News: Iraq

We have started to collect the most important news related to Iraq in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Iraq – overview

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• December 30th 2020 – October 29th 2019
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• June 10th 2018 – July 10th 2017
• July 9th 2017 – March 6th 2017
• March 5th 2017 – November 17th 2016
• November 17th 2016 – October 18th 2016
• October 17th 2016 – July 1st 2016
• June 29th 2016 – April 4th 2016
• April 4th 2016 – December 18th 2015
• December 16th 2015 – September 8th 2015
• September 8th 2015 – May 31st 2015
• May 28th 2015 – March 14th 2015
• March 13th 2015 – January 5th 2015
• January 5th 2015 – October 20th 2014
• October 19th 2014 – September 17th 2014
• September 16th 2014 – August 18th 2014
• August 18th 2014 – July 29th 2014
• July 28th 2014 – June 26th 2014
• June 26th 2014 – June 13th 2014
• June 13th 2014 – February 4th 2014
• February 4th 2014 – October 29th 2013
• October 29th 2013 – July 11th 2013
• July 8th 2013 – April 11th 2013
• April 10th 2013 – January 4th 2013
• January 3rd 2013 – July 21st 2012
• July 21st 2012 – January 24th 2012
• January 24th 2012 – November 11th 2011
• November 6th 2011 – May 24th 2011
• May 22nd 2011 – January 14th 2011
• January 13th 2011 – October 27th 2010
• October 26th 2010 – August 29th 2010
• August 28th 2010 – June 20th 2010
• June 19th 2010 – March 27th 2010
• March 26th 2010 – January 25th 2010
• January 25th 2010 – November 23rd 2009
• November 23rd 2009 – September 11th 2009
• September 10th 2009 – July 22nd 2009
• July 21st 2009 – May 12th 2009
• May 12th 2009 – March 26th 2009
• March 25th 2009 – January 27th 2009
• January 26th 2009 – December 1st 2008
• December 1st 2008 – October 13th 2008
• October 12th 2008 – August 20th 2008
• August 20th 2008 – July 6th 2008
• July 6th 2008 – May 14th 2008
• May 14th 2008 – March 30th 2008
• March 30th 2008 – February 28th 2008
• February 28th 2008 – January 11th 2008
• January 11th 2008 – December 1st 2007
• December 1st 2007 – October 20th 2007
• October 20th 2007 – September 19th 2007
• September 18th 2007 – August 26th 2007
• August 26th 2007 – July 22nd 2007
• July 21st 2007 – June 13th 2007
• June 11th 2007 – May 9th 2007
• May 8th 2007 – April 11th 2007
• April 11th 2007 – March 15th 2007
• March 14th 2007 – February 15th 2007
• February 14th 2007 – January 22nd 2007
• January 22nd 2007 – December 31st 2006
• December 30th 2006 – December 5th 2006
• December 5th 2006 – November 14th 2006
• November 14th 2006 – October 16th 2006
• October 15th 2006 – September 11th 2006
• September 11th 2006 – July 28th 2006
• July 27th 2006 – June 21st 2006
• June 21st 2006 – May 30th 2006
• May 30th 2006 – April 21st 2006
• April 21st 2006 – March 23rd 2006
• March 23rd 2006 – February 17th 2006
• February 16th 2006 – January 8th 2006
• January 8th 2006 – December 12th 2005
• December 11th 2005 – November 18th 2005
• November 17th 2005 – November 11th 2005

Iraq: news

Iraqi interpreters 'stalked by death squads' for helping the British

Wednesday, December 30th 2020, 2:09
related countries: United Kingdom

Ali and Ahmed helped British forces but now they live in fear of being killed by death squads.
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Iraqi interpreters 'stalked by death squads' for helping the British

Wednesday, December 30th 2020, 0:18
related countries: United Kingdom

Ali and Ahmed helped British forces but now they live in fear of being killed by death squads.
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UN criticises Trump's pardons for Blackwater guards jailed over Iraq killings

Wednesday, December 23rd 2020, 17:59
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad, Blackwater, Trump

Four American contractors were jailed over the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007.
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Iraq anti-government activist 'killed by gunmen in Baghdad'

Wednesday, December 16th 2020, 11:05

Salah al-Iraqi played a prominent role in anti-government protests in Iraq's capital.
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How Saddam Hussein tried to break into the film business

Saturday, December 12th 2020, 0:18

Oliver Reed travelled to Iraq in the 1980s when Saddam Hussein tried to join the movie business.
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IS tried to build pulse jet-powered drones - report

