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Iraq crackdown kills 13 protesters after Iran mission torched
Iraqi security forces have cracked down on anti-government protesters in the strife-torn south, leaving 13 people dead in a bloody escalation hours after the torching of an Iranian consulate.
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Iraq crackdown kills 13 protesters after Iran mission torched
Iraqi security forces have cracked down on anti-government protesters in the strife-torn south, leaving 13 people dead in a bloody escalation hours after the torching of an Iranian consulate.
Renewed anti-govt protests in Iraq leave 42 dead
Renewed anti-government protests across Iraq leave more than 40 people dead through tear gas, live rounds and fires.
Fire in Iraqi jail kills 7
The local government of a Kurdish province in northern Iraq says seven inmates die of asphyxia in a fire started as part of a prison riot instigated to cover a foiled breakout attempt.
Iraq holds first nationwide election since IS defeat
Iraq began voting Saturday in its first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State (IS) group, with the country hoping to shore up a fragile peace and rebuild.
Iraq sentences 19 Russian women to life for joining IS
Iraq sentences 19 Russian women to life in prison for joining the Islamic State group, according a judicial source.
More than 300 sentenced to death in Iraq for IS links
Iraqi courts sentence to death a total of more than 300 people, including dozens of foreigners, for belonging to the Islamic State group, judicial sources say.
Iraq demands US backtrack on Jerusalem, summons ambassador
Iraq demands that the US government backtrack on a decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and summons the US ambassador in Baghdad to protest the decision.
Baghdad cranks up pressure on Kurds with flight ban
Iraq has suspended all international flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil, sending anxious foreigners rushing to the airport, as Baghdad cranked up the pressure on the Kurds over their independence referendum.
Pressure piled on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Baghdad have piled pressure on Iraq’s Kurds , demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the Iraqi central government to send troops to take control of vital oil fields held by Kurdish forces.