Jan 03 Iran vows a ‘harsh’ response to U.S. killing of top general By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Zeina Karam, Associated Press Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that a “harsh retaliation is waiting” for the U.S. after the airstrike. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 5:14 News Wrap: Death toll in Australian wildfires rises to 17 In our news wrap Wednesday, New Year’s Day brought only slight relief to parts of Australia ravaged by some of the country’s worst-ever wildfires. The death toll rose to 17. Also, the Taliban staged a series of attacks on Afghan… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 10:30 Crisis at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is over, but tensions remain After the most significant standoff outside a U.S. Embassy in years, demonstrators in Baghdad stood down on Wednesday -- but they also declared victory. Sarkawt Shams, a member of the Iraqi parliament, and Douglas Silliman, former U.S. ambassador to Iraq,… Continue watching
Dec 31 Iran-backed Iraqi militia, protesters breach U.S. Embassy compound By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area, prompting tear gas and sounds of gunfire, angered over deadly U.S. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 2:41 Iraqi prime minister to resign after months of bloody protest By Nick Schifrin The growing protest movement in Iraq has claimed dozens more casualties. Acceding to public demands, Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said he will resign. But in the streets, the killing goes on, with security forces shooting down scores more of the… Continue watching
Nov 28 40 anti-government protesters killed in violence sweeping Iraq By Samya Kullab, Murtada Faraj, Associated Press Anti-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… Continue reading
Nov 26 Baghdad bombings kill 5 as Iraqis protest government By Samya Kullab, Murtada Faraj, Associated Press Three 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. Continue reading
Nov 21 8 protesters dead in day of violent clashes in Iraq By Samya Kullab, Murtada Faraj, Associated Press Eight people died and at least 90 were wounded on Thursday in renewed clashes in central Baghdad, in the most violent clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces in recent days, Iraqi officials said. Continue reading
Nov 15 5 protesters dead in violence over key Baghdad squares By Samya Kullab, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Iraqi 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. Continue reading
Nov 03 Iraqis block roads in support of anti-government protests By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Iraqi protesters blocked roads in Baghdad on Sunday to raise pressure on the government to resign after more than a week of renewed mass demonstrations. Continue reading