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... employees and smashed equipment before they fled. The attack came after the station had received threats for several days. Gunmen also attacked the offices of Iraq's private Dajla and NRT news channels, according to employees at the stations. Both of those privately owned stations have been covering the daily ...
... protest representatives to meet with them so they could hear their demands. In a televised meeting in parliament, al-Halbusi met with a group of Iraqis and tribal representatives, mostly in their 50s and older, to discuss the country's myriad problems. Al-Hablusi repeated promises to address unemployment and ...
... join the protests. Saray said he saw one young man get arrested after security officials inspected his mobile phone and found a recorded protest video. Iraqi politicians have scrambled to contain the demonstrations, calling for meetings with protest representatives and an emergency session of parliament Saturday to discuss protesters' demands ...
... Mahdi’s speech but by the time he was on screen access was again shut as new videos emerged of the protests. The internet in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region has not been affected. On Thursday, Iraq closed a border crossing with Iran in the eastern province of Diyala, saying ...
In our news wrap Thursday, Iraqi security forces shot and killed at least 12 more protesters, raising the death toll to 33. The government cut off internet access in a bid to quell the unrest, but crowds defied a curfew. Also, a Hong Kong teenager shot by police is charged ...
... internet governance, reported that web access was cut off across much of Iraq. Social and messaging apps, used to organize the protests, also were blocked. Iraqis abroad campaigned on social media to spread videos and news from inside the country, using the hashtag #Save_the_Iraqi-People. No political party ...
In our news wrap Tuesday, violence broke out in Baghdad as security forces fired on crowds protesting corruption and a lack of jobs. Officials said one person was killed and some 200 hurt. Also, a mass march in Hong Kong erupted into some of the worst violence yet, as police shot a protester for the...
All medical officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with Iraqi health ministry regulations. A joint statement issued by the Iraqi interior and health ministries said one person was killed and 200 injured Baghdad's running clashes, including 40 members of the security forces. It said it "regretted" the ...
He was the senior U.S. diplomat in Baghdad during the first Gulf War, which lasted from 1990 to 1991, and was the last American official to meet with Saddam before the Desert Storm offensive. Wilson drew intense criticism from Republican lawmakers over his statements regarding Iraq and weapons of ...
Chirac's outspoken opposition to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 rocked relations with France's top ally.
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