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Terrorists responsible for Baghdad bombing arrested: PM
Last week, 30 people were killed and more than 50 wounded in the bomb explosion at a crowded market in Sadr city
July 25, 2021 -
At least 28 killed in bomb explosion in Baghdad
An investigation has been launched following which more details will be available
July 20, 2021 -
Egyptian, Jordanian, Iraqi leaders meet in Baghdad
Sisi arrived in Baghdad, marking the first visit by an Egyptian head of state since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990 and worsened Iraq-Egypt ties.
June 28, 2021 -
Pope scripts history
By choosing Iraq as his first port of call since the pandemic began, Pope Francis waded directly into the issues of war and peace, and poverty and religious strife, in an ancient biblical land. “This trip is emblematic,” he said, calling it “a duty to a land martyred for many years.”
March 7, 2021 -
Baghdadi brutality
Three years later, the bombers blew themselves up among a crowd of shoppers. Baghdad remains ever so volatile, indeed a capital where tension rages beneath the tenor of normal life, with violence and killings a further inch beneath.
January 24, 2021 -
Finnish FM Pekka Haavisto visited Iraq over bilateral ties, embassy’s reopening
The Finland's top diplomat arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday night on an official visit to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries.
July 24, 2020 -
French FM in Baghdad to support Iraq, boost bilateral ties
During his last visit to Iraq in October 2019, Le Drian held meetings with top officials to discuss bilateral cooperation and the means to end the threat of IS militants.
July 17, 2020 -
Iraqi forces foil rocket attack on Baghdad Green Zone
The military bases housing US troops across Iraq and the American embassy in the Green Zone have been frequently targeted by insurgent mortar and rocket attacks.
July 11, 2020 -
4 rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone for the fifth time in 10 days
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
June 18, 2020 -
‘2 rockets hit military base near Baghdad’, says Iraqi army
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack so far as the military bases housing US troops across Iraq and the US embassy have been frequently targeted by mortar and rocket attacks.
June 14, 2020 -
Rocket hits near US Embassy in Baghdad’s green zone: Security sources
The negotiations are expected to set a framework for the presence of US troops, which deployed to Iraq in 2014 to lead a coalition fighting back the Islamic State group.
May 19, 2020 -
2 rockets hit military base near Baghdad
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
March 17, 2020 -
US retaliatory strikes underway in Iraq: Officials
Earlier on Thursday US Defense Secretary Mark Esper warned that "all options are on the table" to respond to the death of the three soldiers in a rocket attack on the Taji airbase.
March 13, 2020 -
US, UK troops among 3 killed in rocket attack in Iraq
No group has claimed the responsibility for the attack but Washington has blamed Iran-backed factions for similar attacks.
March 12, 2020 -
Thousands of Iraqi women take to streets, defy Shia cleric
On February 8, taking to the Twitter, Iraqi female activists called for the march through social media after al-Sadr tweeted that it was immoral for men and women to mix during the protests.
February 14, 2020 -
Three rockets hit US embassy in Baghdad as anti-government protests spike in Iraq
None of the attacks have been claimed but Washington has repeatedly blamed Iran-backed military factions in Iraq.
January 27, 2020 -
Thousands take to street in Baghdad amid fresh anti-US protests
Friday's demonstration comes three weeks after a US attack near Baghdad airport killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani and several Iraqi Shiite militia leaders on January 3.
January 25, 2020
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