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Tarmiyah arrests ease sectarian tensions but motive still unclear

Oct 22, 2025
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The arrest of five suspects in connection with the assassination of Baghdad Provincial Council member and parliamentary candidate Safaa Al-Mashhadani, will likely quell the spectre of sectarian tensions during a highly charged election season. The named suspects are members of a Sunni unit affiliated with the Popular Mobilization Forces.

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