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Dozens of people protested in front of the Central Bank of Iraq in Baghdad and bank owners called for official action to stem a sharp increase in the dollar exchange rate Wednesday, after the ...
Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone that houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq's government early on Saturday, following reports that an ...
BAGHDAD (AP) — A U.S. drone strike blew up a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing a high-ranking commander of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah militia who is responsible for ...
He also thanked the Iraqi security forces for remaining impartial during the clashes. Following Sadr's speech, Hadi al-Amiri, leader of the pro-Iranian Hushd militia group, issued a statement calling for "dialogue." [2] There were also reports of protests throughout Iraq, including in the provinces of Basra, Dhi Qar, Maysan and Muthanna. [9]
The 2021 Baghdad clashes were a civil conflict between Iraqi protesters and Iraqi security forces following the 2021 Iraqi election. The protestors were supporters of Iran-backed militias and political parties. [1] The clashes left two dead and more than 125 injured.
A series of demonstrations, marches, sit-ins and civil disobedience took place in Iraq from 2019 until 2021. It started on 1 October 2019, a date which was set by civil activists on social media, spreading mainly over the central and southern provinces of Iraq, to protest corruption, high unemployment, political sectarianism, inefficient public services and foreign interventionism.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Repeated U.S. strikes on Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq are pushing the Baghdad government to end the mission of the U.S.-led coalition in the country, the prime minister's ...
On 1 January 2020, the protests flared up again as demonstrators started a fire on the roof of the reception area, reportedly prompting U.S. Marines to fire tear gas at the crowd, without any significant injuries to the protesters or guards. [29] Iraqi soldiers, federal police, and counterterrorism units lined up between the protesters and the ...