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World Jan 15
Iraq prime minister says whether to oust U.S. troops is up to next governmentPrime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi's comments came ahead of planned protests against the American military presence in Iraq called for by an influential Shiite cleric.
World Jan 10
Iraqi prime minister tells U.S. to start working on troop withdrawalAdel Abdul-Mahdi made the request in a telephone call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday night.
World Dec 06
At least 15 killed in Iraqi capital as assailants fire live roundsGunmen in cars opened fire Friday in Baghdad's Khilani Square, leaving at least 15 people dead and 60 wounded, Iraqi security and medical officials said. It wasn't immediately clear who did the shooting.
World Dec 01
Iraqi parliament accepts prime minister’s resignationThe path to replacing Adel Abdul-Mahdi was clouded with legal questions that one lawmaker described as a “black hole in the constitution,” which does not clearly spell out the next step.
World Nov 30
Iraqi PM formally submits resignation amid more violenceThree anti-government protesters were shot dead and at least 58 others wounded in Baghdad and southern Iraq on Saturday, security and medical officials said, as Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi formally submitted his resignation to parliament.
World Nov 29
Iraq prime minister pledges to resign amid worsening crisisThe prime minister's announcement comes a day after more than 40 people were killed by security forces and following calls by Iraq's top Shiite cleric for lawmakers to withdraw support.
World Nov 28
40 anti-government protesters killed in violence sweeping IraqAnti-government protests have gripped Iraq since Oct. 1, when thousands took to the streets in Baghdad and the predominantly Shiite south. The largely leaderless movement accuses the government of being hopelessly corrupt and has also decried Iran’s growing influence in…
World Nov 27
Protesters burn down Iranian consulate in southern IraqAt least 33 people were wounded when police fired live ammunition to repel them from entering the building, a police official said.
World Nov 26
Baghdad bombings kill 5 as Iraqis protest governmentThree simultaneous explosions rocked Baghdad late Tuesday, killing five people and wounding more than a dozen, Iraqi officials said, in the first apparent coordinated attack since anti-government protests erupted nearly two months ago.
World Nov 24
13 dead in 1 of the ‘worst’ days of protest in southern IraqThirteen anti-government protesters were killed Sunday by Iraqi security forces in one of the “worst” days of clashes in the country’s south, as protests swept through the oil-rich area, officials said. Demonstrators outraged by rampant government corruption and poor services…
