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FILE - Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, speaks during a press conference in Najaf, Iraq, Nov. 18, 2021. The final results announced by Iraq’s electoral commission on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, confirmed al-Sadr as the biggest winner in last month's vote, securing 73 out of Parliament’s 329 seats. The results also confirmed that pro-Iran factions — which had alleged voter fraud — lost around two-thirds of their seats in the Oct. 10 elections. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil, File)

Iraq electoral commission confirms October election results

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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

Protesters hold posters of protesters who have been killed in anti-government demonstrations during anti-Government protest in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Hundreds of Iraqi protesters march in Baghdad ahead of vote

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein, right, meets with visiting Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Iran’s top diplomat praises Iraq efforts as regional broker

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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

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FILE - In this March 31, 2021 file photo, released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center right, accompanies Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on his arrival to Riyadh International Airport, Saudi Arabia. A first round of direct talks held in April 2021, in Iraq, between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran is seen as a positive sign of de-escalation following years of animosity. The hosting of the talks is also a significant step for Iraq, which has ties with both the U.S. and Iran and has often borne the brunt of Saudi-Iran rivalry. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)

Iran, Saudis hold talks in Baghdad, few expect quick results

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

Rockets hit Iraqi air base, 2 security forces wounded

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This 2003 photo shows Khodeir Majid at the AP office at the Palestine hotel. Majid, who covered Iraq’s numerous conflicts as a video producer and cameraman for the Associated Press over 17 years has died at the age of 64. Relatives said the cause of his death on Friday morning was complications due to the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ahmad Sami

Veteran AP producer, cameraman in Iraq dies of COVID-19

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

Rockets hit near Iraq base housing US trainers, no one hurt

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Shiite pilgrims wail as a sign of grief at the golden-domed shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim, who died at the end of the 8th century, during the annual commemoration of his death, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq pilgrims defy virus protocols as case numbers rise

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Recent drone attack on Saudi royal palace launched from Iraq

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

File - In this Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 file photo, Shiites attend a prayer or the first time in months since the restrictions were imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at a mosque in Kufa, Iraq. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil, File)

Old habits imperil Iraq as doctors warn of second virus wave

By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD - Associated Press

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks during the opening ceremony of the American University in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

American university hopes to fill higher-ed gap in Iraq

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks during the opening ceremony of the American University in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

American university hopes to fill higher-ed gap in Iraq

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

A waiter reaches for a bottle at a cocktail bar hidden away in a dark corner of central Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Its owner, a Syrian migrant, opened the establishment a few weeks ago as a refuge for a hand-picked clientele that wants to evade the stigma of drinking alcohol in a Muslim-majority society. He also hopes to put food on the table for his family back home in war-ravaged Syria. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

In a Baghdad bar, a Syrian serves cocktails to fix war woes

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

FILE - in this Sunday, April 14, 2019 file photo, Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako addresses the faithful during the Palm Sunday service at Mar Youssif Church in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq’s top Catholic official said Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 that a deadly suicide bombing in Baghdad hasn’t thwarted Pope Francis’ plans to visit, and he confirmed the pontiff would meet with the country’s top Shiite cleric, Ali al-Sistani, in a significant highlight of the first-ever papal trip to Iraq. The Chaldean patriarch, Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, provided the first details of Francis’ March 5-8 itinerary during a virtual press conference hosted by the French bishops' conference. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

Patriarch: Pope to meet Iraqi Shiite leader Sistani in Iraq

By NICOLE WINFIELD and SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, file photo, people and security forces gather at the site of a deadly bomb attack in a market selling used clothes, in Baghdad, Iraq. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a rare suicide attack that rocked central Baghdad, killing 32 people and wounding dozens. In a statement late Thursday, the group said the bombing “targeted apostate Shiites.&quot; (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

Iraq kills IS commander, a week after Baghdad suicide blasts

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 3, 2020 file photo, released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office shows a burning vehicle at the Baghdad International Airport following a deadly airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq. On Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, Iraq’s judiciary issued an arrest warrant for outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump in connection with the killing of an Iranian general and a powerful Iraqi militia leader last year. The warrant was issued by a judge in Baghdad’s investigative court tasked with probing the Washington-directed drone strike that killed Gen. Qassim Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the court’s media office said. (Iraqi Prime Minister Press Office via AP, File)

Iraq issues arrest warrant for Trump over Soleimani killing

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President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Photo edited for Best of 2020 list.

Donald Trump arrest warrant issued by Iraq in Qassim Soleimani killing

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This Nov. 4, 2020, satellite photo by Maxar Technologies shows Iran's Fordo nuclear site. Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic program, satellite photos obtained Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, by The Associated Press show. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

Iran plans 20% uranium enrichment ‘as soon as possible’

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press