Iraq sentences another three French ISIS suspects to life in prison

“The Karkh Criminal Court has handed down life sentences to three French nationals for their affiliation with the terrorist organization ISIS,” the court said in a statement on Thursday.

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Muthanna al-Samarrai handed six-year prison term

In a statement, the integrity commission announced the sentence against Samarrai “for the crime of profiting from public works and contracts. The court has also ordered him to return the 30 billion dinars (~$20 million) he gained through these actions.” 

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Iraqi PM donates $10 million to key mosques in Syria

The donation included $5 million to the Umayyad Mosque and another $5 million to the shrine of Sayyida Zainab, according to Zaidi’s office.

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PM Zaidi, Sharaa discuss oil exports through Syria’s Baniyas

The Haditha-Baniyas pipeline dates to 1925, according to Syria’s state-owned SANA news agency. It was damaged during the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 and went out of service.

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PM Zaidi dismisses four officers for allowing PMF desecrate US flag

The officers involved included two brigadier generals, a Baghdad police colonel, and a lieutenant colonel, whom the premier directed to be dismissed "for failing to monitor their sectors and for proven dereliction of duty."

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PM Zaidi spox says YBS integration ‘exclusively’ Iraqi responsibility amid KRG criticism

"This matter is exclusively the responsibility of the Federal Government and its security leadership," said Sabah al-Numan.

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Women from southern Iraq seek legal sanctuary in Kurdistan to protect their rights  

The Kurdistan Region’s stronger personal status laws and domestic-violence legislation are giving women from southern and central Iraq a genuine legal pathway to protect their rights, offering a vital alternative as federal protections weaken under the Jaafari code.  

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Iraq reaffirms cooperation with Kuwait on missing persons, property

Iraq's representative to the UN reaffirmed “Iraq’s commitment to ongoing cooperation with the sisterly State of Kuwait, the United Nations, and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to continue the search for missing persons and work toward the recovery of Kuwaiti property."

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Drone intercepted near Baghdad’s Green Zone, official says

“An unidentified drone was detonated in Baghdad’s skies, and investigations have begun to establish details about the drone and its source,” Maan told The New Region.

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