Tuesday, December 8th 2020, 18:50

A conflict monitor says an engine, akin to those used in V-1 flying bombs, was found in Iraq in 2017.
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Yazidis appoint new spiritual leader in Iraq - in pictures

Wednesday, November 18th 2020, 23:27

The religious minority group suffered harsh persecution under Islamic State (IS) group control.
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Trump 'to order further troop withdrawal' from Afghanistan and Iraq

Monday, November 16th 2020, 23:20
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq will be reduced to about 2,500 in each country, US media report.
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Iraq civilians killed in rocket attack near Baghdad airport

Monday, September 28th 2020, 19:20
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

Five women and children die when a rocket hits a house near the airport, which includes a US base.
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UK sends US evidence on Islamic State 'Beatles'

Wednesday, September 23rd 2020, 0:38
related countries: Syria, United Kingdom, United States
related places: Western

Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are accused of killing Western hostages in Iraq and Syria.
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US to withdraw 2,200 troops from Iraq by end of September

Wednesday, September 9th 2020, 15:34
related countries: United States

The remaining 3,000 personnel will continue to assist Iraqi forces combating the remnants of IS.
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Turkey detains top Islamic State commander in raid

Tuesday, September 1st 2020, 10:46
related countries: Syria

The suspect had received orders from Syria and Iraq to carry out an attack, the government says.
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Iraqi activist killing: Why are so many being targeted?

Saturday, August 22nd 2020, 10:38

Riham Yaqoob was the face of many local anti-government protests, why are activists being targeted?
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Female Iraqi activist killed in Basra as gunmen target protesters

Thursday, August 20th 2020, 10:06

The killing of Riham Yaqoob was the third such attack on local anti-government protesters in a week.
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Islamic State in Iraq: 'How I survived an IS massacre'

Sunday, August 9th 2020, 23:30

Iraqi soldier Ali Hussein Kadhim recollects his miraculous escape from the massacre that killed hundreds of other cadets.
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US election 2020: The war hero who could be Biden's running mate

Saturday, August 1st 2020, 0:47
related countries: Thailand, United States
related places: Congress

Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran and the first Thai-American woman elected to Congress.
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Iraq War: 'I am here today because another man died'

Sunday, July 26th 2020, 23:06

A photographer's decision to capture an image during the Iraq War changed not only his life - but the lives of the marines with him.
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Coronavirus: 'I killed my mother with my own hands'

Sunday, July 26th 2020, 11:00

Covid-19 is the latest enemy faced by families in Iraq, and it's overrunning its hospitals and cemeteries.
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Hisham al-Hashimi: Leading Iraqi security expert shot dead in Baghdad

Tuesday, July 7th 2020, 11:41
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

The US and UN condemn the murder of Hisham al-Hashimi, who advised the government on armed groups.
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Facebook bans 'loot-to-order' antiquities trade

Tuesday, June 23rd 2020, 13:31
related countries: Syria

The move follows a BBC investigation into items looted in Syria and Iraq being sold on Facebook.
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IS militants step up attacks on Iraqi security forces

Tuesday, May 5th 2020, 13:05

Analysts say IS is exploiting the coronavirus pandemic, which is occupying authorities' attention.
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Genocide trial: IS suspect in court in Germany

Friday, April 24th 2020, 10:17
related countries: Germany

A 37-year-old man is accused of murdering a five-year-old girl in Iraq in 2015.
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French Christian charity workers kidnapped in Iraq are freed

Friday, March 27th 2020, 4:35
related countries: France
related places: Baghdad

The three French nationals and an Iraqi were abducted in Baghdad in January.
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Iraq base attack: Coalition and Iraqi troops hurt as Taji targeted again

Saturday, March 14th 2020, 15:40
related countries: United States

The attack comes a day after US air strikes in retaliation for a previous attack on the base.
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Iraq base attack: US in retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed fighters

Friday, March 13th 2020, 16:15
related countries: Iran, United Kingdom, United States

The US says members of the militia killed American and British soldiers in a rocket attack in Iraq.
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UK soldier killed in Iraq was 'larger than life'

Thursday, March 12th 2020, 18:41
related countries: United Kingdom

Brodie Gillon, killed on a military base, was "destined for great things", her commanding officer says.
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Iraq base attack: Coalition denies strike on Iran-backed fighters in Syria

Thursday, March 12th 2020, 18:16
related countries: United Kingdom

The militias were struck in Syria after UK and US troops were killed by rockets at an Iraqi base.
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UK soldier and two Americans killed in rocket attack in Iraq

Thursday, March 12th 2020, 5:17
related countries: United Kingdom, United States
related places: Baghdad

