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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 569

Green Zone

A plume of smoke rises from Baghdad's Green Zone after rockets target the US embassy, early morning on December 8, 2023. (X video screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 9, 2023, 1:14 am
Rocket barrage targets US embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone
No injuries, damage reported in attack; Washington says Iran-backed militias likely behind launches; Iraqi PM pans incident, calls on authorities to bring culprits to justice
By AFP
Protesters gather in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, carrying Iraqi flags and images of influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr, July 22, 2023, following reports of the burning of a Quran carried out by a ultranationalist group in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen. (AP Photo/Ali Jabar)
July 22, 2023, 2:34 pm
Protesters try to storm Baghdad Green Zone over apparent burning of Quran in Denmark
Crowd tries to enter heavily fortified area following reports a Danish ultranationalist group burned a copy of holy book outside the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen
By ali jabar and JARI TANNER
Iraqi security forces stand guard as they check motorists entering the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
January 8, 2023, 2:42 pm
Iraq reopens Baghdad’s Green Zone in bid to ease traffic congestion
Heavily fortified area in Iraqi capital housing government buildings and the sprawling US Embassy will now have cars passing through for 14 hours a day, but no trucks
By AP
Relatives attend a funeral of a man killed during clashes with security forces in Baghdad, Najaf, Iraq, August 30, 2022. (AP/Anmar Khalil)
August 31, 2022, 12:32 pm
Shiite cleric’s supporters heed call to leave streets after deadly Iraq unrest
Military ends nationwide curfew, Iran reopens border with neighbor as calm returns, though year-long political impasse between pro-Tehran and nationalist camps still unresolved
By SAMYA KULLAB and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr pack up belongings as they prepare to leave the area of the parliament building inside the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, August 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Murtadha Ridha)
August 30, 2022, 6:58 pm
Calm returns to Baghdad as supporters of Iraqi cleric heed call to stand down
Two days of deadly unrest rocked capital after resignation of Muqtada al-Sadr, as larger Iraqi political crisis remains unsolved
By SAMYA KULLAB and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iraqi security forces fire tear gas on the followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr inside the government Palace, Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 29, 2022 (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
August 30, 2022, 11:54 am
Iran shuts border with Iraq after 20 killed in violence over Sadr’s resignation
Closure comes as millions of Iranians were expected to visit Shiite sites in neighboring country as part of annual pilgrimage; Iran, Kuwait urge citizens to avoid travel to Iraq
By AP
Supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr are pictured gathering, following the announcement of his resignation in the capital Baghdad, on August 29, 2022. (Ahmad Al-rubaye/AFP)
August 30, 2022, 8:10 am
Shelling targets Baghdad’s Green Zone; 15 killed in chaos after Sadr quits politics
At least 7 shells land in protected quarter housing gov’t buildings and diplomatic missions, but unclear who authorized bombing; Shiite cleric’s supporters occupy government palace
By Guillaume Decamme
Iraqi Security forces close the heavily fortified Green Zone as they tightened security measures hours after an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, in Baghdad, Iraq, November 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
August 26, 2022, 2:21 pm
Explosion targets Australian diplomats in Baghdad’s Green Zone
No injuries reported in attack that comes as Canberra attempts to mediate between warring factions in Iraqi political crisis
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
A protester holds a poster depicting Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on a bridge leading towards the Green Zone area in Baghdad, Iraq, July 30, 2022. (AP/Anmar Khalil)
July 30, 2022, 4:36 pm
Protesters break into Iraq’s parliament again to prevent Iran-backed government
Followers of powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr vow to occupy building as they persist in their efforts to prevent formation of coalition supported by Tehran
By Agencies
The US embassy, seen from across the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq, January 3, 2020. (AP/Khalid Mohammed)
January 13, 2022, 9:09 pm
Four rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad — Iraqi officials
Girl and woman said injured as three missiles strike within the embassy perimeter, and fourth hits a nearby school
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Illustrative: Iraqi Security forces close the heavily fortified Green Zone as they tightened security measures hours after an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, in Baghdad, Iraq, November 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
December 19, 2021, 3:55 am
Two rockets launched at Baghdad’s Green Zone
Iraqi security source say one projectile was intercepted and fell near the US embassy, while the other landed some 500 meters away
By AFP
This photo provided by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office shows the aftermath of an assassination attempt at the home of Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2021 (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office, via AP)
November 8, 2021, 4:39 pm
Iran-backed militia launched drone attack targeting Iraq’s PM — report
Security officials and sources close to militias quoted saying that weapon used to target Mustafa al-Kadhimi was Iranian-made
By ToI Staff and AP
Iraqi Security forces close the heavily fortified Green Zone as they tightened security measures hours after an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, in Baghdad, Iraq, November 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
November 7, 2021, 4:30 pm
Tensions rise in Baghdad after assassination attempt on Iraqi PM
7 security guards wounded as Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s residence in the capital’s Green Zone targeted with armed drones
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks during a joint press conference with the French President at the Prime Minister's office in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, August 28, 2021. (Eliot BLONDET / POOL / AFP)
November 7, 2021, 4:14 am
After surviving drone assassination attempt, Iraq PM urges ‘calm and restraint’
‘I’m doing fine,’ says premier following armed UAV attack on his residence in the Green Zone; US condemns ‘apparent act of terrorism’
By Agencies
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi arrives to the Vatican for a private audience with Pope Francis, Friday, July 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
November 7, 2021, 2:34 am
Iraqi PM unharmed after armed drone attack on his home — officials
Government says assassination attempt failed, premier in good health; 7 security guards are injured
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
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