AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoKirkuk Dispute: The Kurdistan Regional Government’s board for areas outside the Region condemned “unconstitutional” remarks by Kirkuk’s Turkmen governor Mehmet Seman on Article 140, calling the constitutional roadmap the “clearest” way to resolve Kirkuk’s identity question and urging him to avoid inflammatory statements. Armed Groups & State Control: Iraq’s ruling coalition met and reaffirmed an end-September deadline for armed groups to hand over weapons, warning that anyone using Iraqi territory to launch attacks on neighbors will be treated as “outlaws” and prosecuted as criminals. Financial Crisis: Iraqi lawmakers are moving toward an emergency session next week as the Strait of Hormuz disruption squeezes oil revenue and threatens delays in public salaries. Sanctions Relief: The US Treasury removed counterterrorism sanctions on Iraq’s Fly Baghdad after the airline made operational changes, while sanctions on its owner remain. Regional Security: The UN warned ISIS remains a serious, adaptive threat, especially across Africa’s Sahel and Lake Chad Basin. Culture & Loss: Iraqi musician Abdul Razzaq Al-Azzawi died in Baghdad, while Kurdish artist Mozaffar Shafeie passed away in Turkey after cancer.
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