Iraq protests
Iraq parliament approves PM resignation, protesters mourn dead
Middle East
December 1, 2019
Iraq parliament approves PM resignation, protesters mourn dead
Iraq’s parliament approved the resignation of the embattled cabinet on Sunday, after two months of violent unrest that have left…
Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting ‘not enough’
Middle East
December 1, 2019
Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting ‘not enough’
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi protesters set fire to the entrance of a shrine in the southern holy city of Najaf…
Iraqis keep up anti-regime demos despite PM’s vow to quit
Middle East
November 30, 2019
Iraqis keep up anti-regime demos despite PM’s vow to quit
Iraqis kept up anti-government protests in Baghdad and the south on Saturday, unsatisfied with the premier’s vowed resignation and insisting…
Iraq’s PM announces he’ll resign amid worsening crisis
Middle East
November 29, 2019
Iraq’s PM announces he’ll resign amid worsening crisis
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said Friday he would submit his resignation to parliament, a day after…
Death toll in Iraq rises to 45 protestors killed after Iranian consulate torched
Middle East
November 29, 2019
Death toll in Iraq rises to 45 protestors killed after Iranian consulate torched
BAGHDAD/NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) — Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 45 protesters on Thursday after demonstrators stormed and torched…
Death toll jumps to 27 protesters shot dead in 24 hours in Iraq
Middle East
November 28, 2019
Death toll jumps to 27 protesters shot dead in 24 hours in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Security forces in Iraq shot dead 27 anti-government protesters in a 24-hour period, amid spiraling violence in…
Iraqi forces kill 16 protesters after Iranian consulate torched
Middle East
November 28, 2019
Iraqi forces kill 16 protesters after Iranian consulate torched
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraqi security forces shot dead 16 protesters in the southern city of Nassiriya on Thursday, medical sources…
Iraqi protesters torch Iran consulate amid deadly protests
Middle East
November 28, 2019
Iraqi protesters torch Iran consulate amid deadly protests
Iraqi protesters torched the Iranian consulate in the holy city of Najaf on Wednesday in a dramatic escalation of anti-government…
Iraq protesters block roads to raise pressure for sweeping reform
Middle East
November 27, 2019
Iraq protesters block roads to raise pressure for sweeping reform
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Protesters blocked roads with burning tires in southern Iraq and clashed with police in Baghdad on Wednesday,…
Century ago and today, Baghdad street a front line in revolt
Middle East
November 27, 2019
Century ago and today, Baghdad street a front line in revolt
BAGHDAD (AP) — When discontented Iraqis sought independence from British occupation in 1920, Baghdad’s most prestigious new boulevard, Rasheed Street,…