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Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
Iraq top Shiite Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in an apparent nod…
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Car bomb kills at least one near protest camp in Baghdad in Tahrir Square
At least one person was killed and more than a dozen wounded late Friday when a bomb placed under a…
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Amnesty calls for urgent and immediate end to ‘bloodbath’ in Iraq
Amnesty International is calling on Iraqi authorities to immediately rein in security forces after at least six protesters were killed…
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Schools, public institutions remain closed across Iraq as protesters block roads
Schools and public institutions across Iraq remained closed on Sunday, as protesters started fires and blocked key roads during ongoing…
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Iraqis defy crackdown to hold biggest protests yet
Nearly 200,000 Iraqis massed in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstrations since anti-government protests erupted a month…
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Electricity cut off to Baghdad’s Tahrir Square as protesters hit with tear gas
Electricity has been cut off in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square and security forces have fired tear gas to disperse tens of…
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