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At least 64 wounded after Iraqi security forces fire tear gas, rubber bullets in protest marking 2019 anniversary of unrest
Security forces fire tear gas during a demonstration as they gather to mark the third anniversary of the anti-government protests in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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Clashes in Iraq’s Basra kill four as crisis flares in oil-rich south
Mourners carry the coffins of fighters from Sadr's Peace Brigades, who were killed during clashes among rival Shiite Muslim militants in Basra, Iraq September 1, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Aty NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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Explosive detonates in Baghdad, targets Australian diplomats
Young supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr raise up his portraits during their vigil outside parliament headquarters in the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone on August 26, 2022 as they continue to protest against the nomination of a rival Shiite faction for government leadership. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iraqi protesters breach parliament building in Baghdad
Protesters try to remove concrete barriers and cross the bridge towards the Green Zone area in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 30, 2022 — days after hundreds breached Baghdad's parliament Wednesday chanting anti-Iran curses in a demonstration against a nominee for prime minister by Iran-backed parties.(AP Photo Ali Abdul Hassan)
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At least three rockets hit near Baghdad airport, damaging abandoned plane
A handout picture released by the Facebook page of the Iraqi ministry of transportation, shows a damaged stationary aircraft on the tarmac of Baghdad airport, after rockets reportedly tragetted the runway, on January 28, 2022. - Six rockets were fired at the Iraqi capital's airport at dawn today, causing damage to a plane but no casualties, two security sources said. (Photo by FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE IRAQI MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE IRAQI MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS === (Photo by -/FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE IRAQI MINIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq, Syria come under attack
An unfired rocket found by the Iraqi Army is pictured after a Katyusha rocket hit an Iraqi military base hosting U.S. forces near Baghdad's international airport, in Baghdad, Iraq January 5, 2022. Iraqi Media Security Cell/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE.
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Attempted attack on Baghdad airport with two armed drones foiled: U.S.-led coalition
The wreckage of a drone is seen at Baghdad airport, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Two armed drones were shot down at the Baghdad airport on Monday, a U.S.-led coalition official said, an attack that coincides with the anniversary of the 2020 U.S. killing of a top Iranian general. (International Coalition via AP)
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Two rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone, Iraqi state media says
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Tension ramps up after failed assassination attempt against Iraq’s prime minister
This photo provided by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office shows the aftermath of an assassination attempt at the home of Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. Al-Kadhimi survived the assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted his residence early Sunday and officials said he escaped unharmed. The attack was a major escalation amid tensions sparked by the refusal of Iran-backed militias to accept last month's parliamentary election results. (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office, via AP)
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Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi survives assassination attempt with armed drones
FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany October 20, 2020. Stefanie Loos/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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Roadside bomb kills 25 in Baghdad market, Iraqi security officials say
A man picks up debris as Iraqi security forces inspect the site of an explosion in Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq July 19, 2021. REUTERS/Wissam Al-Okaili
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Power outages hit Iraq amid scorching temperatures
A man checking a network of generator wires during a power outage in Basra, Iraq, Tuesday, June. 29, 2021. A widespread power outage is hitting Iraq as temperatures reach scorching levels, affecting even affluent areas in the capital and stirring concerns of widespread unrest. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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One killed as protesters scuffle with Iraqi security forces
A member of security forces sits on the ground amid clashes with demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Baghdad, Iraq May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
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Fire from oxygen tank blast in Baghdad COVID-19 hospital kills 82
A view shows the exterior of Ibn Khatib hospital where a fire was sparked by an oxygen tank explosion, in Baghdad, Iraq, April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Saba Kareem
How Iraqi artist Ahmed Moneka left behind one life and found another in Kensington Market
Ahmed Moneka is photographed in the Distillery District in Toronto, Ont., on Mar 24 2021. Originally from Baghdad, Moneka came to Toronto for a screening of his movie The Society at TIFF in 2015. The militia in Baghdad approached his father while he was here and told him Ahmed wasn't allowed to come back, because the film he starred in was about two gay men. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
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Three rockets fired at Baghdad’s Green Zone, no casualties reported
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, on Jan. 3, 2020.
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Islamic State group claims responsibility for deadly suicide bombings in Baghdad market
An Iraqi security force member walks near the site of a suicide bombing attack in Baghdad, on Jan. 22, 2021.
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At least 32 dead, dozens wounded after two suicide bombings in busy Baghdad market
Iraqi security forces members keep guard at the site of a suicide bombing attack in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 21, 2021.
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Baghdad rally marks one year since Iran general’s slaying
Iraqi demonstrators lift flags and placards as they rally in Tahrir square in the capital Baghdad on January 3, 2021, to mark one year after a US drone strike killed Iran's revered commander Qasem Soleimani and his Iraqi lieutenant Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis near the capital. (Photo by Ahmad AL-RUBAYE / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images)
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Rockets targeted U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone, Iraqi officials say
FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2020 file photo, the U.S. Embassy is seen from across the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq. At least three rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday, Dec. 20 Iraqi security officials said, sparking fears of renewed unrest as next month's anniversary of the slaying of an Iranian general draws near. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)
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Five civilians killed, two wounded in rocket attack near Baghdad airport: military
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Military base in southern Baghdad explodes from high temperatures, poor storage
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U.S. general predicts smaller but enduring troop presence in Iraq
Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, top U.S. commander for the Middle East, watches flight operations on board the USS Harry S. Truman in the North Arabian Sea on Feb. 1, 2020. Six months after a deadly American airstrike in Baghdad enraged Iraqis and fuelled demands to send all U.S. troops home, McKenzie is talking optimistically about keeping a smaller, but enduring military presence in Iraq.
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Gunmen kill prominent Iraqi analyst and advisor, officials say
(FILES) This AFPTV screen grab from a video made on February 11, 2019 shows Jihadism expert Iraqi Hisham al-Hashemi speaking during an interview in Baghdad. - Al-Hisham was shot outside his home in Baghdad on July 6, 2020 and died shortly thereafter at a local hospital. He was an authoritative voice on Sunni jihadist factions including the Islamic State group, but was also frequently consulted by media and foreign governments on domestic Iraqi politics and Shiite armed groups. (Photo by - / AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by -/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)
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Iraqi forces arrest over a dozen men suspected of attacks targeting U.S.
A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard at a checkpoint, in Baghdad's eastern Sadr City suburb, on May 31, 2020.
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U.S. strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base, officials say
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper speaks at a news conference at the Pentagon, in Washington, on March 5, 2020.
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Iraq lawmakers miss deadline to name new prime minister, deepening political crisis
An Iraqi demonstrator on crutches walks next to a poster depicting the outgoing Higher Education Minister Qusay al-Suhail, nominee for the prime minister office in Iraq, during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq December 23, 2019. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily
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Security forces fatally shoot 40 protesters amid spiralling violence in Iraq
An Iraqi demonstrator is seen during ongoing anti-government protests, in Nassiriya, Iraq, on Nov. 28, 2019.
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At least five people killed in Baghdad bombings; protesters clash with security forces
Iraqi security forces clash with demonstrators during ongoing anti-government protests, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 26, 2019.
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Security forces kill nine in Iraq protests
Security forces kill nine in Iraq protests
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Iraqi security forces kill at least four protesters in Baghdad; cleric warns of crisis
Riot police try to disperse anti-government protesters during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 22, 2019.
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Eight Iraqi protesters killed in renewed clashes with security forces, officials say
Protesters smash concrete walls that were set by security forces to close al-Rashid Street, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Nov. 21, 2019.