Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

Iraq PM urged to quit as key ally deserts him over unrest
Middle East

Iraq PM urged to quit as key ally deserts him over unrest

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi faced calls to resign Saturday as his alliance with a populist cleric who won…
Shiite cleric al-Sadr leads in Iraq’s initial vote results
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Shiite cleric al-Sadr leads in Iraq’s initial vote results

The political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took an early lead in Iraq’s national elections in partial returns…
Macron’s invitation to visit France not related to Kurdish referendum – Iraqi PM
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Macron’s invitation to visit France not related to Kurdish referendum – Iraqi PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Paris was not…
Iraqi forces try to bring civilians out of west Mosul, US pledges more support
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Iraqi forces try to bring civilians out of west Mosul, US pledges more support

Iraqi government forces attempted to evacuate civilians from Mosul's Islamic State-held Old City on Tuesday so that troops could clear the…
Trump administration hosts first meeting of anti-IS coalition
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Trump administration hosts first meeting of anti-IS coalition

Foreign ministers from 68 countries meet in Washington on Wednesday to agree on the next steps to defeat Islamic State,…
President Trump to host Iraqi Prime Minister at White House
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President Trump to host Iraqi Prime Minister at White House

President Trump will host Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House on Monday.As he left Iraq for the…
Iraqi forces launch push to retake western Mosul from IS
Middle East

Iraqi forces launch push to retake western Mosul from IS

US-backed Iraqi forces launched a large-scale military operation on Sunday to dislodge Islamic State militants from the western half of…
Iraq’s top court invalidates Abadi’s partial cabinet reshuffle
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Iraq’s top court invalidates Abadi’s partial cabinet reshuffle

A top Iraqi court on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a parliament session in which deputies had approved a partial cabinet reshuffle,…
Iraq’s Abadi plants flag in Ramadi to mark Islamic State defeat
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Iraq’s Abadi plants flag in Ramadi to mark Islamic State defeat

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi planted the national flag in Ramadi on Tuesday after the army retook the city center…
Iraq’s Abadi, in reform push, reduces ministerial adviser positions
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Iraq’s Abadi, in reform push, reduces ministerial adviser positions

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday he was cancelling the positions of advisers hired as contractors in ministries…
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