Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert
Iraq demands UN intervention against continued Turkish violations of its sovereignty
During a special session of the UN Security Council on Tuesday, UN Special Representative in Iraq Jeanine Hennis Plasschaert said that the Turkish attack on Zakho in Iraqi Kurdistan earlier this month showed “shocking disregard for civilian life”
Confidence vote in Iraqi parliament postponed after boycott by MPs
The vote of confidence for the new government in Iraq will now take place on February 29, Saturday, to approve the cabinet proposed by prime minister-designate Mohammed Allawi
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