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Web News  The Iraqi parliament is divided into three main blocs: Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds. The parliament holds 329 seats, with the Shiites holding a majority occupying  208 seats. Party Seats +/– Alliance of Revolutionaries for Reform 54+20 Conquest Alliance 47 New Victory Alliance 42 New Kurdistan Democratic Party 25[a] 0 State of Law Coalition 25 –67 National Alliance 21 - 0 National Wisdom Movement 19 –10 Patriotic Union of Kurdistan 18 –3 Decision Alliance 14 –9 Anbar Is Our Identity 6 New Gorran Movement 5 –4 New Generation 4 New Baghdad Alliance 4 Civilized Alliance 3 New Eradaa Movement 3 New Kirkuk Arab Coalition 3 +2 Nineveh Is Our Identity 3 New Turkmen Front of Kirkuk 3 +1 Tower and National Mass Coalition 3 New Ability Coalition for Change 2 Babylon Movement 2 Biariq al-Khayr 2 Coalition for Democracy and Justice 2 New Eabirun 2 Kurdistan Islamic Group 2 –1 Kurdistan Islamic Union 2 –2 Nati...

Web News BAGHDAD, Iraq - On Saturday, the people of Iraq voted for a new parliament. Saairun the Communist Party of Iraq headed by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stood head and shoulders above all parties by Winning 54 seats. His party has acquired 20 more seats in this election. The Fatah Coalition headed by Hadi al-Amiri came in second with 47 seats. New party. The Nasr coalition of the current Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is third with 42 seats New party. Dawa (Maliki) IDP–IO Alliance State of Law Coalition Headed By Nouri al-Maliki Won 25 Seats. In last polls, his party had acquired 92 seats in the election. Kurdistan Democratic Party headed By Nechervan Barzani has won 25 seats.   Iraqi National Accord party Al-Wataniya headed By Ayad Allawi Belongs to the Shia merchant family of Iraq has Won 21 Seats. Defectors from ISCI Most of Al-Muwatin National Wisdom Movement headed By Ammar a...

Web News BADSHAH KHAN, Afghanistan — Afghan government officials said on Friday , that Kohistan district located in Afghanistan’s northern province of Badakhshan has fallen to Taliban after several days of ferocious , consequential and consecutive fight . Sanaullah Rohani , the spokesperson , for the provincial Police Head told the media that seizure of district came after Afghan security forces failed to receive reinforcements in due course . Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesman, said at least 15 members of Afghan security forces had been killed and 14 wounded with three pickup trucks and a large number of weapons seized . Two Taliban militants were also killed .