World Feb 03 Iranian-backed militia official in Iraq downplays U.S. retaliatory strikes, hints at de-escalation An Iraqi militia official on Saturday hinted at a desire to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East following retaliatory strikes launched by the United States against dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
World Jul 22 Protesters attempt to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over Quran burning in Denmark Tensions flared again in Iraq on Saturday over a series of recent protests in Europe involving the desecration of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, which sparked a debate over the balance between freedom of speech and religious sensitivities.
World Jul 20 Diplomatic crisis erupts between Iraq and Sweden over Iraqi man who desecrated the Quran Protesters stormed the diplomatic post early Thursday, waving flags and signs showing the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr, and set a small fire. The attack on the embassy came ahead of a planned burning of the…