Iraqi Prime Minister

• Iraq’s prime minister unharmed after assassination attempt with armed drones

  Seven of al-Kadhimi's security guards were injured in the attack with two armed drones which occurred in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone area, officials said.

  World

  Nov 6, 2021
  
• Iraqi protesters reject newly appointed prime minister

  Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi was appointed to the role after squabbling political parties failed to name a candidate in the two months since the former minister was ousted by popular protests.

  Feb 1, 2020
  
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• Anti-U.S. cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc wins Iraq election

  Sadr himself cannot become prime minister as he did not run in the election, though his bloc's victory puts him in a position to have a strong say in negotiations.

  Politics

  May 18, 2018
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• US Secretary of State in Iraq to ease sectarian tensions

  Secretary of State John Kerry is in Baghdad for the first high-level U.S. meeting with Iraq's new prime minister.

  World

  Sep 10, 2014