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- Hundreds of protesters stormed the building inside the Green Zone following al-Sadr’s announcement, Iraqi security officials told CNN on Monday. Iraq security forces said Tuesday four rockets had landed in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, damaging a residential complex.
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Aug 30, 2022 · Night Reporter. The Green Zone was again the target of political violence after supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed a government building in Baghdad's seat of power that's been a...
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Aug 29, 2022 · CNN — At least 10 people were killed and more than 200 injured in violent clashes that erupted in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Monday, following an announcement by powerful Iraqi...
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Al-Sadr’s bloc, which included an unconventional alliance of communists and secular Iraqis, won a surprise victoryin parliamentary elections, claiming 54 seats. The poll, which was marred by allegations that it was not free and fair, led to months of political gridlock, which eventually resulted in Adel Abdul-Mahdi being selected as prime minister.
Seemingly spontaneous protests broke outin Baghdad and in cities across Iraq’s south over unemployment, poor services and corruption. The protests largely cut across ethnic and sectarian lines and were not backed by any political movement. Al-Sadr, whose political coalition won the most seats in last year’s elections, urged legislators to boycott s...
Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi announced his resignation, kicking off six months of uncertainty that eventually ended with the May 2020 election of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
A US drone attack killedtop Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, as they travelled near Baghdad’s international airport. Al-Sadr called on his supporters to take part in a “million man march” to demand the complete withdrawal of US f...
Significant protests continued across Iraq, with al-Sadr’s supporters at times clashing with other protesters, notablyin the holy city of Najaf in February 2020. The overall protest movement left at least 560 protesters and members of Iraq’s security forces dead. Meanwhile, al-Sadr’s supporters continued to hold protests calling for the US to withd...
In parliamentary elections, al-Sadr’s movement won73 seats, more than any other group in the fractious 329-seat body. Several pro-Iranian Shia groups opposed to al-Sadr alleged fraud and protests broke out. Nevertheless, the country’s Supreme Court ratified the results in December. Prior to the polls, al-Sadr said he would boycott the election, onl...
An assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi underscored the increased instability in the wake of the election. Although no groups claimed responsibility, it was widely suspectedto be the work of pro-Iranian militias upset over the election results. The attempted killing raised the prospect of further escalation between Shia ...
The new parliament’s first session was disrupted by an alliance of Iran-backed Shia factions, called the Coordination Framework Alliance (CFA). Legislators went on to pick incumbent Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi for a second term. Analysts said increased violencein the Iraqi capital in the wake of the session, which included a hand grenade thrown at ...
Iraqi legislators failed to electa new president, after al-Sadr called for boycott. Al-Halbousi’s bloc and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) also boycotted the polls. Al-Sadr coordinated the move after Iraq’s Supreme Court temporarily suspendedthe nomination of frontrunner Hoshyar Zebari, citing pending corruption charges. Zebari’s presidential ...
New proteststook place in Iraq’s south as prices of goods – including cooking oil and flour – skyrocketed, with officials blaming the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Iraqi legislators failed for a third time to elect a president as tensions between Shia groups continued.
May 31, 2019 · Bill Walton dies. Ángel Hernández retires. Baghdad’s Green Zone, a barometer of war and peace. By BASSEM MROUE. Published 8:28 AM PDT, May 31, 2019. BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad’s Green Zone has been a barometer for tension and conflict in Iraq for nearly two decades.
Aug 30, 2022 · Summary. Protests subside after Sadr tells supporters to leave. 22 people killed in clashes in Baghdad. Violence followed Sadr announcement he is leaving politics.
Jan 13, 2022 · CNN — A woman and a child were wounded when several rockets hit Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, including the US embassy, on Thursday, the embassy and Iraqi military said in statements....
Sep 23, 2022 · Economy & Business. Iraq's Green Zone: seat of power, heart of protests. Iraq's high-security Green Zone in the capital Baghdad is defended by soldiers, but protesters have been able to breach its walls - AHMAD AL-RUBAYE. by Guillaume Decamme. September 23, 2022 — Baghdad (AFP)
