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Iraqi protesters shut down southern Nassiriya oilfield
Iraqi Protesters broke into Iraq’s southern Nassiriya oilfield on Saturday and forced employees to cut off electricity from its control…
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Iraqi president Barham Salih says ready to resign amid political row
Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday expressed his readiness to submit resignation to the parliament after he refused to appoint…
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Iraq passes electoral reforms but deadlock remains
Iraq parliament approved on Tuesday a new electoral law, a key demand of protesters to make elections fairer, but political…
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Protests continue in Iraq’s Baghdad amid tight security measures
Thousands of Iraqi protesters, some from central and southern Iraqi provinces, rallied on Tuesday in central Baghdad amid tight security…
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Iraq seeks arrest of Dhi Qar commander over deaths
Iraq highest judicial authority on Sunday issued an arrest warrant for the military commander of the southern Dhi Qar province…
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One protester killed, 12 wounded in ongoing Baghdad clashes
Iraqi security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters Saturday, killing one person, in a…
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Protesters block roads, bridges in Iraq’s Basra, announce general strike
Anti-government protesters blocked on Sunday several roads and bridges in Iraq’s Basra, a go-to tactic for the regime change movement…
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Baghdad police fire tear gas, live ammunition, kill two Iraqis: Officials
Iraqi security and medical officials say two protesters have been killed and at least 25 others wounded in ongoing confrontations…
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Rockets land near military base hosting US forces in Iraq, no casualties reported
Abarrage of 17 rockets landed near a military base hosting U.S. forces in northern Iraq on Friday but caused no…
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Twenty-three people killed as fresh protests engulf Iraq
At least 21 protesters were killed in Iraq on Friday when security forces used tear gas and an Iranian-backed militia…
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