Iraq protests leave 14 dead, hundreds injured
Ongoing demonstrations in southern Iraq — which erupted earlier this month and have since spread to the capital — have reportedly left 14 people dead…
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Kuwait intervenes to help Iraq through electricity crisis
Although more than $40 billion was spent on electricity in Iraq, the electricity crisis continues to spark popular anger due to mismanagement by energy ministries…
14 dead from weeks of demonstrations in Iraq: Official
Iraq’s human rights commission reported on Monday that 14 people were killed and more than 700 injured by Iraqi security forces during weeks of protests…
11 militants ‘neutralized’ in Turkey, northern Iraq
The Turkish army has “neutralized” 11 militants during operations in eastern Turkey and northern Iraq, the military said on July 23. Turkish authorities often use the word “neutralized” in their…
One killed as Southern Iraq protests resume with main road to Iran blocked
The southern region of Iraq continued to face crisis as hundreds of people from Basra resumed demonstrations on Friday, protesting in front of the of…
Mass Iraq protests are opportunity for US to confront Iran in Baghdad
On Monday, July 16, Iraqi protesters in the southern oil city of Basra burned a poster of Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei, shouting “Iran out!” It was the culmination…
Supporting protesters, Iraq’s Sadr calls for postponing government formation
Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, whose bloc had a massive win in the parliamentary elections last May, called on all concerned politicians to stop all…
Turkey condemns bomb attacks on Iraqi Turkmen
Turkey has condemned Wednesday bomb attacks on ethnic Turkmen in Kirkuk, northern Iraq in which 10 people were injured. “We condemn the bomb attacks on…
Turkish jets destroy PKK terror targets in N. Iraq
Turkish warplanes destroyed PKK terror targets in northern Iraq as part of an anti-terror operation, the military said on Friday. In a statement, Turkish General…
Bombs wound 11 people in Iraqi city of Kirkuk
Several roadside bombs and mortar rounds wounded 11 people in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, witnesses said. A police official said…