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Since taking office in May, Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has been tackling a number of international and domestic challenges.
However, his main policy has been to reduce the stranglehold Iran-backed militias have had on large parts of the country’s security forces since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
But al-Kadhimi’s ability to succeed is being questioned.
On December 20, at least eight rockets struck Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone.
The arrest of a senior leader in Qais Khazali’s Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia for his involvement in the attack has opened up the possibility of a confrontation between the government and armed groups.
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The EU’s highest court upholds Belgian bans on kosher and halal slaughter practices.
December 28, 2020
The European Court of Justice (ecj) the European Union’s highest court upheld Belgium’s ban on slaughtering animals without first stunning them. This December 17 ruling upholds the prohibition on kosher and halal slaughter in Belgium in the name of “animal welfare” and clears a path for additional bans across Europe.
In 2019, two of Belgium’s three states banned the slaughter of animals without first stunning them, despite objections from Jewish and Muslim community leaders. Several groups filed a petition arguing that the bans illegally limit religious freedom. However the ecj’s decision on Thursday declared that these bans do not violate the EU’s principles on freedom of worship
Askari made public threats against the prime minister.
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An Iraqi demonstrator holds a flag of Kata’ib Hezbollah, in Baghdad, Iraq, December 31, 2019. (REUTERS)
BAGHDAD Iraq’s judiciary issued an arrest warrant for Abu Ali al-Askari, a senior leader of the Iraqi Kata’ib Hezbollah militia, on Sunday, hours after he made threats against Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. The judiciary moved to act against Askari in accordance with Iraq’s anti-terrorism law, amid news he could be outside Iraq.
The move is expected to escalate tensions with pro-Iranian militias.
Judicial authorities reportedly issued arrest warrants for two other leaders of Kata’ib Hezbollah, which has links to armed groups that launched rockets at diplomatic missions and military buildings in Baghdad and other governorates.
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