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Death toll in Iraq clashes rises to 20: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): The death toll due to clashes between supporters of Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and the security forces over the cleric's announcement of quitting politics has reached 20, according to media reports.
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Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announces hunger strike: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 30 (ANI): Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has announced a hunger strike until the protestors' violence and use of weapons stop, according to media reports.
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UN chief appeals for 'calm and restraint' in Iraq as Al Sadr quits politic
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): Appealing for calm and restraint in Iraq after Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr announced of quitting politics on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urges all "relevant actors" to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation and avoid any violen
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Iran cancels flights to Iraq's Baghdad due to riots: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Tehran International Airport has suspended all flights to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad until further notice against the backdrop of a deteriorating security situation in the area, media reported on Monday.
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Protestors storm Baghdad presidential palace as Al Sadr quits politics
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 29 (ANI): Chaos erupted in Iraq's capital Baghdad soon after Iraqi Shi'ite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr announced of quitting politics on Monday with thousands of his followers stormed Iraq's presidential palace resulting in the death of two persons.
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Iraq: Al-Sadr calls on judiciary to dissolve Parliament by next week
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 11 (ANI): Influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday called on the Iraqi judiciary to dissolve the parliament by the end of next week.
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Massive demonstrations erupt in Iraq against Chinese Oil company
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad, Iraq August 9 (ANI): Iraq's law enforcement forces fired live bullets to disperse a demonstration near the headquarters of a Chinese oil company in the southern governorate of Maysan on Sunday.
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Iraq: Al-Sadr demands dissolution of parliament, early vote
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], August 4 (ANI): Influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr urged his supporters on Wednesday to continue their sit-in inside the national parliament in Baghdad until his demands, including dissolution of parliament and early elections, are met.
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Protest in Iraq intensifies as Al-Sadr supporters reach PM's building
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 30 (ANI): Supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr reached the Iraqi Prime Minister's building on Saturday, following the protest against the nomination for Prime Minister by rival Iran-backed parties.
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Iraqi protesters storm Parliament for second time in 72 hours
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 30 (ANI): Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators, mostly supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr, on Saturday, stormed the heavily fortified parliament building in Baghdad for the second time to protest against the nomination for Prime Minister by rival Iran-backed parties.
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Protesters storm Iraqi Parliament in support of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 28 (ANI): Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators, mostly supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday stormed the heavily fortified parliament building in Baghdad to protest against the nomination for prime minister by rival Iran-backed parties.
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Protesters break into Iraqi Parliament building in Baghdad: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Protesters broke into the parliament building in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, as per the Shafaq news agency.
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