11 killed in IS attack near Baghdad
3 years, 5 months ago

11 killed in IS attack near Baghdad

The Hindu  

Gunmen from the Islamic State extremist group attacked a village northeast of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 11 civilians and wounding six others, Iraqi security officials said. The circumstances of the attack were not immediately clear, but two officials who spoke to The Associated Press said Islamic State group militants had kidnapped two villagers earlier and then raided the village when their demands for ransom were not met. Attacks targeting civilians have become rare in Iraq since the Islamic State group was largely defeated in the country in 2017, although it remains active through sleeper cells in many areas. A roadside bomb attack targeted a Baghdad suburb in July, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens of others at a crowded market.

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Deadly Israeli attack on residential area in Beirut leaves carnage
6 months ago

Deadly Israeli attack on residential area in Beirut leaves carnage

Al Jazeera  

At least six people have been killed and 15 wounded in an Israeli air attack targeting Beirut’s southern suburb of Ghobeiri, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health. The Israeli military said it had “conducted a targeted strike” in the Lebanese capital on a senior Hezbollah commander, as it continues a massive bombing campaign that has killed hundreds of people …

U.S., Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert
6 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S., Iraqi forces raid targeting Islamic State group militants kills 15 in western desert

The Hindu  

“The U.S. military took part in an Iraqi raid in the country’s western region that killed 15 people as forces targeted suspected militants from the Islamic State group,” the American military said early Saturday. For years after dislodging the militants from their self-declared caliphate across Iraq and Syria, U.S. forces have continued fighting the Islamic State group, though the casualties …

Pro-government fighters attack areas of US-backed fighters in east Syria. 2 killed
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Pro-government fighters attack areas of US-backed fighters in east Syria. 2 killed

Associated Press  

QAMISHLI, Syria — Violence surged in opposition-held areas of Syria on Wednesday as government-backed fighters killed at least two people in rare violence in the east, while a truck bomb exploded in the northern city of Azaz, killing nine people, the main U.S.-backed force in the war-torn country and an opposition war monitor said. Fighters backed by the Syrian government …

Iraq says 16 people, including civilians, killed in ‘new US aggression’
1 year, 1 month ago

Iraq says 16 people, including civilians, killed in ‘new US aggression’

Al Jazeera  

In response, Iran-aligned groups say they have attacked US bases in Syria as well as western and northern Iraq. At least 16 people have been killed in US strikes in Iraq, the government said, as it condemned the “new aggression against” its sovereignty and warned of dire consequences in the region. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which had announced the …

Gunmen kill 11 people, wound 8 others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says
1 year, 3 months ago

Gunmen kill 11 people, wound 8 others in an attack on a police station in Iran, state TV says

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected members of a separatist group killed 11 people and wounded eight others in a nighttime attack on a police station in southeastern Iran, state TV said Friday. The deputy governor of Sistan and Baluchestan province, Ali Reza Marhemati, said senior police officers and soldiers were killed and wounded in the 2 a.m. attack in …

A rocket attack targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualties
1 year, 3 months ago

A rocket attack targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualties

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — A rocket attack on the sprawling U.S. Embassy in Baghdad caused minor damage but no casualties on Friday morning, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. Friday’s assault was followed by drone and multi-rocket attacks, including on al-Asad air base in western Iraq and three troop locations in Syria, also with no casualties, U.S. officials said. The U.S. State Department …

21 civilians killed after gunmen attack village in central Mali
1 year, 7 months ago

21 civilians killed after gunmen attack village in central Mali

India Today  

Gunmen killed at least 21 civilians in an attack on a village in central Mali's insurgency-hit Mopti region on Friday, two local sources said on Saturday. The unidentified assailants struck in the afternoon, targeting the village of Yarou near the town of Bandiagara, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The second source said the reported death toll stood …

IS attack on Syria army bus kills 23 soldiers, injures over 10
1 year, 7 months ago

