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Iraq reopens Baghdad's Green Zone to ease traffic jams
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIraqi authorities reopened Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Sunday in an attempt to ease...
‘We called it liberation, but the Iraq invasion was an occupation’: A tale of regret from Baghdad
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoIt was the summer of 2004 on one of those boiling hot days in Baghdad. Mazin Al-Eshaiker was stuck...
Political crisis continues in Baghdad after bloody clashes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes with the supporters of a powerful...
U.S. urges calm as violent protests erupt in Baghdad
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoProtests in Baghdad over the announcement that Muqtada al-Sadr, a prominent Iraqi Shia cleric, will depart from political life plunged the city into chaos, fueling concerns that clashes may ...
Will Iraq be the next Afghanistan?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoViolent clashes between rival factions within Iraq's majority Shiite Muslim community left 23 people dead and hundreds more wounded this week. The mayhem...
Ban Ki-moon Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHere’s a look at the life of Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations. Personal Birth date: June 13,1944 Birth place: Chunchongbuk-do...
American aid worker killed in Baghdad in rare attack
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn American aid worker was gunned down in Baghdad on Monday, officials said. Millennium Relief and Development Services, a Texas-based international aid...
In Baghdad's Sadr City, cleric's support underpins protests
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKhalil Ibrahim’s four sons are among thousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric staging...
US drone strike in Baghdad kills high-ranking militia leader linked to attacks on American troops
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA U.S. drone strike blew up a car in the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, killing a high-ranking...
White House calls violence in Iraq ‘disturbing’ but says embassy not being evacuated
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBiden administration officials on Monday expressed concern about the violence unfolding in Iraq but...