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World Nov 15
5 protesters dead in violence over key Baghdad squaresIraqi security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas in renewed clashes with anti-government protesters in central Baghdad on Friday. Separately, a bomb placed under a car exploded near a central square.
World Nov 11
Top Shiite leader backs U.N. plan to resolve Iraqi crisisAt least 12 protesters were wounded in new confrontations with security forces in and around central Baghdad's Khilani Square. Most were hit directly with tear gas canisters, according to security and hospital officials who spoke on condition of anonymity in…
World Nov 10
Rights group calls Iraqi crackdown on protests a ‘bloodbath’BAGHDAD — Amnesty International said Sunday that Iraq’s crackdown on anti-government protests has descended into a “bloodbath.” At least 319 protesters have been killed so far by security forces since the unrest began last month, according to the latest figures…
World Nov 09
Iraqi security: 4 protesters killed more than 100 woundedIraqi security forces fired live ammunition at anti-government protesters in central Baghdad on Saturday, killing four and wounding more than 100 others, medical and security officials said.
World Nov 06
Iraq protesters storm Baghdad bridge, medic killedThe military called on the protesters to stop blocking roads and ports, saying they had cost Iraq $6 billion, and it vowed to arrest those responsible. The U.S. Embassy urged the government to "engage seriously and urgently" with the demonstrators…
World Nov 04
Protesters killed as clashes erupt on Baghdad bridgePolice and hospital officials said at least one person was killed and 24 wounded in the clashes on the bridge, where security forces used live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas grenades.
World Nov 03
Iraqis block roads in support of anti-government protestsIraqi protesters blocked roads in Baghdad on Sunday to raise pressure on the government to resign after more than a week of renewed mass demonstrations.
World Nov 01
Iraqis defy crackdown to hold biggest protests yetThe square and the wide boulevards leading into it were packed with flag-waving protesters, as security forces reinforced barricades on two bridges leading to the heavily-fortified Green Zone, the seat of government.
World Oct 31
Iraq president bows to protesters and calls for new voting lawPrime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said he is prepared to resign once political leaders agree on a replacement.
World Oct 26
Anti-government protests rage in Iraq, 7 killedIraqi security forces fired tear gas on Saturday to push back protesters who tried to remove blast walls erected on a bridge in central Baghdad to prevent anti-government rallies from reaching a heavily fortified government area, a day after violence…
