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Fresh clashes in Iraq leave 2 dead, 40 wounded
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 23 (ANI): At least two people were killed and 40 others sustained injuries after clashes broke out between security forces and anti-government demonstrators in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Friday.
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Iraq: Rockets hit Green Zone in Baghdad, no casualties reported
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 18 (ANI): Two rockets hit fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on Sunday (local time).
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6 killed as bomb explodes amid protests in Iraq's Tahrir Square
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 16 (ANI): At least six people were killed and around 30 others suffered injuries when a bomb placed under a vehicle detonated near Tahrir Square in downtown Baghdad, the epicentre of the anti-government demonstrations in the country that has been continuing since earlier
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Pompeo via phone urges Iraq PM to enact reforms, tackle corruption amid pr
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 13 (ANI): US State Secretary Mike Pompeo in a phone call on Tuesday (local time) urged Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to enact reforms and tackle corruption amid a fresh wave of anti-government protests that started last month.
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US urges Iraq to hold early elections, halt violence against protesters
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 11 (ANI): The United States on Sunday urged the Iraqi government to hold early elections and carry out electoral reforms and called for the halt of violence against those participating in the ongoing anti-government protests in the country.
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Over 300 dead, 15000 injured in Iraq protests
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 11 (ANI): At least 319 people have been killed in Iraq since the beginning of the anti-government protests last month, the Iraqi Parliamentary Human Rights Committee said in a report.
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Over 300 killed since beginning of anti-government protests in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 9 (ANI): At least 301 people have been killed and nearly 15,000 wounded in Iraq since the beginning of the anti-government protest last month, the Independent High Commission for Human Rights of Iraq (IHCHR) said on Saturday.
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Fresh clashes erupt in Iraq despite cleric's call for calm
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 9 (ANI): Fresh clashes between Iraq's security forces and anti-government protesters broke out in Baghdad and a number of Iraqi cities on Friday, despite a call for calm by the country's top Shia leader.
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23 protestors killed in Iraqi clashes from Nov 3-7
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 9 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 23 protesters were killed and over thousands injured in clashes in Iraq since Sunday, the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human Rights said on Friday.
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Iraqi forces kill several protesters in Baghdad, Basra
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Nov 8 (ANI): Six demonstrators in Baghdad and five others in Basra were shot dead by Iraq's security forces on Thursday as they were trying to remove barriers blocking their march in Central Baghdad, the police and medical officials said.
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Iraq: Protesters attack Iran consulate in Karbala
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Karbala [Iraq], Nov 4 (ANI): Dozens of protestors in Iraq attacked the Iranian consulate in the Shia holy city of Karbala on Sunday night.
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Source in Iraqi intelligence confirms Baghdadi neutralised in Syria's Idli
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Oct 27 (Sputnik/ANI): A high-ranking source at the Iraqi intelligence service confirmed Sunday that the leader of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, Abu Bakr Baghdadi, has been neutralised in the Syrian province of Idlib, INA news agency has reported.
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