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Mustafa Saadoun

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Iraq politics — Masoud Barzani (R), leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), welcomes Iraq's caretaker prime minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi in Arbil, the capital of the northern Iraqi Kurdish autonomous region, on Jan. 11, 2020. — SAFIN HAMED/AFP via Getty Images

President of Iraq Barham Salih on June 25, 2019, in London, England.

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Employees of Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) count ballots during regional parliamentary elections after the closing of a polling station in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, about 350 km (217 miles) north of Baghdad, September 21, 2013. Iraqi Kurds voted on Saturday for a new parliament that analysts said was poised to lead the oil-producing region further down the road to greater autonomy from Baghdad. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS BUSINESS) - RTX

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