Iraqi protests
Iraqi officials: 1 protester dead amid ongoing clashes
Middle East
November 23, 2019
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
Middle East
November 9, 2019
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
November 2, 2019
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
Middle East
October 27, 2019
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
World
February 3, 2013
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
World
January 27, 2013
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…