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Mustafa al-Kadhimi for Al-Monitor Iraq Pulse
An Iraqi alliance bringing together Sunni and Shiite parties has succeeded in forming the local government in Baghdad without the participation of the prime minister's State of Law Coalition.
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Economic and security concerns have led to a marked decrease in the number of Iranians visiting Iraq as religious tourists.
As attacks and casualties continue to increase, Iraqi authorities have sent troops to the border with Syria in an effort to slow the flow of jihadist fighters,
Syrian refugees have been flowing into the Iraqi Kurdistan region, making the need for international assistance more pressing than ever.


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Opposition Islamic parties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq remain persistent in their efforts to prevent the secularization of the constitution before officially passing it.
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With Sunni protests occupying much of Iraq’s media coverage in the past months, Shiite opinions in this regard often do not receive as much attention.
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Following the arrest of Kurds “illegally” crossing the border into Syria, tensions between Syrian Kurds and the government in Erbil have grown.
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The leaders of protest movements in different Iraqi provinces continue their struggle against Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government, with some calling for the formation of semi-autonomous provinces.
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As various opposition groups strategize against Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the latter seems more skilled than ever at mobilizing the Shiite sect on a popular level.
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Tribal leaders in Iraq’s Kirkuk province have warned against electing an alternative to President Jalal Talabani, who is ill, claiming it would send the country spiraling into an “endless crisis.”
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Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor Iraq Pulse
The authorities in Baghdad have closed Iraq's border crossing linking Anbar province to Jordan, a move some see as punishment for the region's continual protests against the government.
Ali Abel Sadah for Al-Monitor Iraq Pulse
With rising illiteracy rates across the country, particularly in rural areas, the Iraqi government has launched initiatives to boost literacy.
Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor Iraq Pulse
Baghdad has some breathing room as Iran has been preoccupied with elections and the war in Syria.
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Despite improvements in the condition of women under the Kurdistan Regional Government, cases of self-burning by Iraqi Kurdish women still take place.
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