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Iraqi militiamen drop guns to dig graves for coronavirus victims
Middle East
June 5, 2020
Iraqi militiamen drop guns to dig graves for coronavirus victims
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) — Iraqi paramedic Sarmad Ibrahim cut his teeth treating fellow Shia Muslim militiamen in the war against…
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
Middle East
February 7, 2020
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s most powerful Shia cleric called for security forces to protect anti-government protesters in a Friday sermon,…
Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence
Middle East
December 6, 2019
Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s highest Shia religious authority called on Friday for the formation of a new government within the…
Iran consulate in Iraq burns a 3rd time, amid premier talks
Middle East
December 4, 2019
Iran consulate in Iraq burns a 3rd time, amid premier talks
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters burned an Iranian consulate in southern Iraq for a third time on Tuesday, as the…
Fresh protests gather in Najaf amid talks over new premier
Middle East
December 3, 2019
Fresh protests gather in Najaf amid talks over new premier
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters have surrounded a key shrine in the southern city of Najaf on Tuesday amid concerns…
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…
Iraq’s PM announces he’ll resign amid worsening crisis
Middle East
November 29, 2019
Iraq’s PM announces he’ll resign amid worsening crisis
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said Friday he would submit his resignation to parliament, a day after…
Iraqi forces kill 16 protesters after Iranian consulate torched
Middle East
November 28, 2019
Iraqi forces kill 16 protesters after Iranian consulate torched
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraqi security forces shot dead 16 protesters in the southern city of Nassiriya on Thursday, medical sources…
Iraqi protesters torch Iran consulate amid deadly protests
Middle East
November 28, 2019
Iraqi protesters torch Iran consulate amid deadly protests
Iraqi protesters torched the Iranian consulate in the holy city of Najaf on Wednesday in a dramatic escalation of anti-government…
Anti-government protests cripple major Iraqi port, oil field
Middle East
November 19, 2019
Anti-government protests cripple major Iraqi port, oil field
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government demonstrations in southern Iraq blocked roads leading to the country’s main port and an oil field…