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 11 Top Shiite leader backs U.N. plan to resolve Iraqi crisis By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press At 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… Continue reading
Nov 06 Iraq protesters storm Baghdad bridge, medic killed By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The 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… Continue reading
Nov 04 Protesters killed as clashes erupt on Baghdad bridge By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Murtada Faraj, Associated Press Police 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. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 5:06 Globally, people are taking their discontent to the streets By PBS NewsHour While mass demonstrations against the government have rocked Hong Kong for months, protests in Iraq and Lebanon have unseated respective governments. People in Barcelona, Haiti and Chile have also taken to the streets with their demands. Vali Nasr, a former… Continue watching
Nov 01 Iraqis defy crackdown to hold biggest protests yet By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The 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. Continue reading
Oct 31 Iraq president bows to protesters and calls for new voting law By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said he is prepared to resign once political leaders agree on a replacement. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 8:09 In Iraq and Lebanon, economic needs push protesters past sectarian divide In Iraq and Lebanon, different events sparked current mass demonstrations, but protesters in both countries believe their governments are broken. Journalist Pesha Magid, reporting from Baghdad, and special correspondent Jane Ferguson, in Beirut, join Nick Schifrin to discuss economic and… Continue watching
Oct 29 Masked gunman opens fire on Iraqi protesters, killing 18 By Zeina Karam, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press The attack, which happened overnight, came as Iraqis took to the streets for a fifth consecutive day, protesting their government's corruption, lack of services and other grievances. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 3:02 U.S. military says Syria objectives remain unchanged, despite al-Baghdadi's death By Nick Schifrin The leader of the Islamic State group is dead. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died over the weekend in a U.S. special forces raid in northwest Syria. U.S. officials said Kurdish partners provided useful intelligence about al-Baghdadi's location. The terrorist leader motivated… Continue watching