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Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi (Twitter)

September 9th, 2018 - 07:27 GMT

Iraqi Factions Demand Premier Abadi Resigns in Wake of Basra Protests, Killings

The tables turned on Saturday against Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi as two main blocs that were victorious in the May parliamentary elections demanded his resignation in wake of the protests in the southern city of Basra.

Controversial Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. (AFP/File)

April 26th, 2016 - 12:57 GMT

Sadrists rally in Baghdad, push for government reforms

Shia clerics and supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr pray during a demo calling for governmental reform and elimination of corruption on March 25, 2016, outside the main gates of Baghdad's Green Zone. (AFP/Ahmad al-Ruvaye)

March 27th, 2016 - 06:13 GMT

Shia cleric leads protest in Iraq’s Green Zone

Iraqi Shia fighters from the Popular Mobilization units sit in the back of a vehicle as they drive down a road, in the desert of Samarra, on March 3, 2016, during an operation aimed at retaking areas from Daesh. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

March 3rd, 2016 - 07:30 GMT

Iraqi PM dismisses calls to exclude Shia fighters from battle with Daesh in Mosul

Iraqi forces drive down a road, in the desert of Samarra, on March 2, 2016, during an operation aimed at retaking areas from the Daesh militants. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

March 3rd, 2016 - 12:30 GMT

US: Special forces capture key Daesh leader in Iraq

Shia militiamen prepare for an attack on Daesh in Fallujah in July, 2015. (AFP/File)

February 21st, 2016 - 06:30 GMT

Iraqi MP: Government, tribes should team up against Daesh in Fallujah

December 15th, 2015 - 12:48 GMT

Is Turkey trying to further decentralize the Iraqi state?

An Iraqi official said Friday security forces took control of the country's largest oil refinery. (AFP/File)

October 16th, 2015 - 03:59 GMT

Iraqi forces 'liberate' Baiji oil refinery from Daesh: official

Iraqi policemen are seen on patrol inside a military base in Baghdad, on June 11, 2014, after the declaration of a state of emergency by the government. (AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

September 1st, 2015 - 11:34 GMT

Baghdad adopts new security plan following spike in violence

June 10th, 2015 - 08:47 GMT

Iraqi Deputy President: Sunni population does not trust the central government

April 2nd, 2015 - 06:27 GMT

UN praises Iraq's recapture of Tikrit from Daesh

April 1st, 2015 - 09:22 GMT

Iraqi tribes retake much of Kirkuk from Daesh

March 31st, 2015 - 03:33 GMT