IS attack on Syria army bus kills 23 soldiers, injures over 10

Firstpost  

At least 23 soldiers have been killed in Syria’s war-torn east, a monitor said on Friday, the deadliest in a new wave of attacks blamed on Islamic State group jihadists At least 23 soldiers have been killed in Syria’s war-torn east, a monitor said on Friday, the deadliest in a new wave of attacks blamed on Islamic State group jihadists. …

Iraq’s military: 3 killed in explosion north of Baghdad
2 years, 3 months ago

Iraq’s military: 3 killed in explosion north of Baghdad

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Three members of the Iraqi security forces were killed in an explosion north of Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraq’s military said. Lt. Gen. Qais al-Muhammadawi, commander of Iraq’s ground forces, will lead an investigation in the area into the causes of the explosion, the statement added. The Tarmiyah district has witnessed numerous attacks by the Islamic State group since …

Iran rockets hit Kurdish party HQ near Iraq’s Erbil, kill one
2 years, 4 months ago

Iran rockets hit Kurdish party HQ near Iraq’s Erbil, kill one

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps says the attack targeted ‘terrorist’ groups in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq. At least one person has been killed after rockets fired by Iran hit the headquarters of an Iranian Kurdish party in the Iraqi city of Koye, near Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency …

Strikes in Syria hit fuel convoy from Iraq; Iranians killed
2 years, 4 months ago

Strikes in Syria hit fuel convoy from Iraq; Iranians killed

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties, Syrian opposition activists said Wednesday. The airstrikes, shortly before midnight Tuesday, hit tanker trucks carrying fuel and other trucks carrying weapons for the militias in Syria’s eastern province of Deir el-Zour, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition …

13 dead in Iranian attacks on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
2 years, 6 months ago

13 dead in Iranian attacks on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq

Al Jazeera  

The attacks come after protests have rocked Iran for the past 11 days, particularly the country’s western Kurdistan province, near the Iraqi border. Iran has attacked an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, killing 13 people and injuring several others, officials said. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency and broadcaster said Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps ground forces …

Iraqi airstrikes kill 9 IS militants, including 4 Lebanese
3 years, 1 month ago

Iraqi airstrikes kill 9 IS militants, including 4 Lebanese

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Iraqi airstrikes killed nine suspected Islamic State fighters, including four Lebanese, in retaliation for an IS attack on Iraqi army barracks earlier this month, officials said Sunday. As Lebanon faces an unprecedented convergence of crises, including a swift descent into poverty, many fear militants may seek to exploit discontent among the city’s majority Sunni residents. The attack on …

IS gunmen mount deadly attacks in Syria, Iraq; dozens killed
3 years, 2 months ago

IS gunmen mount deadly attacks in Syria, Iraq; dozens killed

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 100 militants from the Islamic State …

IS gunmen in Iraq kill 11 soldiers in brazen barracks attack
3 years, 2 months ago

IS gunmen in Iraq kill 11 soldiers in brazen barracks attack

The Hindu  

Gunmen from the Islamic State extremist group attacked an army barracks in a mountainous area north of Baghdad early Friday, killing 11 soldiers as they slept, Iraqi security officials said. The officials said the attack occurred in the Al-Azim district, an open area north of Baqouba in Diyala province. The circumstances of the attack were not immediately clear, but two …

Suspected ISIL fighters kill 11 Iraqi soldiers ‘in their sleep’
3 years, 2 months ago

Suspected ISIL fighters kill 11 Iraqi soldiers ‘in their sleep’

Al Jazeera  

Iraqi officials say brazen attack took place at barracks in al-Azim district, in Diyala province. Suspected ISIL gunmen have attacked an Iraqi army barracks in Diyala province, killing 11 soldiers as they slept, according to reports citing Iraqi security officials. There was no immediate claim of responsibility and the circumstances of the attack were not clear, but two officials who …

Two civilians wounded in rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone
3 years, 2 months ago

