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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi talks during a meeting with US President Joe Biden, Saturday, July 16, 2022, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Iraq’s PM to push for regional dialogue at Mideast summit

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra - Associated Press

Iraqi Security forces close the heavily fortified Green Zone as they tightened security measures hours after an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Al-Kadhimi survived the attack by armed drones that targeted his residence early Sunday and officials said he escaped unharmed. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iran looks to shift blame for Iraqi assassination attempt to U.S.

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office shows the aftermath of an assassination attempt at the home of Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Al-Kadhimi survived the assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted his residence early Sunday and officials said he escaped unharmed. The attack was a major escalation amid tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept last month's parliamentary election results. (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office, via AP)

Failed assassination bid against Iraq’s PM ramps up tension

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra - Associated Press

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi listens during his meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Iraqi prime minister urges less attention to ‘anti-American’ propaganda

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden, right, listens as Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, left, speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden, Iraqi prime minister announce end to U.S. combat mission

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this file photo, President Joe Biden speaks while meeting with union and business leaders to discuss the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Biden to press Iraqi leader to help stop Iran’s drone strikes on U.S. troops

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this image made from video, first responders work the scene of a fire at a hospital in Baghdad on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The fire broke out in the Baghdad hospital that cares for coronavirus patients after oxygen cylinders reportedly exploded late Saturday, officials said. (AP Photo)

Fire sweeps through Baghdad hospital COVID-19 ward

Associated Press

Iraq postpones date for early elections by four months

Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron attends a media conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron issued a stern warning to Lebanon's political class, urging them to commit to serious reforms within few months or risk punitive action including sanctions, if they fail to deliver. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP)

French leader in Baghdad, urges Iraqis to guard sovereignty

By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD - Associated Press

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

AP Interview: Iraqi leader says country still needs US help

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

POOL - Iraqi security forces stand guard at the Iraq-Iran border crossing of Mandali in northern province of Diyala, Iraq, Saturday, July, 11, 2020. Al-Kadhimi launched a campaign in the northern province of Diyala to enforce the proper payment of taxes on imported goods and recover &quot;hundreds of millions of dollars&quot; in revenues lost to bribery and other illicit practices. Security forces from the Interior Ministry would supervise the work of border guards in the first step of the campaign in the Mandili border crossing, he told reporters. (Thaier al-Sudani/Pool Photo via AP)

Iraq’s PM takes step in battle against border corruption

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

Mourners carry the flag-draped coffin of Hisham al-Hashimi during his funeral, in the Zeyouneh area of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July, 7, 2020. Al-Hashimi, an Iraqi analyst who was a leading expert on the Islamic State and other armed groups, was shot dead in Baghdad on Monday. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Outspoken Iraqis fear rogue groups after analyst killed

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

Motorists pass by a Popular Mobilization poster in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, June 26, 2020. Iraqi security forces arrested over a dozen men suspected of a spate of rocket attacks against the U.S. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi forces arrest men suspected of attacks targeting US

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

TAKES OUT REFERENCE TO DESIGNATE - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kahdimi, center, visits the site of the Al–Nuri mosque, which was destroyed by Islamic State militants, during his visit to Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office, via AP)

PM vows IS will never again overrun Iraqi territory

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Iraqi lawmakers vote in new premier’s remaining ministers

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Mustafa al-Kadhimi (The Media Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)

Iraq’s promising new leader Mustafa al-Kadhimi deserves our support

By Daniel N. Hoffman

Anti-government protesters sit-in on barriers set up by security forces to close the Jumhuriyah bridge leading to the Green Zone government areas during ongoing protests, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, May 10, 2020. Protesters were back on the streets three days after Mustafa al-Kadhimi was appointed as Iraq's new prime minister. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizband)

Iraq’s new prime minister restores popular general to office, releases protesters

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Mustafa al-Kahdimi, Iraqi Prime Minister-designate speaks to members of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 7, 2020. Iraq's former spy chief was sworn in early Thursday as the prime minister by lawmakers after weeks of tense political negotiations as the country faces a severe economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. The parliament approved the government of al-Kahdimi after long wrangling over his proposed Cabinet. (Iraqi Parliament Media Office, via AP)

Trump tells Iraq’s new PM: US willing to give economic help

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

Mustafa al-Kahdimi, Iraqi Prime Minister-designate speaks to members of the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, May 7, 2020. Iraq's former spy chief was sworn in early Thursday as the prime minister by lawmakers after weeks of tense political negotiations as the country faces a severe economic crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic. The parliament approved the government of al-Kahdimi after long wrangling over his proposed Cabinet. (Iraqi Parliament Media Office, via AP)

New Iraq PM releases protesters, promotes respected general

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

Former Iraqi intelligence chief approved as new premier

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press