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New Iraq PM appeals to the masses but is rejected by protesters
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New Iraq PM appeals to the masses but is rejected by protesters

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – New Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi appealed to downtrodden Iraqis for their support on Saturday hours after…
Iran-backed bloc names Basra governor for post of Iraqi PM
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Iran-backed bloc names Basra governor for post of Iraqi PM

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iranian-backed bloc in Iraq’s parliament proposed Wednesday the governor of oil-rich southern Basra province as the…
Iraqis protest as deadline to name new PM looms
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Iraqis protest as deadline to name new PM looms

BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of protesters poured into the streets of Baghdad and Iraq’s southern provinces on Sunday, rejecting the…
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
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Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in…
Iraq parliament approves PM resignation, protesters mourn dead
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Iraq parliament approves PM resignation, protesters mourn dead

Iraq’s parliament approved the resignation of the embattled cabinet on Sunday, after two months of violent unrest that have left…
Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting ‘not enough’
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Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting ‘not enough’

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi protesters set fire to the entrance of a shrine in the southern holy city of Najaf…
Iraqis keep up anti-regime demos despite PM’s vow to quit
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Iraqis keep up anti-regime demos despite PM’s vow to quit

Iraqis kept up anti-government protests in Baghdad and the south on Saturday, unsatisfied with the premier’s vowed resignation and insisting…
Iraq PM says will resign after bloody protests
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Iraq PM says will resign after bloody protests

Iraq’s embattled premier announced Friday he would resign in keeping with the wishes of the country’s top cleric, as renewed…
At least 18 killed in Iraq protests overnight, government issues new promises
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At least 18 killed in Iraq protests overnight, government issues new promises

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 18 people were killed in clashes between anti-government protesters and police in Baghdad overnight, according…
Iraqi PM pledges reforms to calm angry protests
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Iraqi PM pledges reforms to calm angry protests

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi’s cabinet issued a series of reforms early Sunday after an “extraordinary” session overnight in…
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