Two civilians wounded in rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone

Al Jazeera  

Two civilians wounded as rocket strikes residential complex near US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say. At least four rockets targeted the United States Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, wounding two civilians, according to two Iraqi security officials. In a statement, the US Embassy in Baghdad said its compound had been attacked by “terrorist groups attempting to undermine …

Basra explosion: Several killed as blast rocks Iraqi city
3 years, 3 months ago

Basra explosion: Several killed as blast rocks Iraqi city

Al Jazeera  

Iraqi military says a motorcycle rigged with explosives caused the blast which killed at least four people and wounded four others. At least four people have been killed and four others wounded in an explosion that rocked the centre of Iraq’s southern city of Basra, the Iraqi military said. Iraq’s Security Media Cell, an outlet affiliated with the country’s security …

Several civilians and Peshmerga killed by ISIL in Iraq’s Makhmour
3 years, 3 months ago

Several civilians and Peshmerga killed by ISIL in Iraq’s Makhmour

Al Jazeera  

At least 10 people, including three civilians, killed in latest attack on a village in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. In a statement late on Thursday, the security forces of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government said ISIL had attacked “several houses in the village of Khidir Jija in Mount Qarachogh”, in Iraq’s Makhmour region. In a statement on Friday, KRG President Nechirvan …

Five Peshmerga killed in ISIL attack in Iraq’s Diyala
3 years, 4 months ago

Five Peshmerga killed in ISIL attack in Iraq’s Diyala

Al Jazeera  

Armed group ISIL still poses a threat in several provinces in Iraq with hit-and-run attacks, kidnappings, and roadside bombs. Baghdad, Iraq – Five Peshmerga fighters were killed in an attack by the ISIL armed group in northern Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government said on Sunday. The five Peshmerga killed were in a convoy on their way to attend to the …

Extremist attack in Burkina Faso kills at least 20
3 years, 4 months ago

Extremist attack in Burkina Faso kills at least 20

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — An attack by jihadis on a gendarme post in northern Burkina Faso killed at least 19 officers and one civilian Sunday, the ministry of security said. The attack took place in Inata town in Soum province, near Burkina Faso’s border with Mali, Minister of Security Maxime Kone said on state television. The latest attack was a …

ISIL attack on Iraqi village kills 11 ‘defenceless civilians’
3 years, 5 months ago

ISIL attack on Iraqi village kills 11 ‘defenceless civilians’

Al Jazeera  

Police said the ISIL attackers used several vehicles and semi-automatic guns in their attack. At least 11 people have been killed and others wounded in an ISIL attack on a village in Diyala province in eastern Iraq, according to the country’s security forces. The attack on Tuesday targeted “defenceless civilians” in the village of al-Hawasha, near the town of Muqdadiya, …

Bomb attack in Damascus kills 14 Syrian military personnel
3 years, 5 months ago

Bomb attack in Damascus kills 14 Syrian military personnel

Al Jazeera  

A bomb attack on a bus carrying troops in the Syrian capital Damascus has killed at least 14 military personnel and wounded three others, state TV and a military official said. The Damascus bombing was the deadliest in the capital in years, and a rare event since government forces captured suburbs formerly held by opposition fighters in Syria’s 10-year-long conflict. …

IS jihadist attack kills 13 Iraqi police: security forces
3 years, 6 months ago

IS jihadist attack kills 13 Iraqi police: security forces

The Hindu  

Thirteen Iraqi policemen were killed in an Islamic State group attack against a checkpoint in the country's north early Sunday, security and medical sources said. The attack, in the region of Al-Rashad around 65 kilometres south of Kirkuk city, took place just after midnight, a senior Iraqi police officer told AFP. The Iraqi government declared the Sunni extremists defeated in …

13 police personnel killed in suspected IS attack in northern Iraq
3 years, 6 months ago

