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Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF), noted the groups' official standing, saying that these factions are part of the Iraqi landscape, and some of them hold an official position within the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), which was established by a law passed by the Iraqi parliament. Therefore, ...
Shiite forces in Iraq.
Netanyahu delivered his threat to Iraqi forces before a nearly empty UNGA hall, after a mass walkout by delegates protesting Israel's actions in Gaza.
As he began his address, a significant number of world leaders and diplomats left the room in a coordinated protest agai ...
Shiite cleric Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Sistani, that stood on the front lines. These volunteer fighters, many lacking formal military training, fought with extraordinary sacrifice in cities like Tikrit, Ramadi, Fallujah, and Mosul, halting the advance of the terrorist group. This brutal, firsthand exper ...
Shiite factions.
The competition is more complex and decisive on the Shiite front. The race includes prominent leaders such as current Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani with the State of Reconstruction and Development Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki with the State of Law Coalition, Ammar al-Hakim w ...
Shiite political bloc. This stalemate escalated to the point where a quasi-coup attempt was staged in the streets by certain political factions. The crisis culminated when Moqtada al-Sadr withdrew his bloc of 73 parliamentarians from the legislature. This power vacuum ultimately allowed the Shiite C ...
Shiite factions.
Special security plan for elections
On Saturday, Iraq's Ministry of the Interior announced the details of its security plan to safeguard and protect the elections.
Director of Public Relations and Media for the ministry Major General Miqdad Miri stated at a press conference: ...
Shiites, hold defined positions within Iraq’s political and security structures, the prevailing sentiment among them remains that post-2003 developments have largely worked against their interests. Low Sunni voter turnout in successive parliamentary elections underscores this disillusionment w ...
Shiite-majority provinces, this was offset by gains elsewhere, resulting in an overall increase in national participation.
6. Women presence and effect
Women constituted approximately 43 percent of the eligible voter pool, nearly 10 million people. Their rising educational attainment and growing p ...
Shiites retain the top position in power
Following the official announcement of Iraq's election results by the country's High Electoral Commission (IHEC), Shiite blocs, led by the Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF), have again secured a parliamentary majority.
A total of 187 parliamentary ...
Shiite coalitions have won 187 seats, securing a substantial share of the new parliament.
Meanwhile, we cannot ignore some media mischief and biased analyses aimed at downplaying this breakthrough and dismissing the political base and popularity of the pro-resistance discourse in the Iraqi so ...