The Iraqi government announced that a military checkpoint in the province of Diyala in the country’s east was attacked by Daesh/ISIS, resulting in the deaths of five Iraqi soldiers and the injuries
MoreThe dissolution of Iraq’s Parliament and the holding of early elections were called for by Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday. In a televised speech, al-Sadr said, “There will be no
MoreAmid protests against the nomination of a new prime minister by groups close to Iran, Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday called on his supporters to leave the parliament building. In
MoreA call by the head of a rival group for dialogue was rejected by the movement of Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, amid rising tensions across the country. Amid protests by supporters
MorePolitical dialogue between the country’s political rivals in Erbil was called for by the head of northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), Nechirvan Barzani, on Sunday. Barzani said in a statement, “KRG
MoreOn Saturday, following the breaching of its building by supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr, the parliament speaker announced that Iraq’s parliament session was suspended. Mohammed al-Halbousi said the country is going through difficult
MoreWithin 72 hours, loyalists of firebrand Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pulled down the walls of the heavily fortified Green Zone, home to Iraq’s government buildings and foreign embassies, twice. Moreover, they stormed
MoreAccording to state media, an open sit-in protest started by supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr inside the parliament on Saturday after they breached the building in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone. Ibrahim
MoreOn 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
MoreIraqi 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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