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Reactions to US drone strike that killed Iran's top military official

Flags, memes, fears and fury - the killing of the military chief is going to have reverberations for some time.

USA

Strike on Soleimani was carried out without approval from Congress

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the U.S. strike that killed the commander of Iran's Quds Force "risks provoking further dangerous escalation of violence."

Iran

Who was Qassem Soleimani, the icon of Iranian defiance?

Qassem Soleimani grew so close to Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, that Khamenei officiated the wedding of the general’s daughter.

Iran

US assassinates Iran's most powerful general in targeted airstrike

The targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, could draw forceful Iranian retaliation.

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Iraq

Trump sends more troops to Middle East after US Embassy stormed

The increase is in addition to 14,000 American soldiers sent into the region since May.

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Special Christmas delivery for US troops in Syria

Troops taking part in 'Holiday Express' transported stockings stuffed with gifts to five bases in the country's east. A military band also travelled by helicopter, playing Christmas carols as the troops received their presents.

Iraq

More than 20 people killed in attack on protesters in Baghdad

The attack came mere hours after the United States moved against three Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary leaders, slapping financial sanctions on them over deadly attacks against protesters.

Iraq

Iraq's PM says he will quit as deadly protests escalate

Iraq's PM says he will quit as deadly protests escalate

The Cube

#IraqiSodaChallenge highlights horrific protester injuries

A new hashtag is encouraging Twitter users to share pictures of themselves holding a can of soda to their head, highlighting the horrific injuries sustained by Iraqi protesters.

Iraq

Curfew imposed as Iraq protesters torch Iranian consulate

Protests in Iraq escalated overnight when the Iranian consulate was torched in the city of Najaf, prompting an urgent curfew

Iraq

Pence serves up turkey — and reassurance — in surprise Iraq visit

Pence, joined on the trip by his wife, Karen, greeted U.S. troops ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and served turkey to hundreds of them.

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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.

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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.

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Iraqi students take to the streets in anti-government protests

Southern Iraq students march as a procession of mock coffins is paraded in Baghdad's Tahrir Square.

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

Iraq

The Iraqi who threw shoes at George W Bush is back in the spotlight

Remember when US President George W Bush had shoes hurled at him during a press conference?

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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.

World

Protesters persevere on Iraq's mean streets

Protestors returned to the streets of Iraq over the weekend

Iraq

How Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi became the leader of the Islamic State

Born Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Al-Badr, Baghdadi rose to lead the brutal militant group in Iraq and Syria.

Iraq

Iraq protest death toll reaches 67 over weekend

The Iraqi government sent in the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) onto the streets of Baghdad.

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