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Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhahkim, right, holds a press conference with visiting Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Outgoing Iraq PM says US troop ouster up to next government

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

A photo released by the Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office, shows Iraqi acting Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi, right, meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller at the prime minister's office, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office, via AP)

Push to oust US troops from Iraq a risky undertaking

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters set fire while security forces close Rasheed Street during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. Scores of protesters have been shot dead in the last 24 hours, amid spiraling violence in Baghdad and southern Iraq, officials said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

The Latest: 4 more anti-government Iraqi protesters killed

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Iraqi officials cite progress on oil deal with Kurds

By SAMYA KULLAB - Associated Press

An Iraqi officer, center right, directs the soldier's weapon to the weapon that was shooting to disperse anti-government protesters during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. The protests began with demands for jobs and an end to corruption, and now include calls for justice for those killed in the protests. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi police replacing army in volatile Baghdad neighborhood

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

Iraqi security forces fire tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters who set fires and close a street during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. The spontaneous protests which started Tuesday in Baghdad and southern cities were sparked by endemic corruption and lack of jobs. Security forces responded with a harsh crackdown, with dozens killed. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq blames ‘malicious’ hands as toll from unrest tops 100

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, July 2, 2019, photo, motorists pass by a Popular Mobilization poster in Baghdad, Iraq. The Iraqi government's move to place Iranian-backed militias under the command of the armed forces is a political gamble by a prime minister increasingly caught in the middle of a dangerous rivalry between Iran and the U.S., the two main power brokers in Iraq. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraqi PM takes a gamble with move on Iran-backed militias

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

Iraqi PM says he wants to end tensions between Iran and US

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

FILE - in this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017 file photo, laborers walk in the Nihran Bin Omar field north near Basra, Iraq. Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said Tuesday, May 7, 2019 that he has instructed Iraq's Oil Ministry to finalize an agreement with global energy giants ExxonMobil and PetroChina to lead a $53 billion megaproject to boost oil production. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani, File)

Iraq planning $53B megaproject with ExxonMobil, PetroChina

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Iraqi prime minister makes first visit to Saudi Arabia

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Iraqi prime minister visits Basra, months after unrest

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2018 file photo, then Prime Minister-designate Adel Abdul-Mahdi, center, arrives to the parliament building, in the heavily guarded Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq. Abdul-Mahdi told reporters at a press conference on Monday, Dec. 24, 2018, that his government could deploy troops inside Syria, in the latest fallout from the U.S. decision to withdraw from the war-torn country. The prime minister said his government is &quot;considering all the options&quot; to protect Iraq from threats across its borders. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

Iraq says it could deploy military into Syria

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Iraqi parliament confirms 3 new ministers, 5 seats unfilled

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Iraqi parliament again fails to vote on vacant ministries

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Prime Minister-designate Adel Abdul-Mahdi, center, arrives to the parliament building, in the heavily guarded Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Iraq's parliament is convening to vote on Prime Minister-designate Adel Abdul-Mahdi's ministry appointments, and the parliament must confirm the appointments for the government to be sworn in. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq lawmakers confirm new government, key posts left empty

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, Hisham al-Dahabi, center, a social worker and philanthropist visits with students at the orphanage he runs in the heart of Baghdad, Iraq. Prime Minister-designate Adel Abdul-Mahdi opened an online portal for anyone to apply to run Iraq’s 22 ministries and take over the posts that have come to be associated with patronage and graft. Al-Dahabi said he applied reluctantly to be the minister of labor and social affairs. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Want to run an Iraqi ministry? Apply online, PM says

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Former Iraqi President Fuad Masum, center, leaves the presidency headquarters in the peace palace after the inauguration ceremony for the newly elected Iraqi President Barham Salih, center left, in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Iraq's new president takes office after tapping Adel Abdul-Mahdi, 76, an independent Shiite politician and former vice president for the post of prime minister. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Barham Salih named Iraq president, Adel Abdul-Mahdi to be prime minister

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Iraq's new President Barham Salih, center right, walks with new Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, center left, in the parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Iraq's new president has tasked veteran Shiite politician Abdul-Mahdi with forming a new government nearly five months after national elections were held, state TV reported late Tuesday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Iraq’s president takes office, independent tapped as PM

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN - Associated Press