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Iraq
Hezbollah official in Iraq to discuss upcoming government
2018-06-29
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) A bigwig from Lebanese Shia militia Hezbollah has arrived in Iraq to engage in political talk on efforts to form the upcoming Iraqi government, informed sources were quoted saying Thursday.

Shafaaq News website quoted the sources saying that Mohammed Kawtharani, Hezbollah’s official in charge of the Iraqi file, arrived Wednesday in Baghdad to meet up with Shia politicians and discuss efforts to form the next Iraqi government.

"Kawtharani will convey Hezbollah’s views regarding the Iraqi government’s formation," according to the sources.

Negotiations for alliances among Iraqi political groups are underway to form the biggest parliament bloc and form the coming Iraqi government, the first after the ouster of Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
myrmidons.

Shia Iran is understood to have a significant influence over Shia political groups in Leb and Iraq, but observers believe the Islamic republic has started to feel unease with Iraqi politicians promoting independent decision-making.
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