13 police personnel killed in suspected IS attack in northern Iraq

India TV News  

Gunmen opened fire at a federal police checkpoint in rural northern Iraq, sparking clashes that killed 13 police, a security official said Sunday. The attack late Saturday on the checkpoint in Satiha village in Kirkuk province also wounded five police. But northern Iraq has been a hotspot for IS activity since its territorial defeat in 2017 by Iraqi security forces …

Suspected ISIL attack kills at least 12 Iraqi police near Kirkuk
3 years, 6 months ago

Suspected ISIL attack kills at least 12 Iraqi police near Kirkuk

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say the deadly attack south of Kirkuk city took place just after midnight. At least 12 Iraqi police officers have been killed in an attack the ISIL armed group is suspected of carrying out at a security checkpoint in the country’s north. The twin attack on Sunday, in the al-Rashad region south of Kirkuk city, took place just after …

Extremists attack Malian villages; at least 40 killed
3 years, 7 months ago

Extremists attack Malian villages; at least 40 killed

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Gunmen have attacked several villages in northern Mali, “shooting at anything that moved” and killing at least 40 people in apparent retribution for the recent arrest of several jihadi leaders, authorities said Monday. The latest violence took place in the volatile area along the borders of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso where extremists linked to the Islamic …

Iraq military: Many feared dead in terrorist attack in north
3 years, 7 months ago

Iraq military: Many feared dead in terrorist attack in north

India TV News  

An attack on a funeral procession in northern Iraq has claimed a number of victims, Iraq’s military said in a statement Friday. The military said the “terrorist” attack in the province of Salahaddin resulted in a “number of victims” but did not provide specific figures. An Iraqi security official said eight people had been killed, among them police and civilians, …

Baghdad bombing: 35 killed in attack on packed Iraq market
3 years, 8 months ago

Baghdad bombing: 35 killed in attack on packed Iraq market

Al Jazeera  

It is the third time this year that a bombing hits a market in the densely populated neighbourhood of Baghdad’s Sadr City. A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people and wounded dozens in a crowded market in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Monday, the eve of the Eid al-Adha festival. The attack took place in the Wahailat market in Sadr …

Explosion at Baghdad restaurant kills 3
3 years, 9 months ago

Explosion at Baghdad restaurant kills 3

The Hindu  

An explosion at a crowded restaurant in a northwestern Baghdad neighbourhood on Thursday killed three people and injured 16, according to two Iraqi health officials. A military statement said that an unknown object exploded near Bab-al-Murad area of Kadhmiyah and that specialized teams were investigating in order to ascertain the type of explosion. Explosions in the Iraqi capital were once …

1 killed, 12 wounded in market explosion in Iraq’s capital
3 years, 11 months ago

1 killed, 12 wounded in market explosion in Iraq’s capital

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD, Iraq — An explosion rocked a market in east Baghdad on Thursday, killing one person and injuring 12 others, according to Iraq’s military. The military said the blast in the capital’s Sadr City, in the Habibiya neighborhood, was caused by a car laden with highly explosive materials that blew up while passing through a popular used furniture market. The …

At least 13 killed in car bombs, shooting in Syria’s north
4 years, 1 month ago

At least 13 killed in car bombs, shooting in Syria’s north

Al Jazeera  

While one person was killed in a shooting incident in northeastern city of Hassakeh, 12 others died in two car bombings in northern Aleppo. Turkey and the allied Syrian fighters control large parts of northern Syria, and are at odds with government troops and Kurdish-led forces, who are considered “terrorists” by Ankara. #WhiteHelmets have responded to the incidents pic.twitter.com/O85jbRCicq — …

Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad
4 years, 2 months ago

Islamic State claims deadly and rare twin blasts in Baghdad

The Hindu  

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a rare and deadly twin suicide bombing that rocked central Baghdad killing over 30 and wounding dozens. The group said the bombing “targeted apostate Shiites," on a statement circulating in an IS-affiliated website late Thursday. Elsewhere, in northern Iraq and the western desert, attacks continue and almost exclusively target Iraqi security forces. An …

