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# Baghdad

This year
2023
Protesters try to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over burning of Koran in Denmark
Security forces managed to push back the demonstrators, preventing them from reaching the Danish embassy.
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Jul 22nd 2023, 1:15 PM
Iraqis protest in capital against gender based violence following murder of YouTuber
Tiba al-Ali, 22, was killed by her father on 31 January in the southern province of Diwaniyah.
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Feb 5th 2023, 4:04 PM
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Iraqi firms violating international trademarks to face crackdown
A chain of fake Starbucks has been operating under the international coffee company’s logo in Baghdad.
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Dec 28th 2022, 6:28 PM
23 protestors shot dead in Baghdad Green Zone clashes as shelling continued overnight
It is believed that the dead are supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr who has announced that he was quitting politics.
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Aug 30th 2022, 7:15 AM
Nine schoolteachers among 11 dead in Iraq minibus crash
The minibus collided with a 4×4 travelling in the opposite direction “due to high speed and the driver of the second vehicle’s lack of attention”.
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Apr 16th 2022, 11:36 AM
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Tensions rise after Iraqi PM survives assassination attempt
Seven of Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s security guards were injured in the attack by at least two armed drones in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone area.
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Nov 7th 2021, 6:05 PM
At least 30 killed in bomb attack at Baghdad market
The blast happened a day before the Eid al-Adha holiday.
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Jul 19th 2021, 10:00 PM
Fire at Baghdad Covid hospital kills 82, leaves 110 wounded
Flames spread quickly across multiple floors in the middle of the night.
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Apr 25th 2021, 10:46 AM
Explainer: Why Qasem Soleimani's death is a turning point between the US and Iran
The killing of Iran’s top general could draw forceful Iranian retaliation against American interests in the Middle East.
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Jan 3rd 2020, 10:49 AM
Iran warns of 'severe revenge' after top general killed in US airstrike
The Pentagon described the operation as a “decisive defensive action”.
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Jan 3rd 2020, 10:03 AM
Protesters storm US embassy in Baghdad chanting 'Death to America'
US security forces inside the compound fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowds.
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Dec 31st 2019, 7:30 PM
Dozens of people killed during anti-government protests in Iraq
Nearly 200 people have died and thousands have been wounded since the rallies first began earlier this mont.
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Oct 26th 2019, 2:19 PM
Week of protests in Iraq leave 30 people dead
Protesters have been angered by corruption and unemployment.
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Oct 3rd 2019, 10:45 PM
At least 26 killed in Baghdad twin suicide blast
This has been the second attack on the capital in three days.
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Jan 15th 2018, 7:30 AM
Iraqi forces seize ground from Kurds amid soaring tensions between two US allies
The US-led coalition against the Islamic State has urged the two sides to focus on fighting the extremists.
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Oct 16th 2017, 2:55 PM
IS claims responsibility as two separate bombings kill at least 122 in Pakistan and Iraq
A Pakistani shrine was targeted, and a car bomb exploded in Baghdad today.
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Feb 16th 2017, 7:10 PM
Suicide car bomb kills at least 32 in busy Baghdad neighbourhood
Many of the victims were labourers waiting for work.
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Jan 2nd 2017, 10:09 AM
At least 12 newborn babies killed in fire at maternity hospital in Iraq
Electrical fires are common in the Iraqi capital and elsewhere across the country because of shoddy maintenance and poor wiring.
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Aug 10th 2016, 9:51 AM
Baghdad death toll now at 250, making it the worst bombing since the invasion
An Isis suicide bomber detonated a lorry packed with explosives in the predominantly-Shia Karrada district of the Iraqi capital during preparations for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr
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Jul 6th 2016, 9:46 AM
At least 119 people killed as bomb attacks rock Baghdad
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bombing in a statement posted online.
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Jul 3rd 2016, 6:40 PM
Chaos reigns in Iraq as rioters break into Baghdad's Green Zone
More than 55 people have also died in a number of bomb blasts.
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May 1st 2016, 2:14 PM
At least 30 dead after suicide bomber hits football match
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Mar 25th 2016, 8:02 PM
Group of American civilians kidnapped in Iraq
The individuals were taken from an interpreter’s home in Baghdad.
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Jan 18th 2016, 9:16 AM
40 years of tragedy: The hajj has been plagued by disaster
Over 3,980 people have died in tragedies in the hajj since 1975.
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Sep 26th 2015, 3:45 PM
Isis has perfected the suicide and car bombs so they're now 'works of art'
A policeman said they were “so sophisticated that they destroyed everything”.
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Jul 19th 2015, 7:45 AM
US bombs Islamic State near Baghdad for first time
Last week Obama ordered a “relentless” war against the Islamic State.
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Sep 16th 2014, 7:45 AM
Countries to support Iraq by "any means necessary" against Islamic State
30 diplomats met today in Paris on the issue.
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Sep 15th 2014, 10:39 PM
US considers rescue mission for trapped Yazidi refugees in Iraq
It comes as the country’s prime minister said he would sue the president in a desperate bid to cling to his job.
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Aug 11th 2014, 6:33 AM
23 people have been killed by a Baghdad suicide car bomb
At least five of the those killed were policemen, as were eight of those wounded.
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Jul 22nd 2014, 10:54 PM
Mass grave of 53 men, tied up and executed, found in Iraq
Separately today, the Iraqi prime minister has accused the Kurdish government of protecting militants.
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Jul 9th 2014, 4:51 PM
The US has begun flying armed drones over Iraq
The US says that drones are purely to protect their military advisers.
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Jun 28th 2014, 10:07 AM
John Kerry makes unannounced trip to Iraq's Kurdish region as country teeters on the brink
There is an increasingly urgent diplomatic push to stop Iraq from tearing apart.
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Jun 24th 2014, 8:01 AM
US support for Iraq will be "intense, sustained"... but only if leaders work towards lasting peace
The US Secretary of State John Kerry made the remarks today during a visit Baghdad’s Green Zone.
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Jun 23rd 2014, 4:18 PM
Iraqi troops show strength, but ISIS captures key crossing
The seizure of Al-Qaim leaves just one of three official border crossings with Syria in the hands of the central government.
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Jun 22nd 2014, 7:29 AM
Obama ready to send 300 military advisers to Iraq
He said that the US would be prepared to take targeted and precise military action.
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Jun 19th 2014, 7:57 PM
US may send 100 special forces to Baghdad: official
President Obama has vowed not to approve “boots on the ground” in Iraq — three years after a large American force withdrew.
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Jun 19th 2014, 5:36 PM
GOAL sends emergency team to Iraq as crisis worsens, ISIS close in on Baghdad
The agency warns that with the ongoing civil war in Syria, aid workers will be stretched.
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Jun 17th 2014, 2:27 PM
Iran offers help against militants in Iraq... but only if the US makes the first move
The offer came as Iraqi commanders said the army had recaptured two towns north of Baghdad as they prepared a fightback.
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Jun 14th 2014, 2:41 PM
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Jun 13th 2014, 8:22 AM
US considering "all the options" as militants move towards Baghdad
President Barack Obama’s comments come after the cities of Mosul and Tikrit fell to insurgents during lightning advances.
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Jun 13th 2014, 7:23 AM
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