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Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi (Twitter)

September 9th, 2018 - 07:27 GMT

Iraqi Factions Demand Premier Abadi Resigns in Wake of Basra Protests, Killings

The tables turned on Saturday against Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi as two main blocs that were victorious in the May parliamentary elections demanded his resignation in wake of the protests in the southern city of Basra.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi arriving in Mosul to declare victory over ISIS there in July (file photo/AFP)

November 11th, 2017 - 01:08 GMT

War Against ISIS Cost Iraq $100 Billion, Says Prime Minister

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (AFP/FIle)

October 25th, 2017 - 01:18 GMT

Erdogan Warns Against PKK Presence in Northern Iraq

France, a country which has been the victim of numerous large scale IS attacks, is aiding Iraq in its fight against the extremist group by providing aerial an artillery support. (AFP/File)

August 27th, 2017 - 10:10 GMT

France Cooperating with Iraqi Forces in Recapture of Tal Afar

Iraqi forces launched a military operation on Sunday to capture the northwestern city of Tal Afar from Daesh (AFP)

August 20th, 2017 - 08:36 GMT

'Surrender or Die': Iraq Launches Operation to Retake Daesh-held Tal Afar

A Hashd al-Shaabi fighter in 2015 (Wikimedia Commons)

August 5th, 2017 - 04:00 GMT

Militia 'Will Not be Dissolved' Says Iraqi PM Following Calls From Shia Cleric

Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr protest outside Baghdad's Green Zone. (AFP/File)

February 12th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Iraqi president urges calm following deadly protests

70,000 barrels of crude oil have been sent down the pipeline to the Mediterranean Turkish port of Ceyhan. (File photo)

August 22nd, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Oil flow from northern Iraq-Turkey pipeline resumes

Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called for a popular uprising against the Iraqi government over the slow pace of promised reforms. (AFP/File)

July 12th, 2016 - 01:30 GMT

Iraqi cleric Sadr calls for fresh anti-corruption demonstrations

Sadrist protesters outside of Baghdad's Green Zone react to canisters of tear gas. (AFP/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)

June 26th, 2016 - 01:27 GMT

Shia cleric Sadr renews calls for Iraqi government to step down

Baghdad car bombs kill 35 and wound 90. (AFP/File)

May 17th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Death toll in Baghdad rises to 68 after week-long bloodbath

Two Sadrist protesters walk through Baghdad's Green Zone, after a weekend of protests and sit-ins demanding parliamentary change (AFP/Haidar Mohammed Ali)

May 2nd, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Sadrists pull back from Baghdad’s Green Zone after storming parliament

Iraqi protesters climb over a concrete wall surrounding the parliament (unseen) after breaking into Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone" on April 30, 2016. (AFP/Haidar Mohammed Ali)

April 30th, 2016 - 03:49 GMT

State of emergency declared in Baghdad after protesters storm parliament