Iraqi forces have captured the chief financial officer of the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group outside the country’s borders, the Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi announced on Monday. Sami Jasim Al-Jaburi, also known as Hajji Hamid, had also been a suspected member of Al-Qaeda in Iraq in the past and deputy ...
Initial turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election on Sunday was 41%, the electoral commission said. Total turnout was 44.5% in the last election in 2018. The electoral commission said early on Monday the lowest turnout was in Baghdad, with between 31% and 34%. Two electoral commission officials told Reuters on Sunday ...