Baghdad

Iraqi officials: 2 protester dead amid ongoing clashes

10:09 am November 24, 2019

Baghdad: Iraqi security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters, killing two people in a third day of fierce clashes in central Baghdad, security and hospital officials said. Two protesters were struck with rubber bullets and died instantly and over 20 others were wounded in the fighting on Rasheed Street, […]

Iraq protesters lock down oil field, call strike

Iran developed ‘vast influence’ in Iraq, spy agency leaks say

7:17 pm November 18, 2019

Baghdad: Hundreds of leaked Iranian intelligence reports reveal the depth of Tehran’s influence in neighbouring, now protest-torn Iraq, The New York Times and The Intercept reported Monday. The US newspaper and the online news publication said they had verified around 700 pages of reports written mainly in 2014 and 2015 by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, […]

Iraqi police fire shots, tear gas at protesters; 23 killed

12:44 am October 26, 2019

Baghdad: Iraqi police fired live shots into the air as well as rubber bullets and dozens of tear gas canisters Friday to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters, sending young demonstrators running for cover and enveloping a main bridge in the capital Baghdad with thick white smoke. Twenty-three protesters were killed and dozens were injured, security […]

Iraqis stockpile food as they gear up for new demos

11:54 pm October 24, 2019

Baghdad : Scarred by a week of demonstrations, curfews and street closures, Iraqis flocked to supermarkets and petrol stations on Thursday to prepare for the following day’s anticipated protests. A wave of anti-government demonstrations swept Iraq earlier this month, with thousands taking to the streets against rampant corruption, mass unemployment and failing services. Authorities imposed […]

Baghdad curfew lifted but Iraq on alert for new protests

9:29 pm October 5, 2019

Baghdad: A curfew was lifted in Baghdad on Saturday following days of protests which have left nearly 100 dead, but tensions remained after firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr demanded the government quit. The largely spontaneous protests over chronic unemployment and poor public services that erupted in the capital on Tuesday have escalated into a broader movement […]