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US forces accounted for after reported rocket attack in Baghdad, official says
October 01, 2024 7:34 am
'All military personnel are accounted for and military forces were not targeted as had been reported,' a US defense official said.
Attacks on businesses linked to US brands rattle Baghdad as anger over the war in Gaza surges
June 07, 2024 2:42 pm
Though no one was seriously hurt, the recent attacks — apparently orchestrated by supporters of Iran-backed, anti-American militias in Iraq — reflect surging anger against the United States, Israel's top ally, over the war in Gaza.
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Quran burning plans
July 20, 2023 2:49 pm
Two major protests took place outside of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in the aftermath of that Quran burning, with protesters breaching the embassy grounds on one occasion.
Hundreds in Baghdad protest devaluation of Iraq's currency
January 25, 2023 5:03 pm
The dinar hit new lows last Friday, reaching about 1,670 to the dollar. The currency has lost nearly 7 per cent of its value since mid-November.
American aid worker is shot dead in Baghdad
November 08, 2022 9:28 am
The intelligence official said the American had been employed by Millennium Relief and Development Services, a US-based charity that says it was established in 1998 to provide long-term development assistance to the poor in more than 40 countries.
Iran urges Saudi Arabia to show goodwill in talks to revive ties
September 12, 2022 1:38 pm
Last month, Tehran said a delayed sixth round of talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran in Baghdad would take place. In May, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said there had been some progress in the Iraq-mediated talks with Iran but "not enough."
Reveling in the joys of books, and reading, at a Baghdad book fair
December 19, 2021 12:35 pm
Inside is the Baghdad International Book Fair. It’s not even the bigger book fair of the same name that the Iraqi government has sponsored for decades. But it’s a book fair nonetheless.
Iraqi PM survives assassination attempt, ramping up tensions
November 07, 2021 8:39 pm
The statement released by state-run media said the failed assassination attempt was with “an explosives-laden drone that tried to target his residence in the Green Zone.”
1 killed, scores injured in rally over Iraq election results
November 06, 2021 10:42 am
The protesters reject the results of last month's parliamentary elections that saw the pro-Iran militias as the biggest losers.
Drones target northern Iraqi airport after two month lull
September 12, 2021 8:32 am
Kurdistan's Counter-Terrorism Service said at least two drones carrying explosives targeted the airport in a statement. It said the attack did not lead to any casualties.
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Iraq protests: Baghdad blocked as unrest escalates, five more killed
November 05, 2019 11:29 am
Tens of thousands of Iraqis have been demonstrating in central Baghdad and across mostly Shiite southern Iraq since October 25, calling for the overthrow of the government and sweeping political change.
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