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Iraq anti-govt protests: Death toll rises to 60, over 2,500 wounded
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 5 (ANI): The death toll from three-days of mass anti-government protests in Iraq has risen to 60, with an estimated 2,500 others wounded, country's Health Ministry said on Friday.
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Iraqi firebrand cleric Sadr calls on government to resign amid violent mas
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 5 (ANI): Iraq's prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called on the government to resign amid the ongoing mass anti-government protests that have claimed the lives of dozens of people.
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Iraq anti-govt protest: Death toll rises to 34; over 1500 wounded
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 4 (ANI): The death toll from three-days of mass anti-government protests in Iraq has risen to 34, with hundreds of others wounded as authorities extended a curfew to several southern cities, security officials and activists said on Thursday.
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Toll in Baghdad anti-government protest soars to 12
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 03 (ANI): The death toll in Baghdad anti-government protest has risen to 12 after the government imposed an open-ended curfew, Iraq's High Commission for Human Rights said Thursday.
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11 people killed in anti-government protests of Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 03 (ANI): At least 11 people, including a policeman, were killed in anti-government protests of Southen Iraqi cities on Thursday, reported Sputnik.
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Anti-govt protests in Iraq leaves 2 dead, hundreds injured; UN calls for r
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 2 (ANI): At least two people were killed and hundreds of other protesters sustained injuries when security forces fired bullets and tear gas at the crowd gathered for anti-government demonstrations here on Tuesday (local time), authorities said.
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Houthis claim Pak, Iraq mercenaries among hundreds of troops captured duri
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Sana'a [Yemen], Sept 30 (ANI): Yemen's Houthi rebels on Sunday claimed to have captured hundreds of Saudis, including mercenaries from Pakistan, Iraq, and Sudan, during attacks over the past three days in the southern Saudi region of Najran.
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8 IS terrorists killed in US-led coalition airstrikes in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Sept 29 (Xinhua/ANI): At least eight Islamic State (IS) terrorists were killed on Saturday in airstrikes conducted by the US-led coalition aircraft in the central Iraqi province of Salahudin, the Iraqi military said.
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Russian court orders arrest of 9 IS supporters
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sept 27 (Sputnik/ANI): A Russian court on Friday ordered the arrest of nine supporters of the Islamic State (IS) for sponsoring terrorists in Syria and Iraq.
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Rockets fired near US Embassy in Baghdad: Reports
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Sep 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Two rockets were fired towards the fortified "Green Zone" in the Iraqi capital, less than one mile away from the US embassy building, a media report.
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Iraq: 12 killed in bomb explosion in Karbala
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Sept 21 (ANI): At least 12 people were killed and five others sustained injuries after an explosive device planted on a minibus detonated near the Iraqi city of Karbala on Friday, country's military said.
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Ten fighters were killed in airstrike aimed at Iranian-backed fighters
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], Sept 17 (ANI): Ten fighters were killed in an overnight airstrike that aimed at the positions of the Iranian-backed fighters, including Iraqis, in the eastern part of war-torn Syria.
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