Tag: #Iraq
Iran condemns consulate attacks in Iraq’s Najaf
TEHRAN, Dec 2 (XINHUA/APP):Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned the attack on the Iranian consulate in the Iraqi city of Najaf. Iran’s ...Iraq protests shake up govt, but not oil that funds it
Baghdad, Dec 2 (AFP/APP): Iraq has been rocked by two months of anti-government protests that brought down premier Adel Abdel Mahdi on ...Iran closes western border crossing amid Iraq’s unrest
TEHRAN, Nov 29 (XINHUA/APP):Iran closed a western border crossing with Iraq amid the recent unrest in the Arab country, Tasnim news agency ...Iraq crackdown kills nearly 40 after Iran mission torched
Nasiriyah, Iraq, Nov 29 (AFP/APP): Iraq’s protest-hit cities saw one of their bloodiest days yet on Thursday as a government crackdown killed ...Iraq protesters killed in clashes: security sources
Nasiriyah, Iraq, Nov 28 (AFP/APP): At least eight Iraqi protesters were shot dead Thursday in clashes with security forces in the southern ...Iraq’s deadly unrest closes roads, schools across south
Karbala, Iraq, Nov 27 (AFP/APP): Iraqi anti-government protesters blocked roads in the country’s south with burning tyres on Wednesday, as schools and ...‘This is my sacrifice’: Thousands maimed in Iraq protests
Baghdad, Nov 20 (AFP/APP): A fractured spine, paralysed leg, hole in the back: Hamza took to the streets of Iraq’s capital to ...Washington silent as US-crafted regime under fire in Iraq
Baghdad, Nov 18 (AFP/APP): It posted tens of thousands of troops in Iraq, huddled with its leaders and helped craft its laws ...Tear gas grenades kill Iraq protesters
Baghdad, Nov 14 (AFP/APP): Four protesters were killed by tear gas canisters in Baghdad on Thursday as security forces try to snuff ...Iraq officials must ‘step up’ to enact reforms: UN envoy to AFP
Baghdad, Nov 14 (AFP/APP): Iraqi officials must ramp up their response to mass demonstrations demanding an overhaul of the political system, the ...