Tasnim reports Iraq's parliament elected Naif al-Shammari as defence minister

Unverified · Baghdad, Iraq · 2026-10-15 18:10 UTC

Tasnim News reports that Iraq's parliament elected Naif al-Shammari as defence minister and Yasir al-Maliki as interior minister in an official vote in Baghdad. No other source in this event confirms or denies the report, and no official Iraqi confirmation is recorded.

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Unverified: 1 independent source.

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• Tasnim News (Telegram), 2026-10-15 18:10 UTC

First reported 2026-10-15 18:10 UTC; last updated 2026-10-15 19:02 UTC.

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