KDP MP: the attack on Erbil was aKDP MP: the attack on Erbil was a

Shafaq News / MP of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Mahma Khalil, said that yesterday's attack on Erbil is a "political message".

Khalil said that the targeting of Erbil by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard is an attempt to hinder forming the new government, noting that it conveys a political and a security message. 

He added that such messages "do

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Shafaq News/ A joint committee from the Coordination Framework and the Sadrist movement will select a prime minister-designate from a shortlist of three "consensus candidates" in the next few 72 hours, MP of the former revealed on Sunday.

Lawmaker Ibtisam al-Hilali told Shafaq News Agency that the phone call of the leader of the Sadrist movement,

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Al-Sadr: claims about Israeli sites should not undermine Iraq's securityAl-Sadr: claims about Israeli sites should not undermine Iraq's security

Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, called for sending a "protest note" to the United Nations and the Iranian ambassador to Baghdad following the missile attack waged by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the capital of the Kurdistan region, Erbil, in the early hours of Sunday.

In a tweet he shared

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Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, on Sunday has established an "operations chambers" with internal and external channels in the aftermath of the midnight missile attack on the capital of the Kurdistan region, Erbil.

According to a statement issued by his bureau, al-Sadr is holding calls with internal and external

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Masoud Barzani and al-Sadr to launch probe into IRGC'sMasoud Barzani and al-Sadr to launch probe into IRGC's

Shafaq News/ The Kurdish leader, Masoud Barzani, and the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, will sponsor a "facing-finding" inquiry into the allegations made by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) about Israeli headquarters in the capital of the Kurdistan region, Erbil.

According to a readout issued by his bureau, the

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Iran's IRGC claims responsibility for Erbil's missile attackIran's IRGC claims responsibility for Erbil's missile attack

Shafaq News/ Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile attack on Erbil, the capital city of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

Around a dozen missiles rained down on the city near midnight, reportedly targeting the US consulate's new building. Though neighbouring areas were struck,

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