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2022-08-04: News Headlines

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-03). Turkish warplanes again bomb northern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The Turkish warplanes targeted an area in Duhok Governorate in northern Iraq on Wednesday in continuation of its operations under the pretext of fighting the PKK.

_____ (2022-08-03). Sadrists Occupy Iraqi Parliament. popularresistance.org The political crisis escalated in Iraq as supporters of Muqtada Al-Sadr stormed the parliament and began an indefinite sit-in on Sunday, July 31. The protesters who are opposing the government formation efforts of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani claimed that consensus-based government formation and the sectarian quota of power sharing are the core reasons for inefficiency and widespread corruption in the country.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-08-03). Iraqi, French FMs discuss Iran talks, regional developments. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The foreign ministers of Iraq and France spoke by phone to discuss Iran's nuclear negotiations, the Riyadh-Tehran talks, and the latest developments in Iraq on Tuesday night.

Staff (2022-08-03). Turkish fighterjets target N Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) — Iraqi news sources on Tuesday evening reported that Turkish fighterjets have attacked areas in the country's Kurdistan region.

____ (2022-08-03). Muharram mourning ceremony in Qom. en.mehrnews.com QOM, Aug. 03 (MNA) — The mourning ceremony of Fatemiyoun of Qom is held at Jamkaran Mosque in the first decade of the month of Muharram, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his true companions in Karbala.

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