07

Oct

Death toll surpasses 100 in Iraqi protests

Iraq's government has denied that any of its security forces have fired directly at protesters during six days of violent demonstrations. At least 109 people have now been killed since…

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06

Oct

Escalation of violence in the streets of Iraq

The violent protests in the street of Iraq show no sign of abating as the number of dead or injured continues to rise - with one estimate suggesting 4,000 people…

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03

Oct

Protests in Iraq turn deadly and spread nationwide

The demonstrations have posed the first major challenge to Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi, who formed his government a year ago this month and who controversially blamed the violence on…

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22

Aug

UK and Iraq agree future defence relationship

The UK has cemented its commitment to continued military support to Iraq, after an agreement was signed in London today. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace met with his Iraqi counterpart, His…

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31

Jul

Reports that Israel attacked Iranian targets in Iraq

The London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat citing unnamed western diplomatic sources reported that Israel used F-35 stealth fighter jets on late Sunday night to attack “Iranian advisers” and a shipment of ballistic…

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28

Jun

Crowd storms Bahraini embassy in Baghdad

More than 200 demonstrators broke into the Bahraini embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and took down the nation's flag on Thursday night to protest a U.S.-led meeting in Bahrain…

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19

Jun

ExxonMobil and other oil firms targeted in rocket attack in Iraq

  A rocket landed at a residential and operations headquarters of several global major oil companies, including U.S. giant ExxonMobil, near Iraq's southern city of Basra early on Wednesday, wounding…

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16

May

Britain raises threat level in Iraq

Sky News is reporting that Britain has raised the threat level for UK forces and diplomats in Iraq because of what sources say is a heightened security risk from Iran.…

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15

May

Germany and the Netherlands suspend military training in Iraq

Germany and the Netherlands are  suspending military training operations in Iraq due to increasing regional tensions and an unspecified threat. The Germany Defence Ministry said it has no indications of its…

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15

May

Washington orders non-emergency government employees to leave Iraq

The U.S. State Department on Wednesday ordered the departure of “non-emergency government employees” from Iraq, the U.S. embassy in Baghdad said in a statement. Referring to the embassy and the…

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24

Jun

Iraq killes 45 IS jihadists

The Telegraph: Iraq said Saturday it had killed 45 jihadists from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil), including senior members, in an air strike in eastern Syria. Iraqi F-16 fighter jets carried out…

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13

Jun

Iraq: Moqtada Sadr announces political alliance with pro Iranian al-Ameri

France 24: Nationalist cleric Moqtada Sadr announced on Tuesday a surprise political alliance with pro-Iranian Hadi al-Ameri in a bid to lead Iraq over the next four years. The two blocs…

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07

Jun

18 dead in explosion in Sadr City (Baghdad)

At least 18 people are thought to have been killed and over 90 wounded after an explosion at Baghdad's Sadr City district mosque. (Euronews) While initial reports pointed to a terrorist attack…

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15

May

Iraq elections – Muqtada al-Sard’s coalition comes first

The release final results of Iraq's parliamentary vote indicate that Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr's Sairoon coalition (the Alliance of Revolutionaries for Reform) is leading in the polls. Coming in second…

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12

May

Iraqis vote since country declared victory over IS

Iraqis have voted in the first parliamentary election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group at the end of…

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