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Iraqi PM orders probe into bloody Basra protests
Middle East
September 5, 2018
Iraqi PM orders probe into bloody Basra protests
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into violent protests in the southern city of Basra…
Deadlocked Iraqi lawmakers put off next meeting until Sept. 15
Middle East
September 4, 2018
Deadlocked Iraqi lawmakers put off next meeting until Sept. 15
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi lawmakers who met this week for the first time since a May election and are still…
Protester killed in Basra during clashes with security forces
Middle East
September 4, 2018
Protester killed in Basra during clashes with security forces
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Hundreds of people gathered near a provincial government building in Iraq’s southern oil hub Basra on…
Israel signals it could attack Iranian weaponry in Iraq
Middle East
September 3, 2018
Israel signals it could attack Iranian weaponry in Iraq
(Reuters) – Israel signaled on Monday that it could attack suspected Iranian military assets in Iraq, as it has done…
Iraqi rival groups both announce parliamentary blocs to form new government
Middle East
September 3, 2018
Iraqi rival groups both announce parliamentary blocs to form new government
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Rival Iraqi political factions said on Sunday they had each formed alliances capable of forming a government…
Car bomb claimed by Islamic State kills 7 in western Iraq
Middle East
August 29, 2018
Car bomb claimed by Islamic State kills 7 in western Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Seven people were killed Wednesday in a suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group in…
Iraq official: Suicide bomber kills 6 at checkpoint in Anbar
Middle East
August 29, 2018
Iraq official: Suicide bomber kills 6 at checkpoint in Anbar
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi security official says a suicide bomber has targeted a security checkpoint in the western province…
Islamic State chief, in rare speech, urges followers to fight on
Middle East
August 23, 2018
Islamic State chief, in rare speech, urges followers to fight on
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in his first purported speech in nearly a year, has called…
Suicide attack kills six Sunni fighters in northern Iraq: police
Middle East
August 22, 2018
Suicide attack kills six Sunni fighters in northern Iraq: police
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide attack on a former Iraqi lawmaker’s house killed at least six tribal militiamen and…
Baghdad gun shops thrive after Iraqi rethink on arms control
Middle East
August 19, 2018
Baghdad gun shops thrive after Iraqi rethink on arms control
In the middle of Baghdad’s busy commercial neighborhood of Karrada, where most retail outlets sell home appliances, shoppers can…