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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,...
Unapologetic Shiite cleric blasts corruption in Iraq and Lebanon, and attempts to silence him
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA Lebanese Shiite cleric who has angered politicians and religious leaders in Lebanon and Iraq said...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Turmoil in Iraq
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIraq. Illustrated | Getty Images Earlier this week, at least 30 people were killed in Baghdad during clashes between protesters who support the...
Why Iraq Is Calling for the Withdrawal of U.S. Forces
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia’ Al Sudani at a press conference in Baghdad on December 28, 2023....
Protesters briefly storm the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in protest over Quran burning
Associated Press via AOL· 11 months agoHundreds of followers of the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr...
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...