Adel Abdul Mahdi
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
Middle East
December 7, 2019
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in…
Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting ‘not enough’
Middle East
December 1, 2019
Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting ‘not enough’
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi protesters set fire to the entrance of a shrine in the southern holy city of Najaf…
Tuktuk, newspaper of Iraq’s uprising, aspires to be vehicle for change
Middle East
November 20, 2019
Tuktuk, newspaper of Iraq’s uprising, aspires to be vehicle for change
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — “If you kill us all, who will you rule over?” says the latest issue of Tuktuk newspaper,…
Iraqi forces shoot dead 13 protesters in renewed crackdown
Middle East
November 6, 2019
Iraqi forces shoot dead 13 protesters in renewed crackdown
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 13 protesters in the past 24 hours, dispensing with weeks…
Iraqis pour into streets for biggest protest day since Saddam
Middle East
November 1, 2019
Iraqis pour into streets for biggest protest day since Saddam
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad on Friday demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite, in…
Excessive force used on protesters; 149 killed: Iraq inquiry
Middle East
October 23, 2019
Excessive force used on protesters; 149 killed: Iraq inquiry
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi government-appointed inquiry into week-long protests earlier this month has determined that security forces used excessive…
Iraq’s uprising an open crisis with no known path forward
Middle East
October 9, 2019
Iraq’s uprising an open crisis with no known path forward
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has been plunged into a new cycle of instability that potentially could be the most dangerous…
Iraqi police replacing army in volatile Baghdad neighborhood
Middle East
October 8, 2019
Iraqi police replacing army in volatile Baghdad neighborhood
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Monday ordered the police to replace the army in a heavily populated Shiite…
At least 18 killed in Iraq protests overnight, government issues new promises
Middle East
October 6, 2019
At least 18 killed in Iraq protests overnight, government issues new promises
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 18 people were killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and police in Baghdad overnight, according…
Iraqi PM demands parliamentary support to reshuffle cabinet after deadly unrest
Middle East
October 4, 2019
Iraqi PM demands parliamentary support to reshuffle cabinet after deadly unrest
CAIRO (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi called on lawmakers on Thursday to support him to reshuffle cabinet…