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Iraqi protesters storm parliament in Baghdad, set up sit-in
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric stormed into Iraq's parliament on Saturday,...
Iraqi MPs elect new president amid threat of rocket fire
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIraqi lawmakers on Thursday elected former minister Abdul Latif Rashid as the country's next...
Unapologetic Shiite cleric blasts corruption in Iraq and Lebanon, and attempts to silence him
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA Lebanese Shiite cleric who has angered politicians and religious leaders in Lebanon and Iraq said...
Iraqi soldiers killed in clashes with suspected IS cell
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThree Iraqi troops were killed Thursday when a suspected Islamic State militant detonated an...
Populist Iraqi cleric announces suspension of his movement
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoInfluential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Friday that he...
Prominent Iraqi TikToker fatally shot in Baghdad amid crackdown on LGBTQ community
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA popular Iraqi TikTok personality was shot dead on Monday in Baghdad, an Iraqi security source told...
Iraqis heed cleric's plea to leave streets after clashes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoArmed supporters of a powerful Iraqi cleric who clashed with security forces in the capital began to...
Millions of Shiite Muslims across the world commemorate the mourning day of Ashoura
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMillions of Shiite Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world on Friday...
Member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units killed in blast at base, Iraqi army says
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe Iraqi army said on Saturday that a command post at Kalsu military base, south of the capital...
Iraqi leaders vow to move ahead after dozens quit parliament
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIraqi leaders vowed Monday to move forward with efforts to form a government following the shocking...