwait - Muslimchronicle

Iraqi President Mohammed Fuad Masum will start tomorrow an official visit to Kuwait heading an official delegation. He will hold official talks with Kuwaiti Amir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.Read more

Iraqi interior minister says 41 Iranians arrested after crossing borders

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

The Iraqi Minister of Interior, Qasim al-Araji, said that local authorities have arrested 41 interiors who illegally crossed the country’s borders, reported Anadolu Agency on Saturday. The statement said that the Ministry of Interior (MOI) warned all residents in Iraq from engaging in political activities which may negatively impact the country’s external relations. The MOI also stressed that necessary legalRead more

Six dead in attack on Iraq's disputed Kirkuk

Kirkuk - Muslimchronicle

At least six people were killed Sunday in a suicide attack in the centre of Iraq's disputed Kirkuk city, a security official said. The attackers struck near a former police station used by Saraya al-Salam, a Shiite paramilitary force led by powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the official said on condition of anonymity. source: AFPRead more

Iraqi counter-offensive roils Kurdish Regional Government

Erbil - Muslimchronicle

With the backing of Turkey and Iran, Iraq’s Shia-dominated central government is expanding its offensive against the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) based in Erbil. Iraqi security forces have already dramatically reduced the territory controlled by the KRG, forcing Kurdish Peshmerga militia to withdraw from Kirkuk and virtually all the other areas outside the KRG that the Peshmerga seized from theRead more

Deal with Kurds for Iraq forces to deploy at key border post: official

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

Iraqi and Kurdish military commanders reached a deal late Sunday for Baghdad to deploy federal forces after clashes at the disputed key Fishkhabur border crossing, a government source told AFP. Baghdad is seeking to secure access to its oil pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan by taking the post on the borders of Turkish, Syrian and Iraqi territory. FishkaburRead more

Barzani steps down as Iraqi Kurdish regional president

Baghdad - Muslimchronicle

The President of the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani on Sunday told a closed-door session of parliament that he was stepping down from his post on November 1, a local media reported. "I refuse to continue the position of president of the Kurdish region after November 1," Rudaw Kurdish media said quoting a letter sent by Barzani toRead more