Baghdad blasts: IS claims responsibility for twin suicide bombing that killed 32, injured 110
4 years, 2 months ago

Baghdad blasts: IS claims responsibility for twin suicide bombing that killed 32, injured 110

Firstpost  

Baghdad: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing that killed 32 people and wounded 110 at a crowded market in central Baghdad on Thursday. ‘Senseless and barbaric’ President Barham Saleh led political figures in condemning Thursday’s attack, saying the government would “stand firmly against these rogue attempts to destabilise our country”. US acting secretary of state …

Rare Twin Suicide Attack Kills at Least 23 in Crowded Baghdad Market
4 years, 2 months ago

Rare Twin Suicide Attack Kills at Least 23 in Crowded Baghdad Market

News 18  

BAGHDAD: A twin suicide bombing killed at least 23 people and wounded more than 50 in a Baghdad market on Thursday, the first such attack in years, security and medical sources said. The Iraqi military said two attackers wearing explosive vests blew themselves up among shoppers at a crowded market in Tayaran Square in central Baghdad, and that several people …

At least 32 killed in Baghdad suicide bombings
4 years, 2 months ago

At least 32 killed in Baghdad suicide bombings

The Hindu  

Twin suicide bombings ripped through a busy market in the Iraqi capital on January 21, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens, officials said. The rare suicide bombing hit the Bab al-Sharqi commercial area in central Baghdad amid heightened political tensions over planned early elections and a severe economic crisis. Maj. Gen. Tahsin al-Khafaji, spokesman for the Joint Operations …

Deadly twin suicide attack hits central Baghdad
4 years, 2 months ago

Deadly twin suicide attack hits central Baghdad

Al Jazeera  

More than 100 wounded after commercial area in centre of Iraqi capital hit by explosions, death toll likely to rise. At least 32 people have been killed and 110 wounded in a rare twin suicide bombing that tore through a busy area of central Baghdad on Thursday morning, Iraqi officials said. The attack is the first twin bombing in Baghdad …

Deadly ISIL attack north of Baghdad sparks anger
4 years, 4 months ago

Deadly ISIL attack north of Baghdad sparks anger

Al Jazeera  

Iraq’s Salahuddin province in mourning after an attack blamed on ISIL fighters killed 10 people, including four civilians. Iraq’s Salahuddin province declared three days of mourning on Sunday after a deadly attack blamed on the ISIL armed group, as some criticised the authorities for failing to fight back. ‘Repeated failures’ Two weeks ago, 11 people were killed in an ISIL …

Iraq: Five civilians killed in Baghdad rocket attack
4 years, 6 months ago

Iraq: Five civilians killed in Baghdad rocket attack

Al Jazeera  

It was the latest in a string of attacks targeting American interests after the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. Iraqi armed groups fired two Katyusha rockets at a house in Baghdad, killing two women and three children while severely wounding two other children, the Iraqi military said on Monday. The three Iraqi children and two women were from the same …

3 rockets hit Baghdad International Airport; damage reported
4 years, 7 months ago

3 rockets hit Baghdad International Airport; damage reported

India TV News  

Three Katyusha rockets landed at the edge of Baghdad International Airport, the Iraqi military said. The attack took place on Friday evening and the three rockets were fired from al-Radhwaniyah area in southwestern Baghdad, the media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement. Meanwhile, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua news agency that the three rockets …

Islamic State militants kill 10 in coordinated attack in Iraq
4 years, 10 months ago

Islamic State militants kill 10 in coordinated attack in Iraq

India Today  

Islamic State militants killed at least 10 Iraqi militia men in a coordinated assault overnight near the central city of Samarra, security officials said Saturday, adding to concerns the extremist group that once controlled large areas of the country is staging a comeback. Iraq declared victory over Islamic State in December 2017 after a costly three-year campaign. In recent months, …

