AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoIraq-Syria Ties: Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi met President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, the first Iraqi premier’s visit since Bashar al-Assad’s fall. Talks covered security, trade and plans to route up to 2 million barrels of Iraqi oil through Syria’s Baniyas pipeline; technical details and a timeline remain unclear. Anti-Corruption Drive: An Iraqi court sentenced Sunni politician Muthanna al-Samarrai to six years and lawmaker Ziad al-Janabi to five over oil-contract corruption. A former oil-products official received an eight-year term. Sinjar Security: Baghdad says the YBS Yazidi force is joining Iraq’s security services, bringing positions under federal control. The KRG has challenged Baghdad’s unilateral handling of the deal, while local officials warn return guarantees remain unresolved. ISIS Cases: Iraq sentenced three more French nationals to life in prison for ISIS affiliation, days after handing life terms to six other French suspects. The detainees were among those transferred from Syria.
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