Tag: Baghdad
Iraq: Isis claims a double terrorist attack in Baghdad
Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, was rocked by a double suicide attack in the crowded Tayaran Square market on Thursday morning. According to police sources
Iraqi Election Commission postpones general election to October
On Tuesday, Iraq’s cabinet decided to postpone the country’s general elections, by four months. The election which were earlier pushed forward to June 6 has
US sanctions Iran-backed paramilitary groups’ deputy ‘Abu Fadak’ in Iraq
On Wednesday, Washington imposed sanctions on powerful Iraqi militia leader and deputy of an Iranian-backed umbrella of paramilitary organizations, terming him as an international terrorist
Clashes in central Baghdad … hunting rifles appear again.
Clashes resumed in the Khilani Square, in the Iraqi capitals’ center, Baghdad, between security forces and a number of demonstrators, according to eyewitnesses. They said
Senior UN Ambassador denounces use rifles stacked with birdshot on Iraqi demonstrators
On Monday, senior United Nations ambassador to Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, denounced the utilization of shooting rifles stacked with birdshot on peaceful demonstrators in Baghdad and
Iraq, students protest in Baghdad
Thousands of demonstrators today filled Tahrir Square in Baghdad and the surrounding areas, scene of massive anti-government popular protests since October, in solidarity with the
Josep Borrell in Tehran to reduce escalation
Foreign Minister of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, held talks in Tehran on Monday to reduce escalation, in a climate of renewed international tension