Iraq - Islamic World News

ISWNews Analysis Group: ISIS terrorist used the chaos in Iraq and attacked security forces in Fallujah and Diyala provinces.

While Iraq is going through difficult days, Nechirvan Barzani Chief of Kurdistan Iqlim and Masrur Barzani Chief of local government of Iqlim, who are cousins, traveled to Abu Dhabi by UAE’s invitation for the second time in recent month.

Abdul-Mahdi ‘s unstable cabinet ended, let’s remember how he was assigned. Abdul-Mahdi, unlike previous PMs, did not candidate himself for the position but others asked him. He was mainly decided by Muqtada Sadr and Muhammad Reza Sistani (son of Ayatullah Sistani).

ISWNews Analysis Group: The Iraqi parliament have approved Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s resignation during a parliament session in Baghdad.

Hashad Sha’abi rejected the claim by some political officials of Najaf that Ashura brigade was participating in recent protests in a statement and emphasized that Hashad Sha’abi did not participate in any protests against neither sides.

ISWNews Analysis Group: According to the latest field information from the city of Najaf, some rioters attacked the shrine of the martyr Sayyid Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim and set fire the entrance door.

ISWNews Analysis Group: Moments ago two explosions took place in Kirkuk, Iraq.

Adel Abdul Mahdi announced his resignation to the Iraqi parliament.

After the protests divided into two groups of the peaceful protesters and the violent ones, Baghdad, Najaf, Karbala, Basra and some other cities experienced high tensions recently and last night Iran’s consulate in Najaf was attacked.

ISWNews Analysis Group: According to news from inside the city of Najaf, gunfire heard in the city and some have been stabbed in Sadrain Square.

According to our sources in Najaf, the rioters stormed the Iranian consulate in Najaf and set it on fire.

ISWNews Analysis Group: Protesters from few days ago interrupted the traffic in Karbala and Najaf and some other cities by blocking some streets.