More than a dozen rockets hit a base near Baghdad, killing two Americans and one British soldier.
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Sharp rise in brain injuries from Iran raid on US base

Tuesday, February 11th 2020, 12:59
related countries: Iran, United States

President Trump initially said no US troops were injured in the Iranian attack on US bases in Iraq.
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Rockets hit US embassy in Baghdad amid protests

Monday, January 27th 2020, 1:57
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

There are reports that three people were injured when rockets hit the embassy in the Iraqi capital.
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Iraqi security forces raid Baghdad protest site

Saturday, January 25th 2020, 13:11
related places: Baghdad

They used live ammunition and tear gas against anti-government protesters in the city, witnesses say.
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French Christian charity says four employees missing in Baghdad

Friday, January 24th 2020, 22:42
related countries: France
related places: Baghdad

SOS Chrétiens d’Orient says three French nationals and one Iraqi have been missing since Monday.
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Huge rally as Iraqis demand US troops pull out

Friday, January 24th 2020, 17:31
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called for a million people to join the march in Baghdad.
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Trump: Iran 'standing down' after missile strikes

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 0:16
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: Trump

The US president said no Americans were harmed after Iran targeted bases housing US forces in Iraq.
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Trump: 'Iran appears to be standing down'

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 17:10
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: White House

President Trump gives a statement at the White House after Iran fired missiles at US troops in Iraq.
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Trump statement following Iranian strikes

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 15:43
related countries: Iran, United States

The US president responds to Iranian missile attacks that targeted air bases housing US forces in Iraq.
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Iran targets US troops with missile strikes

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 12:37
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: Friday

The strikes on two bases in Iraq were retaliation for the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani.
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Iran attack: Oil prices rise after Iraq missile attacks

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 5:39
related countries: Iran

Iran said the attacks were in retaliation for the death of the country's top commander Qasem Soleimani.
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Iranian TV 'shows missile attack on US troops at Iraq airbase'

Wednesday, January 8th 2020, 1:03
related countries: Iran, United States

At least two airbases housing US troops in Iraq are hit by more than a dozen ballistic missiles.
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Iran Soleimani killing: US denies Iraq pullout amid letter confusion

Tuesday, January 7th 2020, 11:03
related countries: United States

The letter from a key US military chief in Baghdad had suggested its forces were leaving.
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Bowen: Soleimani's death will have 'consequences'

Monday, January 6th 2020, 18:49
related places: Baghdad

Jeremy Bowen describes Baghdad's scene as Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis are mourned.
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Trump threatens Iraq with sanctions if US troops are expelled

Monday, January 6th 2020, 8:14
related countries: United States

The US president warns Iraq of sanctions "like they've never seen before" if US troops are expelled.
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Qasem Soleimani: Iraqi MPs back call to expel US troops

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 18:22
related countries: Iran, United States

The resolution calls for foreign troops to leave the country after the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
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Qasem Soleimani: Blasts hit Baghdad area as Iraqis mourn Iranian general

Sunday, January 5th 2020, 0:23
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: Baghdad

The Green Zone comes under fire after a funeral procession for an Iranian general killed by the US.
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Qasem Soleimani: Thousands mourn assassinated Iranian general

Saturday, January 4th 2020, 17:44
related countries: Iran
related places: Baghdad

The funeral procession for Qasem Soleimani, killed in a US air strike, passes through Iraqi cities.
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Qasem Soleimani: Strike was to 'stop war', says Trump

Saturday, January 4th 2020, 6:47
related places: Baghdad

Iran's top military commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a strike at Baghdad airport on Friday.
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Qasem Soleimani: Iran vows 'severe revenge' for top general's death

Friday, January 3rd 2020, 20:39
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: Baghdad, Tehran

Tehran says the US attack on Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad was an "act of international terrorism".
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Qasem Soleimani: US kills top Iranian general in Baghdad air strike

Friday, January 3rd 2020, 14:11

The killing of Qasem Soleimani marks a major escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran.
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The UK charity bringing life back to Iraq's landmine hotspots

Thursday, January 2nd 2020, 0:01
related countries: United Kingdom

A UK-based charity is working to clear Iraqi villages of landmines so that residents can return.
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US embassy attack: Protesters withdraw after standoff in Iraq

Wednesday, January 1st 2020, 17:25
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

Protesters have left the US embassy compound in Baghdad, but the situation remains tense.
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US embassy attack: Trump threatens Iran over violent protest in Iraq

Wednesday, January 1st 2020, 11:52
related countries: Iran, United States

President Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader trade barbs after protesters attack the Baghdad embassy.
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US Baghdad embassy attacked by protesters angry at air strikes

