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- Iraq protests intensify: 4 demonstrators killed, 100+ injured in fresh clashes with security forces in Baghdad (VIDEOS)
At least four protesters were killed and scores injured in clashes with security forces in the capital as demonstrations over government corruption and failure to provide better living conditions for Iraqis seriously escalated.Nov 9, 2019 17:24World News - 1 killed as rocket hits checkpoint ‘METERS’ from US embassy in BaghdadA rocket has struck a checkpoint inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, killing one Iraqi soldier and injuring another, Iraq's security forces have confirmed. It struck some 50 meters from the gates to the US Embassy, media reports say.Oct 30, 2019 20:04USA News
- Baghdad denies firing at protesters after GRAPHIC videos of shot Iraqi demonstrators go viralIraqi officials have insisted that government forces did not fire directly at protesters during a brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrations which has left at least 104 people dead and thousands more injured.Oct 6, 2019 17:13World News
- Saudi, Kurdish TV channels stormed by GUNMEN in Iraq’s Baghdad amid mass unrestMasked gunmen have ransacked the offices of multiple television stations in Baghdad, as the death toll following days of civil unrest continues to climb.Oct 5, 2019 20:20World News
- Gunshots, tear gas & water cannons: Clashes between protesters and police erupt in Baghdad, several people injured (VIDEO, PHOTOS)Several thousand Iraqis were protesting against unemployment and corruption in Baghdad. The rally turned chaotic as demonstrators tried to enter the government quarter, triggering a police response.Oct 1, 2019 16:09World News
- Why did US just drop 40 TONS of bombs on this Iraqi island if ISIS is ‘long defeated’?The promotional video of US jets carpet-bombing an “ISIS infested” island in Iraq comes amid tensions between Washington and Baghdad, and may have more to do with that than with the supposedly long-defeated terror group.Sep 12, 2019 01:22USA News
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