Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with IranTrump set dissolution of Iraq’s PMF as a precondition for talks with Iran, but the fact is that this voluntary force is deep-rooted in Iraq.
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Attacks on the Shiites grew substantially since the Taliban took over, prompting the notion that Taliban closes eyes to these crimes. Alwaght- Since the Taliban have seized the power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the number of the crimes by the terrorists against the Shiites of the country has been ...
Al-Sadr's insistence on dissolving the parliament and holding early elections created many problems for the government and parliament and reduced the possibility of reaching a comprehensive agreement almost to zero.
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Al-Sadr's meaningful silence
With the election of new president and naming SCF’s favorable choice for the PM post, many believe that the former PM and a member of the SCF Nouri al-Maliki with his patience overcame the impatient Muqtada al-Sadr. Al-Maliki revived his past power while al-Sa ...
The new Iraqi political process took shape thanks to efforts by Shiite Coordination Framework but it has challenges ahead. Alwaght- With the obstacle represented by a failure to elect a president removed last week after months of stalemate, the Iraqi society is preparing itself for the first governm ...
The new government has on its shoulder a big job of patching things up economically. Alwaght- The new Iraqi government led by Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani has won the vote of confidence of the lawmakers from all parties, bringing to an end months of a political limbo.
The confidence ...
The new PM has ahead piled-up challenges from social and political unrest to corruption to worsening environmental conditions. Alwaght- After months of wait, Iraqis finally got a new prime minister. Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, the man who was named by the majority-holding Shiite Coordination Framework ...
Al-Sadr mulls returning to politics
In his final comments, Mr Zaree referred to a recent call by the Muqtada al-Sadr for holding Friday prayers and its messages to the Iraqi politics. He said that al-Sadr has a highly erratic and dubious character and does not know what he is after. In recent ...
The SCF pushes for election law amendments but there are opposition from the independents and Sadrists. Alwaght- Iraqi political groups are at loggerheads over election law amendments these days, a challenge emerging after year-long tensions over election of president and formation of a new governme ...
Influential Iraqi cleric may want to shift his approach and return to politics a few months to early elections. Alwaght- Though Iraq’s political atmosphere has been relatively calm and less tense over the past weeks and months, some analysts think this situation is the lull before the storm, e ...
The Muslim nations and governments have condemned the abuse of freedom of speech by the Swedish government. Alwaght- While the Muslim world is living Eid Al-Adha holidays and the Hajj season, the shameful and inhuman desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden has outraged millions of Muslims.
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