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Iraqi PM orders probe into killing of officer at checkpoint

BAGHDAD, 15 Mar 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi has ordered an “immediate” investigation into the killing of a senior military officer by “undisciplined individuals” at a checkpoint north of Baghdad. Brig. Gen. Shareef Ismaeel Al-Murshidi, a brigade commander whose forces are tasked with protecting Abadi and Baghdad’s Green Zone, was shot dead Tuesday at a checkpoint outside Samarra. State-sanctioned Shiite militias play a large role in securing the town, which is home to a major Shiite shrine. The statement issued by Abadi’s office late Tuesday did not provide further details about the incident. Two police officers in Samarra said the three-vehicle convoy ignored orders to stop at two checkpoints. When it reached a third checkpoint an exchange of fire erupted between the

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Winners of 2018 King Faisal Prize receive honors from King Salman

RIYADH, 27 Mar 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: King Salman honored five winners of the King Faisal Prize during a ceremony on March 26. The prize, launched by the King Faisal Foundation in 1979, recognizes outstanding work by individuals and institutions in five categories: service to Islam, Islamic studies, Arabic language and literature, medicine, and science. Prince Khalid recited poetry, praised the winners and talked about the goal of the prize: to elevate humanity through the noble traits of Islam. It aims to benefit Muslims now and in the future by inspiring them to participate in all aspects of civilization, and to enrich human knowledge and development. The winners in each field gave a speech as they received their medal from the king. Professor Irwandi Jaswir, winner of the prize for service to Islam, told the guests attending the

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Recovery of Kirkuk thwarted 'plot' to divide Iraq: PM

BAGHDAD, 09 May 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday said his government had foiled a “plot” to divide the country by retaking Kirkuk province and other disputed areas within the semi-autonomous Kurdish region late last year. Al-Abadi made the remarks in a speech delivered to supporters in Iraq’s eastern Wasit province amid preparations for parliamentary elections slated for May. Al-Abadi said the Daesh terrorist group had succeeded in “cutting off” the northern Kurdish region in a move that amounted to the de facto division of the country. “Iraq faced the specter of division. International media outlets reported that Iraq was divided -- cut up into cantons -- with one part under Daesh’s control,” al-Abadi said. He praised the central

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