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A US Navy F-35 fighter jet during a test flight. (US Navy/Wikimedia Commons)
January 13, 2019, 2:17 pm
White House ordered plans prepared for Iran strike – report
‘Shocked’ Pentagon acceded to request after Baghdad mortar attack in September that US blamed on Tehran-backed militias, Wall Street Journal says
By TOI staff
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the United Against Nuclear Iran Summit in New York on September 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
September 29, 2018, 6:13 am
US closes consulate in southern Iraq after attack by Iran-backed militia
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says temporary shuttering of mission in Basra comes due to ‘increasing and specific threats’ from Tehran and its armed proxies
By SUSANNAH GEORGE
In this Tuesday, September 4, 2018 file photo, protesters try to storm the governor's building during protests demanding better public services and jobs, in Basra, Iraq. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
September 23, 2018, 11:35 am
Iran-backed militias accused of reign of fear in Iraqi Basra
Beatings and arbitrary arrests reported amid growing public protests over Iranian influence and crumbling public services
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iraqi lawmakers attend the first parliament session in Baghdad, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
September 15, 2018, 4:33 pm
Iraq parliament elects nominee of pro-Iran list as speaker
Under an unofficial agreement dating back to 2003, the prime minister position is reserved for Shiites, president is a Kurd, and parliament speaker a Sunni
By Agencies
In this Tuesday, September 4, 2018 file photo, protesters try to storm the governor's building during protests demanding better public services and jobs, in Basra, Iraq. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
September 12, 2018, 4:22 am
US blames Iran for Iraq attacks, threatens to respond ‘decisively’
Washington says it will hold Tehran accountable for attacks by Iran-backed militias after unknown assailants launch rockets at Baghdad green zone, Basra airport amid unrest
By AFP
An Iraqi protester flashes the victory gesture outside outside the burning local government headquarters in the southern city of Basra on September 7, 2018 during demonstrations over poor public services. (AFP Photo/Haidar Mohammed Ali)
September 8, 2018, 7:44 pm
Iraq’s top two parliament groups demand PM Abadi resign after Basra violence
Demonstrators have set fire to government buildings, Iranian consulate, offices of pro-Tehran organizations
By AFP
Protesters storm and burn the Iranian consulate building during anti-government protests in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on September 7, 2018. (AP/Nabil al-Jurani)
September 8, 2018, 1:49 pm
After Iranian consulate burned, rockets fired at Basra airport in Iraq
Unclear who was behind attack on southern Iraqi city’s airport, which also houses US Consulate; Iran condemns sacking of its mission
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
The Iranian consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra is seen after it was stormed and set ablaze by protesters during demonstrations over poor public services. (AFP Photo/Haidar Mohammad Ali)
September 7, 2018, 9:33 pm
Iraqis set Iran consulate in southern city ablaze, decry Tehran’s interference
Demonstrators against corruption in restive Basra accuse Iranian-backed political parties of interfering with Iraqi politics
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Protesters burn tires during a demonstration against unemployment and a lack of basic services, in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on July 15, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Haidar MOHAMMED ALI)
July 15, 2018, 10:50 pm
Dozens wounded as south Iraq protesters clash with police
PM Abadi announces fresh funds and pledges investment, orders police not to use live fire against demonstrators
By AFP
Opening of Basra International Stadium in 2013. (CC BY Yesar Al-Maleki. Wikimedia Commons)
February 27, 2018, 7:28 pm
Soccer beats politics for fans ahead of Iraq, Saudi clash
Friendly match to be held in Basra marks return to international stage for majority Shiite city near Iran border
By Karim JAMEEL and Khalil JALIL
Latif Jiji at his Upper East Side winery, which dates back 33 years. (David Klein via JTA)
September 2, 2017, 11:17 pm
Manhattan’s only ‘vineyard’ is run by an 89-year-old Iraqi Jew
Now in its 33rd year of production, Upper East Side’s Chateau Latif has roots in its owner’s old hometown of Basra
By David I. Klein
Antique coins are displayed at a newly opened museum in the southern city of Basra, Iraq, September 27, 2016. (AP/Nabil al-Jurani)
September 27, 2016, 10:57 pm
Iraq opens new antiquities museum in Basra
Exhibit, housed in former palace of Saddam Hussein, mostly funded by BP oil company
By AP
Iraqi security forces, in charge of the port security, take part in an exercise to simulate a terrorist attack on February 8, 2016 at the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr near the southern city of Basra. (AFP / HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI)
February 21, 2016, 6:43 pm
Iraq says it located missing radioactive material
Iridium-192 belonging to Turkish oil company found near gas station 3 months after it disappeared from US-owned facility
By AFP
This undated photo provided by the Georgia Interior Ministry shows part of a seizure of radioactive substances including iridium-192 and europium-152. Police in Kutaisi, Georgia arrested two people involved in the smuggling in February 2011 (photo credit: AP/Georgia Interior Ministry)
February 18, 2016, 8:57 am
‘Highly dangerous’ radioactive material in Iraq stolen – report
Fearing an Islamic State dirty bomb, officials are searching for Ir-192 that went missing from a US-owned facility in Basra
By Tamar Pileggi
Iraqis gather at the site of a car bomb attack that hit the day before a market area known as Souk al-Halaqin in Zubayr, just 10 kilometers (six miles) southwest of the oil hub of Basra on October 6, 2015. (AFP/HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI)
October 6, 2015, 1:21 pm
Islamic State says it bombed Sunni area in Iraq
Jihadist terror group takes responsibility for car bombing that killed 10 people in Basra
By AP
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