Iraq directs investigation into Erbil bombing 

An explosive device attached to the bottom of the car detonated. (File/AFP)
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Updated 09 October 2022
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Iraq directs investigation into Erbil bombing 

Iraq’s Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, directed on Saturday, an investigation into the bombing incidents on Iraqi territory.

One person was killed and four others were injured when a vehicle exploded in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil.

An explosive device attached to the bottom of the car detonated on Friday, killing the driver and injuring two women and two children who were in the vehicle.

Following the incident, Halbousi directed parliamentary security, defense and foreign relations committees to investigate all the bombing incidents in Iraqi territory in coordination with the federal government of the Kurdistan region.


Syria says impossible to move forward in talks without clear binding timeline for Israeli withdrawal

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Syria says impossible to move forward in talks without clear binding timeline for Israeli withdrawal

  • Israel’s defense ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the issue

A Syrian official said on Tuesday ​it would not be possible to move forward on “strategic files” in talks with Israel without ‌a clear, ‌binding ‌timeline ⁠for ​Israeli troops ‌to quit Syrian territory seized after Bashar Assad’s fall in December 2024.
The official, speaking ⁠to Reuters on ‌condition of ‍anonymity, said ‍the latest round ‍of US-brokered talks in Paris, held on Monday and Tuesday, ​concluded with a US initiative ⁠to suspend all Israeli military activities against Syria.
Israel’s defense ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the issue.