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Three days after dismissal of al-Shatri, al-Zaidi takes over leadership of Iraqi intelligence service

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Sabah al-Numan, spokesman for the commander-in-chief of Iraq's armed forces, announced the change on Thursday. According to the announcement, Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi is now assuming the leadership of the National Intelligence Service.

Iraq's National Intelligence Service is the state's main civilian intelligence agency, and Iraqi governments have long been formed through negotiations among rival political blocs.

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