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Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. Thousands of supporters of an influential, radical Shiite cleric gathered Friday in central Baghdad for a rally to demand that American troops leave the country amid heightened anti-US sentiment after a drone strike ordered by Washington earlier this month killed a top Iranian general in the Iraqi capital. (AP Photo) BAG112 BAG112

January 24, 2020 at 12:16 am

Iraqis rally against US troops, demanding they leave VIEW

BAGHDAD (AP) — Waving national flags and banners denouncing U.S. President Donald Trump, tens of thousands of Iraqis marched peacefully through Baghdad on Friday to...

January 23, 2020 at 11:29 am

Targeted killings up as 8 wounded in Iraq protest violence

BAGHDAD (AP) — Government inaction over the rising number of assassinations targeting anti-government demonstrators and supporters is stirring fear and resentment, activists said Thursday. Iraqi...

January 20, 2020 at 1:43 am

Iraqi officials: 3 dead, dozens wounded in Baghdad protests VIEW

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds during clashes with anti-government protesters overnight and Monday morning in Baghdad, killing three...

January 19, 2020 at 11:50 am

Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters up pressure on government

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces wounded dozens of protesters on Sunday as renewed anti-government demonstrations gripped the capital and Iraq's south, activists and officials...

January 17, 2020 at 11:17 am

Officials, activists: 2 Iraqi protesters killed in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (AP) — Two protesters were killed and over a dozen wounded in central Baghdad on Friday in renewed violence between anti-government demonstrators and Iraqi...

January 17, 2020 at 5:33 am

Officials: Iraq’s top cleric discharged from hospital

KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Iraq's most powerful cleric was discharged Friday from a hospital following a risky surgery for a fractured bone and returned to...

January 16, 2020 at 2:26 am

Iraq’s aging top cleric recovering from surgery after fall

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's most revered Shiite cleric was recovering Thursday from surgery for a fractured bone following an accident in his home, officials said....

January 13, 2020 at 10:11 pm

Iraqis worry US-Iran tensions are eclipsing their protests

BAGHDAD (AP) — Young Iraqis who drove mass protests demanding sweeping political reforms are worried that the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, which is...

FILE – in this Feb. 13, 2018 file photo, an Iraqi army soldier stand guard near a U.S.- made Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jet at the Balad Air Base, Iraq. Iraqi security officials said on Jan. 12, 2020, four members of Iraq’s military have been wounded by a rocket attack targeting Balad Air Base, an air base just north of Baghdad. American trainers and a company that services F-16 aircraft are present at that base. Sunday’s attack by at least six rockets came just days after Iran fired ballistic missiles at two bases in Iraq housing U.S. forces, causing no casualties. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File) BAG101 BAG101

January 12, 2020 at 9:56 am

4 Iraqi servicemen wounded by rocket attack on air base

BAGHDAD (AP) — Four members of Iraq's military were wounded Sunday in a rocket attack targeting an air base just north of Baghdad where American...

January 9, 2020 at 12:02 pm

Iraq is caught in the middle as Iran and U.S. trade blows

BAGHDAD (AP) — For months, Iraqis have watched with deepening anxiety as tensions between Iran-backed militias and U.S. forces soared, fearing their long-beleaguered country would...