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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 569

Najaf

Illustrative: Iraqi soldiers, wearing protective face-masks and gloves, man a checkpoint at the entrance of Baghdad's eastern Sadr City suburb as the country tries to stem the spread of the COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, March 28, 2020. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP)
March 30, 2020, 12:46 pm
In Iraq, no resting place for coronavirus dead
Many local leaders and tribesmen fear burying victims could spread disease to their own communities and are sending bodies back to morgues
By Ammar Karim
In this Feb. 1, 2020 photo, a poster of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani is on display with Arabic that reads, 'Peace, father of Iraq,' in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
February 18, 2020, 9:15 am
Aging Shiite cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?
The question of succession after Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani gains added importance for an Iraq deeply embroiled in US-Iranian tensions and gripped by anti-government protests
By QASSEM ABDUL-ZAHRA and MARIAM FAM
Iraqi demonstrators gather as flames start consuming Iran's consulate in the southern Iraqi Shiite holy city of Najaf on November 27, 2019, two months into the country's most serious social crisis in decades. (AFP)
December 4, 2019, 2:47 am
Iraqi anti-government protesters burn Iranian consulate for the 3rd time
Demonstrators torch diplomatic mission in Shiite holy city of Najaf as country’s political leaders continue talks on a new prime minister and widespread turmoil rages on
By SAMYA KULLAB and MURTADA FARAJ
Riot police fire tear gas during clashes with anti-government demonstrators in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. (AP/Hadi Mizban)
December 1, 2019, 1:03 am
Iraqis press anti-government protests after PM steps down
Three killed in Najaf as shrine door set ablaze, demonstrations rage in Baghdad and Nasariyah; Abdul-Mahdi’s resignation to parliament prompts political intrigue
By Agencies
Security forces and civilians gather near the burned Iranian consulate in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
November 28, 2019, 12:02 pm
Iran demands Iraqi action over consulate attack; 13 killed in crackdown
Tehran condemns burning of consulate by anti-government protesters in Najaf, tells Baghdad ‘responsible action’ needed; protesters killed by security forces in southern Iraq
By Agencies
Anti-government protesters set fires to close streets during ongoing protests in Baghdad, Iraq, November 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Ali Abdul Hassan)
November 27, 2019, 10:33 pm
Iraq demonstrators burn down Iranian consulate; protester killed, 35 injured
Iranian diplomatic staff escape unharmed through back door; 6 other protesters killed across country as death toll in anti-corruption rallies tops 350
By AP
Illustrative: Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather outside the Imam Hussein shrine on the last day of the Arbaeen religious festival on November 21, 2016, in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad. (AFP/Mohammed SAWAF)
July 30, 2017, 4:25 pm
Iraqis say they foiled IS plan to attack revered shrines
Iraqi and Russian airstrikes hit suicide bombers in Iraq and Syria, averting planned assaults on Karbala, Najaf
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to spectators at a wrestling match in Tehran on February 23, 2013. (photo credit: image capture/YouTube video)
July 19, 2013, 1:18 pm
Ahmadinejad visits Iraq on pilgrimage
Outgoing Iranian president visits holy Shi’ite city of Najaf amid tight security before heading for shrine in Karbala
Empty shops in Najaf, Iraq, once a large draw for Iranian pilgrims. (photo credit: AP/Khalid Mohammed)
November 2, 2012, 11:05 am
Iraq feels pinch as sanctions stanch flow of Iranian tourists
Iranians have less money to travel and Iraqis are less likely to take plummeting rials
By Adam Schreck and Sinan Salaheddin
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