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Aug 29, 2022 · Iraq’s powerful Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has announced he is quitting political life and closing his political offices in a move that inflamed tensions and prompted protests by his supporters
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Jan 21, 2024 · A number of US military personnel have been injured in a missile attack on an airbase in western Iraq. The US military's Central Command said an Iran-backed militia targeted the Al Asad airbase ...
In Baghdad today a fleet of ambulances carried not the living but the dead – 17 Iraqi fighters killed by the US in bombing raids on Friday night. They were members of militias backed by Iran.
Apr 20, 2024 · 20 Apr 2024. Save articles to read later and create your own reading list. One person has been killed and at least eight injured after a blast at a military base in Iraq used by the Iran-aligned ...
7 hours ago · Middle East Israeli airstrike on Rafah kills 12 Palestinians, Gaza medics say May 30, 2024. World US-British strikes leave 16 dead in Yemen, Houthi TV says. The Houthi's Al-Masirah television said ...
Aug 30, 2022 · February 2020 to July 2021. Significant protests continued across Iraq, with al-Sadr’s supporters at times clashing with other protesters, notably in the holy city of Najaf in February 2020. The ...
Feb 7, 2024 · 7 February 2024. By Orla Guerin & Hugo Bachega,BBC News, Baghdad. Watch: BBC's Orla Guerin at site of US drone strike in Baghdad. A senior commander of an Iran-backed militia has been killed in a ...