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Iraqi officials: 1 protester dead amid ongoing clashes
Middle East

Iraqi officials: 1 protester dead amid ongoing clashes

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters Saturday, killing one…
Iraqi PM concedes ‘mistakes made’ as protesters pushed back in Baghdad
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Iraqi PM concedes ‘mistakes made’ as protesters pushed back in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday that political parties had “made mistakes” in their…
Iraqi protesters and security forces clash, keep Umm Qasr port closed
Middle East

Iraqi protesters and security forces clash, keep Umm Qasr port closed

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters were blocking all roads leading to Iraq’s main Gulf port Umm Qasr on…
Sit-in ups pressure on Iraq govt amid relentless protests
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Sit-in ups pressure on Iraq govt amid relentless protests

The Iraqi government faced more pressure late Saturday from a surprise sit-in by lawmakers linked to populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr…
Iraq says 3,000 inmates freed amid demos
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Iraq says 3,000 inmates freed amid demos

A top Iraqi minister said Sunday that the authorities had released 3,000 prisoners over the past month in a bid…
Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops
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Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops

Thousands of mourners rallied Saturday at funerals for Sunni Muslims shot by troops in demonstrations against Iraq's Shia Prime Minister…
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