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Iraq PM says will resign as bloody protests cost over 400 lives

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 30 04:45 AM

Adel Abdel Mahdi's written statement was greeted with cheers and blaring music across Baghdad's iconic Tahrir (Liberation) Square, where crowds have amassed since early October against a ruling class deemed corrupt and inefficient. Read more »

Iraqi forces kill 35 protesters after Iranian consulate torched

John Davison and Alaa Marjani, Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 04:47 AM

Video of protesters cheering in the night as flames billowed from the consulate were a stunning image after years in which Tehran's influence among Shi'ite Muslims in Arab states has been a defining factor in Middle East politics. Read more »

2 killed, 35 wounded in protests in Iraq capital

Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 06:15 PM

One protester died immediately after a tear gas canister hit his head and another died in hospital from wounds from a stun bomb fired by security forces, the sources said. Read more »

Iraqis pour into streets for biggest protest day since Saddam Hussein

Ahmed Aboulenein and Raya Jalabi, Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 10:03 PM

Thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad on Friday demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite, in what was expected to become the biggest day of mass anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Read more »

Trump confirms death of Islamic State group chief Baghdadi in US raid

Sebastian Smith and Omar Haj Kadour, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 28 08:09 AM

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that the elusive leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, had been killed, dying "like a dog" in a daring, nighttime raid by US special forces in northwest Syria.  Read more »

US boosts force in oil-rich east Syria, crosses regime checkpoints

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 10:14 AM

Washington has started to send reinforcements to oil-rich eastern Syria, a US defense official said Saturday, as a military convoy flying American flags crossed into the war-torn country from Iraq.   Read more »

More than 2,300 cross into Iraq to flee Syria fighting

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 09:28 PM

The UN currently estimates that around 166,000 people have been forced to flee their homes since Turkey launched its offensive in northeastern Syria on October 9. Read more »

Iraq cut the internet, and the economy suffered

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 05:18 AM

When anti-government demonstrations shook Iraq, authorities cut the internet to disconnect protesters and slow sharing of bloody images -- a digital clampdown estimated to have cost the economy nearly a billion dollars. Read more »

Trump: US going into Middle East was 'worst decision ever'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 09:49 PM

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US military becoming involved in the Middle East was the "worst decision ever made" and that he was ensuring the safe return of troops. Read more »

8 killed, 15 wounded in new clashes in Iraq

Reuters
Posted at Oct 07 08:11 AM

At least eight people were killed and 25 wounded in new clashes between protesters and police in eastern Baghdad on Sunday, police and medical sources said. Read more »

DFA tells Pinoys in Iraq to stay home, as violent protests spread

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 08:39 PM

Filipinos were also instructed to store food and water, and call the Philippine embassy in Baghdad should they need help. Read more »

Former French president Jacques Chirac dies at 86

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 26 06:44 PM

On the international stage, Chirac will be best remembered for angering the United States with his public opposition to the 2003 war in Iraq. Read more »

2 rockets hit near US embassy in Baghdad: security sources

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 24 06:07 AM

BAGHDAD, Iraq—Two rockets landed near the US embassy in Baghdad overnight, security sources told AFP early Tuesday, with foreign diplomats there reporting emergency sirens repeatedly going off. Read more »

DFA warns job-seeking public vs work offers in Iraq

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 06:01 PM

The Philippine Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq warned Filipinos seeking jobs to be wary of job offers online in the Middle Eastern nation, saying the deployment ban to Iraq is still in effect despite contrary reports. Read more »

Islamic State persists despite territory loss: US top envoy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 11:22 PM

WASHINGTON - The Islamic State (IS) group remains a threat in Syria and Iraq, and in some areas has even gained power despite the elimination of their "caliphate", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday. Read more »

ICE deported him to a country he’d never seen. He died 2 months later.

Alissa J. Rubin and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 09 10:03 AM

Jimmy Aldaoud died in a Baghdad apartment on Tuesday after vomiting blood and begging to return to the United States. He had lived in the Detroit area from infancy until he was deported in June. Read more »

IS 'resurging' in Syria as US pulls troops: watchdog

W.G. Dunlop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 07:31 AM

WASHINGTON - The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group was "resurging" in Syria while the United States withdrew troops, and has solidified its insurgent capabilities in neighboring Iraq, a Defense Department watchdog said Tuesday. Read more »

DFA tells Pinoys in Iraq to stay vigilant after terrorist attack

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 09:41 AM

MANILA—The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday urged the Filipino community in Iraq to be vigilant following a terrorist attack that killed 3 people, including a Turkish diplomat. Read more »

Francis wants first papal visit to Iraq

Reuters
Posted at Jun 11 01:14 PM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis said on Monday he wants to travel to Iraq next year, which would be the first ever papal trip there. Read more »

PH post sends home 7 Pinoys trafficked to Iraq

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 02:57 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Embassy in Iraq announced that it sent home seven Filipinos who were victims of trafficking schemes. Read more »