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A poster of Iraq Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, right, and Iran President Hassan Rouhani, left, hang on a building near Tahrir Square, during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, November 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
November 18, 2019, 3:55 pm
Iran developed ‘vast influence’ in Iraq, spy agency leaks say
Unprecedented leak of 700 pages of intelligence cables shows Tehran’s efforts to embed itself in Iraq, including paying locals working for the US to switch sides
By Agencies and TOI staff
A damaged vehicle sits at the site of a bomb attack near Tahrir square in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2019 (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)
November 16, 2019, 9:41 am
5 protesters dead in Baghdad violence; car bomb explodes between key squares
Not immediately clear whether the blast targeted protesters; top cleric warns government to heed calls for reform, calls for new election law
By SAMYA KULLAB and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iraqis demonstrate outside the Basra Governorate's building on November 11, 2019 in the southern city of Basra. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)
November 12, 2019, 12:36 am
Iraq tells UN it regrets hundreds killed in crackdown
Countries at mandatory review in Geneva express alarm over ‘excessive use of force’ by Baghdad, after over 300 killed in protests
By AFP
An Iraqi protester wearing a surgical mask gestures during clashes with security forces near the central bank in the capital Baghdad on November 7, 2019, amid ongoing anti-government protests. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
November 11, 2019, 9:15 am
UN mission in Iraq proposes roadmap for ending upheaval
Statement calls for release of jailed protesters, urges government to adopt electoral reform and series of anti-corruption measures
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Mourners carry the casket of an Iraqi protester who was killed the day before during protests in the capital, during his funeral in the central Iraqi city of Najaf on November 10, 2019. (Haidar Hamdani/AFP)
November 11, 2019, 8:16 am
US urges early Iraq elections as rights group warns of ‘bloodbath’
Hundreds already dead in crackdown against growing protests over rampant corruption and clientelism; UN calls for ‘maximum restraint,’ including no use of live ammunition
By AFP
An anti-government protester is surrounded by tear gas fired by Iraqi security forces in an effort to disperse demonstrators, in central Baghdad, Iraq, November 10, 2019. (Hadi Mizban/AP)
November 10, 2019, 7:00 pm
Iraqis keep up sit-ins amid fears of ‘bloodbath’
Amnesty International calls on authorities to rein in security forces as death toll mounts; UN warns ‘climate of fear’ taking hold
By AFP
Iraqi riot police fire tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters gathering on bridge in central Baghdad, Iraq, November 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
November 10, 2019, 12:52 am
Iraqi forces kill 6 protesters, retake key Baghdad bridges
So far, cycle of anti-government protests and heavy-handed security crackdown has left more than 250 people dead
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
In this photo from February 23, 2017, US Army soldiers stand outside their armored vehicle on a joint base with Iraqi army south of Mosul, Iraq. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed, File)
November 8, 2019, 10:30 pm
Rocket barrage hits Iraq base housing US troops
No immediate word on casualties in attack near Mosul, where American soldiers are helping Iraqi forces battle remnants of Islamic State
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
An injured protester is rushed to a hospital during clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters in central Baghdad, Iraq, November 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
November 7, 2019, 10:28 pm
UN chief condemns live fire at Iraqi protesters as ‘disturbing’
Demonstrators encroach on government offices and demand end to corruption, unemployment; over a month’s violence across Iraq has killed 280
By AFP
A protester hits a poster showing the leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's foreign wing, or Quds Force, Gen. Qassim Soleimani with a shoe during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq, November 3, 2019. (AP Photo)
November 6, 2019, 11:35 am
Protests in Iraq reveal long-simmering anger at Iran
Anti-government demonstrations are mainly directed at Iraq’s own political leaders, but they have also exposed resentment at Iranian influence in the country
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Joseph Krauss
Iraqi youths push a man with an injured leg on a gurney outside the gate to Umm Qasr hospital in the southern Iraqi port city on November 5, 2019, after security forces attempted to break up crowds blocking the road to the port earlier in the day. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)
November 5, 2019, 7:28 pm
3 protesters killed in fresh clashes as Iraq tries to reopen port
Security forces continue using live ammunition, impose severe limitations on internet access as nationwide demonstrations persist
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
An anti-government protester near the prime minister's office and state-run TV in Baghdad, Iraq, November 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
November 5, 2019, 12:33 am
At least 5 protesters killed in new round of clashes in Iraq
Government forces open fire on demonstrators as they approach PM’s office and state TV headquarters
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and MURTADA FARAJ
Foreign Minister Israel Katz at a Likud election campaign stop in Jerusalem, September 16, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 4, 2019, 2:57 pm
Israel slams Iran for ‘murderous’ intervention in Iraq protests
FM Katz backs growing anti-government rallies, praises Iraqis’ ‘long & glorious history’
By TOI staff
Fires set by protesters close roads during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq, November 3, 2019 (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
November 3, 2019, 3:20 pm
Iraqis block roads in support of anti-government protests
Demonstrators use burning tires and barbed wire to block thoroughfares, appearing to borrow a tactic from Lebanon, where similar anti-government actions are underway
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
In this photo from October 30, 2019, Iraqi anti-government protesters hang their demands and slogans while standing on a building near Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
November 2, 2019, 3:21 pm
Abandoned ‘Turkish restaurant’ becomes a landmark in Iraq protests
One-time commercial center in Baghdad now a gathering place for anti-government demonstrators to eat, play dominoes, keep an eye on the security forces
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
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