no comment Security forces open fire at protesters in Baghdad Protesters attempted to dismantle barricades preventing them from crossing the bridge leading to the heavily fortified Green Zone, where most government buildings and foreign embassies are based. 30/11/2019
no comment Iraqi security forces clash with anti-government protesters in Baghdad Protesters ran away as live ammunition, tear gas canisters and stun grenades were fired towards them. 10/11/2019
no comment Iraqi security forces break up protests in Battle of the Bridges Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds into the air to disperse protesters in central Baghdad on Wednesday (November 6) as the biggest wave of anti-government demonstrations in decades spread out across the capital. 06/11/2019
Iraq Iraq protests escalate Anti-government protests in Iraq continued over the weekend with medical sources claiming one person was killed and over 90 injured 03/11/2019
no comment Defying curfew and crackdown, thousands carry coffin of dead protester The crowd consisted mostly of young men, many draped in Iraqi flags. Surrounding streets brimmed with cars, taxis, motorcycles and tuk-tuks as more people made their way in. 30/10/2019
Iraq Five more killed as Iraqi forces shoot anti-government protestors Police and medical reports suggest the number of people killed in recent days during protests against corruption and unemployment is at least 81. 05/10/2019
Iraq Iraq goes to the polls Analysts say the election will shape attempts to heal the country’s deep divisions and could shift the regional balance of power. 11/05/2018
Iraq Male style icon's body found mutilated in Baghdad A male model has been found murdered in the streets of Baghdad. Karar Nushi, who was known for his flamboyant style and flowing blonde locks, was 03/07/2017
Iraq ISIL targets families as car bombs hit Baghdad So-called Islamic State says it was behind a car bomb attack outside a packed ice-cream parlour in Baghdad early on Tuesday that has reportedly left 30/05/2017
Iraq Meet the Baghdad man who turned his van into a mobile bookshop Ali al-Moussawi is a bookworm from Baghdad in Iraq who has turned his love of reading into a career. 19/04/2017
Iraq Iraq: deadly car bomb blast rocks Baghdad A car bomb has killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens more in Baghdad. 16/02/2017
Iraq Dozens killed and injured in Sadr City bombing A suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck in Sadr City, a heavily-populated and poor Shi'ite suburb of Baghdad. 15/02/2017
world news Car bomb in Sadr City brings internal Shi'ite tensions back to the boil Suicide car bomb kills and maims in Sadr City 15/02/2017