Tuesday, December 31st 2019, 21:55
related countries: United States
related places: America

President Trump blames Iran for the attack, threatening that "they will pay a very big price".
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Baghdad protesters target US embassy

Tuesday, December 31st 2019, 10:57
related countries: United States

Demonstrators angered by recent US air strikes have reportedly broken into the embassy compound.
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Kataib Hezbollah: Iraq condemns US attacks on Iran-backed militia

Monday, December 30th 2019, 20:37
related countries: Iran, United States

Iraqi PM Adel Abdel Mahdi says the strikes have violated his country's sovereignty.
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US attacks Iran-backed militia bases in Iraq and Syria

Monday, December 30th 2019, 10:34
related countries: Syria, United States

The strikes, which reportedly killed 25 fighters, were in retaliation for an attack on an Iraqi base.
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Iraq ends year in political turmoil

Friday, December 27th 2019, 0:33

A political crisis is roiling Iraq, as protesters remain on the streets despite a rising death toll.
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Isis in Iraq: Militants 'getting stronger again'

Monday, December 23rd 2019, 0:16

The jihadists are managing to regroup - should the West be worried?
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Moqtada al-Sadr: The firebrand cleric who could calm Iraq

Friday, December 20th 2019, 0:32

Radical, firebrand, maverick, mercurial - but Moqtada al-Sadr could hold the key to calm in Iraq.
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Women rise up on Baghdad's walls

Sunday, December 15th 2019, 0:01
related places: Baghdad

Murals across the Iraqi capital show how women are taking a rare prominent role in protests.
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Iraq protests: Gunmen kill at least 20 people in Baghdad

Saturday, December 7th 2019, 12:04
related places: Baghdad

The country is in the midst of fierce protests fuelled by anger over corruption and unemployment.
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What's behind the wave of Middle East protests?

Thursday, December 5th 2019, 1:18
related countries: Lebanon

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen asks why people have been taking to the streets in Lebanon, Iran and Iraq.
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Iraq unrest: PM Abdul Mahdi to resign after bloodiest day in protests

Friday, November 29th 2019, 18:15

Adel Abdul Mahdi's move follows criticism from the country's top Shia Muslim cleric.
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Iraq unrest: Nearly 40 killed in fresh wave of protests

Thursday, November 28th 2019, 22:10
related places: Baghdad

Troops fire live rounds in Nasiriya, Baghdad and Najaf on one of the bloodiest days of unrest so far.
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Iraq protests: Tear gas canisters 'aimed at protesters'

Monday, November 25th 2019, 0:02

Activists say military-grade cans are being fatally shot at people in anti-government protests in Iraq.
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Iraq protests: Security forces open fire on protesters

Sunday, November 24th 2019, 11:46

At least five people have been killed in southern Iraq as anti-government protests continue.
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Iraq protests: 'We are running a marathon for peace'

Saturday, November 23rd 2019, 22:22
related places: Baghdad

A group of young people in Baghdad found a different way to protest against the government.
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Iraq demonstrations: The building taken over by protesters

Tuesday, November 5th 2019, 20:49
related places: Baghdad

BBC Arabic reports on the story behind an abandoned high-rise taken over by protesters in Baghdad.
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IS conflict: Dutch air strike killed about 70 people in Iraq in 2015

Monday, November 4th 2019, 16:56
related countries: Netherlands

The strike on the town of Hawija left both civilians and IS militants dead, a Dutch minister says.
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Iraq unrest: Protesters attack Iranian consulate in Karbala

Monday, November 4th 2019, 13:29
related countries: Iran
related places: Karbala

They demanded Iran stop interfering in Iraq's internal affairs and climbed the consulate's walls in Karbala.
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Iraq protests: Capital Baghdad blocked as unrest escalates

Sunday, November 3rd 2019, 19:42

Demonstrators are demanding more jobs, an end to corruption, and better services.
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Iraq protests: PM Adel Abdul Mahdi 'will resign if replacement is found'

Thursday, October 31st 2019, 18:23
related places: Baghdad

Adel Abdul Mahdi has struggled to meet the demands of protesters in Baghdad and elsewhere.
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Iraq protests: Upsurge in violence despite Baghdad curfew

Wednesday, October 30th 2019, 0:06
related places: Baghdad, Karbala'

Anti-government protests enter a fifth day, with bloodshed reported in the holy city of Karbala.
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Iraq anti-government protesters defy curfew

Tuesday, October 29th 2019, 17:04
related places: Baghdad, Karbala'

Authorities declared a night-time curfew in Karbala and the capital, Baghdad.
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