According to an international correspondent, a missile attack hit an area near the parliament building on Wednesday in the Green Zone in Baghdad. The attack comprising two missiles occurred in an area
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Ahead of a parliament session on Tuesday, the Iraqi government ordered the shutdown of several major roadways and bridges in the nation’s capital Baghdad. Before the meeting, followers of Muqtada al-Sadr took
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The ongoing power struggle between rival Shia factions turned into bloody street violence in Iraq. The deadly violence began in Baghdad’s streets right after the announcement of mercurial Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s
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18:00 – After protesters withdraw, clean-up begins in Baghdad As supporters of rival Shia groups withdrew from the Green Zone in Baghdad, protesters and municipality workers began clearing the high-security area late
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As supporters of influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the Republican Palace, where the government is seated, Iraq’s Joint Operations Command declared a curfew in the capital Baghdad on Monday. Amid a
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On Saturday, for the second time in a week, supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed the Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone as they were protesting the nomination of
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Iraqi protesters stormed Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on Wednesday to voice their opposition to Shia parties linked to Iran nominating a new prime minister. The state news agency said that protesters were
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Due to a new dust storm, Iraq announced that it temporarily suspended flights from Baghdad airport on Monday Authorities were forced to halt air traffic because of the weather conditions in the
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A fifth round of tension-easing talks between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia was hosted by Iraq, according to a statement by Iraq’s foreign ministry spokesperson. Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Al-Sahaf
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Assaults on Baghdad’s northern suburbs by rockets were repulsed by the Iraqi forces. As the Baghdad Operations Command reported on Wednesday, its officers “arrested three individuals after monitoring their activities on the
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