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This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2023 shows a member of Iraqi security forces voting ahead of the provincial elections in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi security personnel cast their votes on Saturday in 15 of the country's 18 provinces ahead of the provincial elections slated for Monday following a 10-year hiatus. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

BAGHDAD, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security personnel cast their votes on Saturday in 15 of the country's 18 provinces ahead of the provincial elections slated for Monday following a 10-year hiatus.

The voting began after 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) when soldiers and policemen lined up to cast their ballots at polling centers in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and several other cities in the 15 provinces of the country, excluding the three provinces of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

According to figures from Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission, more than 1 million voters from the security personnel are expected to cast ballots in 565 polling centers in the 15 provinces.

The last provincial elections in Iraq were held in April 2013.

Members of the Iraqi security forces line up to cast their votes ahead of the provincial elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 16, 2023. Iraqi security personnel cast their votes on Saturday in 15 of the country's 18 provinces ahead of the provincial elections slated for Monday following a 10-year hiatus. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2023 shows a member of Iraqi security forces voting ahead of the provincial elections in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi security personnel cast their votes on Saturday in 15 of the country's 18 provinces ahead of the provincial elections slated for Monday following a 10-year hiatus. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

An Iraqi security officer shows his inked finger after casting his vote ahead of the provincial elections in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 16, 2023. Iraqi security personnel cast their votes on Saturday in 15 of the country's 18 provinces ahead of the provincial elections slated for Monday following a 10-year hiatus. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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US condemns attack on its embassy in Iraq - Anadolu Agency | English

Gen Michael Kurilla, head of the US military's Central Command, visited Iraq and Syria this week to discuss the increase in Iran-backed attacks on American forces in the two countries.

Since October 17, Iran-backed militias have either claimed or been blamed for at least 98 attacks on US forces stationed in Iraq and Syria. Of these, 46 were in Iraq and 52 in Syria, a US defence official told The National.

While in Iraq, Gen Kurilla met Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani and top Iraqi officials.

The leaders discussed current regional and local security concerns with a particular emphasis on the attacks against US forces, Centcom said in a statement.

Gen Kurilla travelled to Baghdad, Al Assad Air Base and Erbil Airfield, where he visited with coalition leaders for an operational update.

In Syria, Gen Kurilla travelled to several bases to meet key partners in the defeat ISIS mission.

These visits provide valuable insights you cannot get without travelling to the region and seeing it first-hand. I came away with a great sense of pride in the professionalism, dedication, and competence of our incredible servicemembers deployed in harms way, Gen Kurilla said.

Updated: December 15, 2023, 7:36 PM

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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Crescent Petroleum plans to invest up to $1 billion in Iraq as part of a deal it struck with the Iraqi government in early 2023.

According to the CEO of Crescent Petroleum, Majid Jafar, the investments are in concession areas in the northeastern governorate of Diayla and the southern oil metropolis of Basra.

Crescent Petroleum has conducted an initial assessment of the gas reserves in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and has determined that these reserves are around 80 trillion cubic feet, according to Jafars statement cited by the Aliqtisad News.

Jafar explained that in addition to large quantities of crude oil, Crescent Petroleums goal is to create 750 million cubic feet of gas per day in Basra and Diyala.

Although we may increase our initial investment by several times over the course of the 20-year contract, we still intend to invest close to $1 billion, Crescent Petroleums official stated.

Crescent Petroleum and Iraq concluded a 20-year agreement in February 2023 to develop four oil and gas projects in Basra and Diyala.

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Crescent Petroleum prepares a $1 billion investment in Iraq - Iraqi News

BAGHDAD, Nov 30 (Reuters) - At least 10 people were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack with roadside bombs and gunfire on a vehicle and rescuers in Iraqs eastern Diyala province on Thursday evening, two security sources said.

The sources said the attack near the town of Amraniyah targeted relatives of a local MP and began with the detonation of two roadside bombs that destroyed a vehicle in which several people were travelling. Locals who arrived to the scene to help were then targeted with sniper fire, the sources said.

They did not elaborate further on possible motives for the attack.

Security forces announced the imposition of a curfew in the area and the search was ongoing to detain those responsible on Thursday night.

Reporting by Timour Azhari; Editing by Franklin Paul

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