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Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks
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Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s president named intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi as prime minister-designate on Thursday, the third person tapped to…
Little-known ex-governor Zurfi named as new Iraqi prime minister-designate
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Little-known ex-governor Zurfi named as new Iraqi prime minister-designate

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s president designated Adnan al-Zurfi, a former regional governor with little national political profile, as prime minister,…
Iraq’s PM-designate withdraws from post, prolonging deadlock
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Iraq’s PM-designate withdraws from post, prolonging deadlock

Baghdad (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister-designate announced his withdrawal from the post Sunday night after failing to secure parliamentary support…
To preserve Shia power in Iraq, Iran-backed groups turn to renegade cleric
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To preserve Shia power in Iraq, Iran-backed groups turn to renegade cleric

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — When the grip of Iraq’s Tehran-backed Shia Muslim parties and militias threatened to slip following the killing…
Aging Shia cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?
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Aging Shia cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?

NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — When Iraq’s top Shia cleric underwent surgery for a fractured bone last month, it sent shivers…
Women protesters in Iraq defy radical cleric, take to street
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Women protesters in Iraq defy radical cleric, take to street

BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqi women took to the streets of central Baghdad and southern Iraq on Thursday in…
Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade
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Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s capital of Baghdad awoke on Tuesday to a sight not seen in over a decade —…
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
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Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s most powerful Shia cleric called for security forces to protect anti-government protesters in a Friday sermon,…
Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM
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Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president has given rival political blocs a deadline to select a prime minister nearly two months…
Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets
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Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets

BAGHDAD (AP) — One protester was killed by security forces after hundreds of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Iraq’s…
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