Iraq protests
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
Middle East
December 13, 2019
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday condemned recent killings of anti-government protesters and urged full state…
Protesters hang gunman in Baghdad square: officials
Middle East
December 12, 2019
Protesters hang gunman in Baghdad square: officials
BAGHDAD (AP) — A gunman shot dead six people, including four protesters, on Thursday, provoking some anti-government demonstrators to disarm…
No Christmas tinsel in Iraq, in solidarity with protesters
Middle East
December 11, 2019
No Christmas tinsel in Iraq, in solidarity with protesters
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Christmas tree in the middle of a central Baghdad plaza occupied by anti-government protesters is bare,…
Iraqi families fear worst after protesters abducted
Middle East
December 11, 2019
Iraqi families fear worst after protesters abducted
“Last seen: Friday, 9:18pm.” About an hour after gunmen began attacking a protest encampment in Iraq’s capital at the weekend,…
Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed
Middle East
December 8, 2019
Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters wielding a blood-drenched flag returned to Baghdad’s central plaza on Saturday after a night of…
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
Middle East
December 7, 2019
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in…
Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence
Middle East
December 6, 2019
Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s highest Shia religious authority called on Friday for the formation of a new government within the…
Iran consulate in Iraq burns a 3rd time, amid premier talks
Middle East
December 4, 2019
Iran consulate in Iraq burns a 3rd time, amid premier talks
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters burned an Iranian consulate in southern Iraq for a third time on Tuesday, as the…
Fresh protests gather in Najaf amid talks over new premier
Middle East
December 3, 2019
Fresh protests gather in Najaf amid talks over new premier
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters have surrounded a key shrine in the southern city of Najaf on Tuesday amid concerns…
With prime minister out, Iraq in constitutional ‘black hole’
Middle East
December 2, 2019
With prime minister out, Iraq in constitutional ‘black hole’
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s parliament on Sunday formally accepted the prime minister’s resignation, but the path to replacing Adil Abdul…