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Hundreds of Iraqi protesters blocked the entrance to Iraq's main port of Umm Qasr again on Monday, barring staff and trucks from entering, leading to a nearly 50 percent drop in operations, while schools and government buildings closed in…

An improvised explosive device exploded in Baghdad's aviation square, killing two people and wounding 12, Iraqi security sources said. It was not immediately clear whether the incident was linked to anti-government protests in the capital's…

Iraq closed its southern Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran to travelers from both countries on Saturday, an Iraqi security source and an Iranian diplomat said. The security source said Tehran had demanded the closure because of…

The United States on Thursday pressed countries in the alliance against ISIS to agree to take over its deported citizens but despite the unanimity of the danger of the problem, disagreements remain. And despite losing almost all of the…

US Secretary of State Morgan Ortagos said on Tuesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "expressed regret" in a telephone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, for the "death toll" of the protesters in the campaign…

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has expressed concern that the political elite lacks seriousness about implementing reforms needed to quell mass protests, the UN's special representative to Iraq said on Monday. She said…

The United States has called on the Iraqi government to stop violence against protesters, reform the electoral system and hold early elections, after weeks of unrest in which security forces used live ammunition, tear gas and sound bombs,…

At least 22 people were wounded after Iraqi security forces fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in Baghdad, police and medical sources said, a day after demonstrators were forced to retreat towards a main square in the Iraqi…

Five people were killed by Iraqi security forces as they tried to force protesters to retreat towards their main gathering site in central Baghdad using live ammunition, tear gas and sound bombs. Dozens of people were injured and security…

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday that political parties had “made mistakes” in their running of the country, promising electoral reform and other measures as he sought to bring an end to months of protests. “The…