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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 649

Iraqi politics

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
Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, speaks during a mews conference in Najaf, Iraq, November 18, 2021. (Anmar Khalil/AP)
August 29, 2022, 3:36 pm
Top Shiite cleric bows out of Iraqi politics in bid to resolve paralyzing impasse
Muqtada al-Sadr announces that ‘all the institutions’ of his movement will be shuttered, excluding the resting place of his father and other heritage sites
By AFP
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
Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, speaks during a mews conference in Najaf, Iraq, November 18, 2021. (Anmar Khalil/AP)
June 12, 2022, 11:33 pm
73 lawmakers from Iraq’s biggest bloc resign, plunging country into uncertainty
Parliament members under powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr quit during post-election deadlock, raising fears that chaos could follow
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Mustafa al-Kadhimi was was sworn in as Iraqi prime minister by lawmakers on May 7, 2020. (pmo.iq)
May 7, 2020, 8:05 am
Former Iraqi intelligence chief approved as new premier
Mustafa al-Kadhimi declares intent to stop ‘allowing Iraqi territories to be used for settling scores or launching attacks’
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and SAMYA KULLAB
Anti-government protesters dance in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, December 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
December 23, 2019, 3:49 pm
Iraq crisis deepens as politicians miss deadline to name PM
Political deadlock continues amid 3 months of protests and deadly police crackdowns, with demonstrators railing against corruption and Iranian influence
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi speaks during a funeral ceremony in Baghdad, on October 23, 2019. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP)
December 1, 2019, 10:40 pm
Iraq’s PM Adel Abdel Mahdi, consensus leader, brought down by street fury
The 77-year-old veteran politician was seen as a unifying figure among Iraq’s divided factions and international allies, but popular rage at endemic graft doomed his government
By AFP
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
Iraq's Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi speaks during a symbolic funeral ceremony in Baghdad, October 23, 2019. (Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP)
October 30, 2019, 6:11 pm
Iraq PM’s future on the line as demonstrators smell change
Adel Abdel Mahdi under threat as his two main backers discuss his removal and spiraling anti-government protests kill over 240
By AFP
Burning tires light up the night skies during anti-government protests in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala, south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, late on October late October 28, 2019. (AFP)
October 29, 2019, 11:20 am
18 protesters killed in Iraq as pressure on government mounts
More than 800 wounded when security forces open fire on crowds in Karbala in one of worst attacks since demonstrators began anti-government rallies
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iraqi protesters block a road as they clash with security forces during an anti-government demonstration in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala, south of Iraq's capital Baghdad on October 27, 2019. (AFP)
October 28, 2019, 9:45 pm
Iraq army declares curfew in Baghdad after student protests
Protests over rampant unemployment and corruption continue despite curfews, threats of arrest and violence that has left nearly 240 dead
By AFP
Protesters clash with Iraqi riot police vehicles during a demonstration against state corruption and poor services, between the capital Baghdad's Tahrir Square and the high-security Green Zone district, on October 1, 2019. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
October 4, 2019, 11:20 am
Iraqi PM addresses the nation, urges protesters to go home; death toll at 33
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators have clashed with riot police in mass rallies across the country
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
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