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Iraq's Sadr warns MPs against rejecting new government
Feb 22, 2020 (AFP)
The Shiite cleric with a cult-like following in Iraq has thrown his weight behind the appointment of Allawi, despite the premier's rejection by a protest moveme...
As Iraqis rally against corruption, ministries up 'for sale'
Feb 21, 2020 (AFP)
These "sales and purchases", which insiders say have dogged Iraqi politics for years, are again a hot issue as prime minister-designate Mohammed Allawi seeks to...
All-women protest held in Iraq holy city
Feb 19, 2020 (AFP)
"No voice can muffle the voices of women," said one of the marchers, Saba, 22, reacting to a call from influential Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr against mixed-sex ...
Iraq PM-designate calls for confidence vote Monday
Feb 19, 2020 (AFP)
Nominated as a consensus candidate among Iraq's divided political parties, Allawi emphasised that his cabinet was not drawn from the political elite, a key dema...
Iraqis wanted to topple the system, but taboos fell instead
Feb 18, 2020 (AFP)
Since October, the country of 40 million has been rocked by a historically large grassroots movement with big goals: ending corruption, unaccountable sectarian ...
Rocket attack hits near US embassy in Iraq capital: militaries
Feb 16, 2020 (AFP)
"The Coalition confirms small rockets impacted the Iraqi base hosting (coalition) troops in the International Zone... No casualties," said coalition spokesman M...
Thousands of Iraq cleric's supporters hold counter-protests
Feb 14, 2020 (AFP)
"We are one tribe and our leader is Moqtada Sadr!" chanted a crowd of men on Friday in Tahrir Square, the main gathering place in Iraq's capital for rival anti-...
NATO to resume Iraq mission 'soon': commander
Feb 14, 2020 (AFP)
US General Tod Wolters said the 500-strong mission would restart its work after receiving assurances from the Iraqi government. The mission was put on hold on J...
Rocket hits Iraq base hosting US troops: military
Feb 13, 2020 (AFP)
It was the latest in a string of nearly 20 rocket attacks since late October on US troops stationed across the country as well as on the American embassy in Bag...
Hundreds of Iraqi women defy cleric to protest authorities
Feb 13, 2020 (AFP)
Some were veiled, others not, still more wrapped their faces in black-and-white checkered scarves. Most carried roses, Iraqi flags or signs defending their role...
NATO agrees to expand Iraq training mission
Feb 12, 2020 (AFP)
The plan is for NATO, which runs a 500-strong mission to train Iraqi forces, to take on some personnel and training activities now run by the US-led multination...
NATO Iraq plan could satisfy Trump: US official
Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)
NATO defence ministers will meet in Brussels this week to discuss a proposal to move some forces from the US-led coalition fighting the so-called Islamic State ...
Iraq cleric Sadr dissolves units accused of deadly protest attacks
Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)
It was the most recent about-face in a series of dizzying decisions in recent weeks for Sadr, who has a cult-like following of several million Iraqis. He initia...
Four months into their revolt, who are Iraq's protesters?
Feb 11, 2020 (AFP)
Who are they, and where is the movement headed? - An unprecedented movement - Everything started on October 1. Crowds gathered in the capital's usual protest sp...
Iraq PM-designate must form independent cabinet or face 'hell': cleric advisor
Feb 09, 2020 (AFP)
Premier-designate Mohammad Allawi has until March 2 to form a new cabinet, to be put to the protest-rocked country's parliament for a vote of confidence. Thousa...
In Iraq, protesters in last stand against a former ally
Feb 07, 2020 (AFP)
"We used to distribute food to their protest tents in the first days of the demonstrations -- and this is how they treat us?" said Mona, a medic and activist in...
Nearly 550 killed in Iraq protest violence: commission
Feb 07, 2020 (AFP)
Iraq's health ministry confirmed the first protester shot dead on October 1 but clammed up thereafter. The Commission has since repeatedly complained that autho...
Iraq protesters defiant as they bury 7 killed in overnight clash
Feb 07, 2020 (AFP)
Sadr -- a militiaman-turned-politician with a cult-like following -- had backed the rallies demanding the ouster of the entire political class when they erupted...
Top Iraq cleric condemns deadly attacks on protesters
Feb 07, 2020 (AFP)
Eight demonstrators were killed this week in attacks on protest camps by supporters of populist cleric Moqtada Sadr, including in the shrine city of Najaf -- ho...
Seven killed as rival protesters clash in Iraq's Najaf
Feb 05, 2020 (AFP)
It marked the bloodiest episode yet in the escalating tensions between Sadr, a militiaman-turned-politician with a cult-like following across Iraq, and decentra...
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