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Iran says US strikes on Iraq show its 'support for terrorism'
Dec 30, 2019 (AFP)
The Pentagon said on Sunday that it targeted an Iran-linked militant group in western Iraq and eastern Syria in response to a barrage of rockets that killed a U...
US strikes on pro-Iran group in Iraq kill 25, sparking anger
Dec 30, 2019 (AFP)
The attacks on Sunday night saw US planes hit several bases belonging to the Hezbollah brigades, one of the most radical factions of Hashed al-Shaabi, a Tehran-...
US hits pro-Iran group with deadly strikes in Iraq, Syria
Dec 29, 2019 (AFP)
A few hours after the strikes, four rockets exploded near a base housing US troops close to Iraq's capital without wounding anyone, an Iraqi security official t...
Rocket fire kills US contractor in Iraq, raises fears of escalation
Dec 28, 2019 (AFP)
Washington recently promised "a decisive US response" to a growing number of unclaimed attacks on its interests in Iraq, which it blames on pro-Iran factions. U...
Treason or civic-minded? Iraqis split on president's threat to quit
Dec 27, 2019 (AFP)
Barham Saleh has resisted attempts by a pro-Iran coalition to put forward nominees for prime minister, including a resigned minister and a controversial governo...
Iraq rocket attack kills US contractor, wounds military personnel
Dec 27, 2019 (AFP)
Iraq president threatens to quit over PM pick as protests rage
Dec 26, 2019 (AFP)
Barham Saleh's announcement came as anti-government protesters blocked roads and bridges in Baghdad and the country's south after torching several buildings ove...
Iraqi protesters rally after night of arson attacks
Dec 25, 2019 (AFP)
The latest rallies in Baghdad and southern cities came after a night of unrest that saw protesters torch the regional headquarters of two pro-Iran militias in t...
Paralysis over choosing Iraq PM as protesters step up rallies
Dec 24, 2019 (AFP)
Once again the capital's iconic Tahrir Square began filling early in the day, as protesters voiced their opposition to names tipped for prime minister in a ruli...
Iraq protests resume as political paralysis deepens
Dec 23, 2019 (AFP)
Anti-government demonstrators burned tyres in major cities across the south, forcing the closure of schools and government buildings, AFP correspondents reporte...
Iraqis step up protests as deadline for new PM looms
Dec 22, 2019 (AFP)
Anti-government rallies have rocked Baghdad and the Shiite-majority south since October 1, with demonstrators calling for a complete overhaul of a regime they d...
Iraq deadline to appoint PM looms, protesters unyielding
Dec 19, 2019 (AFP)
Parliament was due to propose a candidate before midnight to replace premier Adel Abdel Mahdi, who quit in November as the death toll mounted in massive demonst...
Iraqi parties debate PM candidates, already rejected by the street
Dec 18, 2019 (AFP)
President Barham Saleh has until midnight Thursday to appoint a replacement for outgoing premier Adel Abdel Mahdi, who resigned after two months of unprecedente...
Iraqi lawmaker gets six years for corruption
Dec 17, 2019 (AFP)
Mahmud Mullah Talal was arrested in late November, just as he himself was trying to bring down the industry minister by exposing him for allegedly lining his ow...
No consensus yet on new Iraqi PM as deadline looms
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
Iraq's competing factions typically engage in drawn-out discussions before any official decision, but replacing outgoing premier Adel Abdel Mahdi has been furth...
Iraq warns against 'escalation' after strikes on US interests
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
Tehran wields growing influence in Iraq, particularly through armed factions. Since October 28, ten rocket attacks have targeted areas where US soldiers and dip...
Backer of Iraq anti-government protests killed in Baghdad
Dec 15, 2019 (AFP)
Mohammed al-Doujaili, 24, was shot in the back near the Tahrir Square protest hub on Saturday night, the police source said. Another man who was with him was wo...
Iraq protesters form 'mini-state' in Baghdad's Tahrir Square
Dec 13, 2019 (AFP)
"We've done more in two months than the state has done in 16 years," said Haydar Chaker, a construction worker from Babylon province, south of the capital. Ever...
Pompeo warns Iran of 'decisive response' if harm in Iraql
Dec 13, 2019 (AFP)
"We must... use this opportunity to remind Iran's leaders that any attacks by them, or their proxies of any identity, that harm Americans, our allies or our int...
Top Iraq cleric denounces killing, abduction of protesters
Dec 13, 2019 (AFP)
Around 460 people have been killed and 25,000 wounded, most of them protesters, since anti-government rallies erupted on October 1 in Baghdad and the Shiite-maj...
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