Posts Tagged: Iraq protests
Iraqi Authorities Reopen Baghdad Bridge Shut for Months by Protests
Iraqi authorities on Wednesday reopened one of Baghdad's major bridges, shut for months by anti-government protesters, in a sign of a lull in unrest that...
Iraqi Cleric Sadr Tells Followers to Clear Sit-Ins After PM Appointed
Populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged his followers on Sunday to help security forces clear roads blocked during months of sit-in protests, calling for a...
Violence Escalates In Iraq as Government Pushes to End Protests
Gunmen shot dead two protesters in Iraq's southern city of Nassiriya overnight and a Baghdad district became a battlefield on the third day of a...
Four Protesters, Two Policemen Killed as Iraq Unrest Resumes
Six Iraqis including two police officers were killed and scores were wounded in Baghdad and other cities on Monday in clashes with security forces, medical...
Dozens of Iraqi Protesters Wounded as Anti-Government Unrest Resumes
Two Iraqi police officers were killed and dozens of protesters were wounded in Baghdad and other cities on Monday in clashes with security forces, medical...
Amid US-Iran Tensions, Where Does Iraq Go From Here?
The Iraqi uprising erupted on October 1, 2019. Several months earlier, an Iraqi journalist published a scathing article under the headline, “Is Iraq Now a...
Iraq Passes Electoral Reforms but Deadlock Remains
Iraq's parliament approved on Tuesday a new electoral law, a key demand of protesters to make elections fairer, but political deadlock is still holding up...
Rocket Hits Iraqi Cleric’s Home Following Deadly Baghdad Attack
A rocket fired from a drone targeted the home of populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday, lawmakers from his Saeroon party said, following one...
Washington Blacklists Iran-Backed Iraqi Militia Leaders Over Protests
The United States on Friday blacklisted three Iran-backed Iraqi paramilitary leaders over their alleged role in killings of anti-government protesters in Iraq, the US Treasury Department...
Iraq’s Elite Rallies Around Iran-Backed Plan to Hang on to Power
Iraq's ruling parties appear to have rallied behind a strategy, blessed by Iran, to try to survive a mass anti-government uprising by containing protests on...
Iraqi Forces Shoot Three Dead in Southern City as Protests Flare: Police, Medics
Iraqi forces shot three anti-government protesters dead in the southern city of Nassiriya on Sunday, police and medics said, adding to scores killed in weeks...
Iraqi PM Concedes ‘Mistakes Made’ as Protesters Pushed Back in Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday that political parties had "made mistakes" in their running of the country, promising electoral reform and...
Iraqi Security Forces Break Up Protests in Battle of the Bridges
Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds into the air to disperse protesters in central Baghdad on Wednesday, killing one person, as the...
Iraqi Forces Shoot Dead 13 Protesters in Renewed Crackdown
Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 13 protesters in the past 24 hours, dispensing with weeks of relative restraint in favor of trying to...
