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“Tishreen” crowds flock to Tahrir Square amid strict security measures
Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators Saturday flocked to Tahrir Square in Baghdad to commemorate the third anniversary of the Tishreen revolution, amid unprecedented security measures as many bridges and main roads leading to the demonstration…
Protesters injured in clashes with security forces
A number of Iraqi protesters were injured today, Wednesday, in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad in clashes between hundreds of Sadrist movement supporters and Iraqi security forces. The protest comes in conjunction with Iraqi parliament…
Protests in Baghdad against parliamentary session amid heavy security presence
Thousands of people took to the streets in capital Baghdad to protest the parliamentary session scheduled for today, Wednesday. The session will be held to vote on resignation of Speaker of Parliament, Muhammad al-Halbousi, and to choose a…
Turkey and Iran bombard villages in Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkish drones bombed the Amedi area of Duhok province and targets north of Sulaymaniyah several times on Monday.
The Turkish aerial assaults came as Iranian artillery continued bombarding areas of northern Iraq, also targeting Kurdish…
Iraq closes roads, bridges in Baghdad ahead of parliamentary session
The Iraqi government ordered the closure of several main roads and bridges in the capital Baghdad on Tuesday ahead of a session of parliament.
Due to supporters of influential Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr taking to the streets ahead of the…
Four Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq fighting
Four Turkish soldiers have been killed in a clash with fighters in northern Iraq, according to a statement by Turkey’s defense ministry.
The ministry said late on Sunday that the incident took place in a region where Turkey has been…
Federal Supreme Court rejects petition to dissolve parliament
Political analysts interviewed by A24 said that Iraqi judiciary maintained impartiality by rejecting the petition from Sadrist movement to dissolve parliament. Analysts told A24 that the court refuses to be actively involved in politics,…
Economy stalled as political crisis delays budget approval
Iraqis await the results of the Federal Supreme Court session scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, ruling on a motion to dissolve the country's deadlocked parliament.
Concerns grew after supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr stormed the Green Zone…
High court could dissolve parliament on Wednesday
Iraq's political future could likely be decided on Wednesday when the country's supreme court is scheduled to take up a motion to dissolve the session of Baghdad’s deadlocked parliament. Analyst Rafid Al-Tai told A24 that the court must…
Protesters in Nisour Square demand reforms
Dozens of citizens organized a protest this Friday afternoon in Nisour Square in capital Baghdad, to demand putting an end to corruption and quotas, as well forming a "national salvation" government with absolute power.
Tishreen movement…