ISIL attack kills Hashd al-Shaabi forces in Iraq
4 years, 10 months ago

ISIL attack kills Hashd al-Shaabi forces in Iraq

Al Jazeera  

At least 10 members of the paramilitary unit also known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces were killed. At least 10 members of the Hashd al-Shaabi forces have been killed in a coordinated attack carried out by the ISIL group in Iraq’s Salahaddin province. “It is with great sadness, we received news of the martyrdom of a group heroes from among …

Iraqi Military: 2 Rockets Hit Training Base South of Baghdad
5 years ago

Iraqi Military: 2 Rockets Hit Training Base South of Baghdad

India TV News  

Two rockets struck a training base south of Baghdad where U.S.-led coalition troops and NATO trainers are present, Iraq’s military said Tuesday, the third such attack in the span of a week. Last Wednesday, a barrage of over two dozen rockets struck Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, killing three coalition servicemen, including two Americans. The first attack prompted American airstrikes …

Iraqi security forces kill five protesters
5 years, 2 months ago

Iraqi security forces kill five protesters

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators in the capital and several southern cities blockade major roads as anti-government rallies intensify. The violence came as security forces tried to clear roads in Iraq‘s capital after hundreds of protesters took to the streets to express their anger at the embattled government’s slow pace of reforms. If that doesn’t happen, we will escalate and block all the highways …

5 rockets hit Iraq base housing US troops near Baghdad
5 years, 2 months ago

5 rockets hit Iraq base housing US troops near Baghdad

India TV News  

At least five Katyusha rockets landed on an Iraqi military base housing US troops near Iraqi capital Baghdad early Wednesday. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a few days after Qais al-Khazali, leader of the Iraqi Iran-backed Shiite militia Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, said the Iranian initial response to the killing of an Iranian military …

7 killed as rockets hit Baghdad airport: Iraqi officials
5 years, 2 months ago

7 killed as rockets hit Baghdad airport: Iraqi officials

The Hindu  

January 03, 2020 05:43 am | Updated 10:41 am IST - BAGHDAD Three rockets hit Baghdad International Airport killing five members of Iraqi paramilitary groups and two “guests”, Iraqi paramilitary groups said on Friday. Iraqi paramilitary groups said five of their members and two ”guests” were killed in the airstrike on their vehicles inside Baghdad International Airport, militia sources reported …

US targets pro-Iran militia bases in Iraq, Syria raids
5 years, 3 months ago

US targets pro-Iran militia bases in Iraq, Syria raids

Al Jazeera  

US says attacks ‘successful’ but Iraq says move against Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah group ‘violation of sovereignty’. The United States military said on Sunday it carried out “defensive strikes” in Iraq and Syria against the Kataib Hezbollah armed group, two days after a US civilian contractor was killed in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base. “In response to repeated …

US targets pro-Iran militia bases in Iraq, Syria raids
5 years, 3 months ago

US targets pro-Iran militia bases in Iraq, Syria raids

Al Jazeera  

US says attacks ‘successful’ but Iraq says move against Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah group ‘violation of sovereignty’. The United States military said on Sunday it carried out “defensive strikes” in Iraq and Syria against the Kataib Hezbollah armed group, two days after a US civilian contractor was killed in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base. “In response to repeated …

Iraqi forces shoot dead 40 anti-govt protesters in 24 hours as violence spirals in Baghdad after the burning of Iranian consulate in Najaf
5 years, 4 months ago

Iraqi forces shoot dead 40 anti-govt protesters in 24 hours as violence spirals in Baghdad after the burning of Iranian consulate in Najaf

Firstpost  

Security forces shot dead 40 anti-government protesters during 24 hours of bloodshed amid spiralling violence in the capital and Iraq’s south, security and medical officials said Thursday, one day after an Iranian consulate was torched Baghdad: Security forces shot dead 40 anti-government protesters during 24 hours of bloodshed amid spiralling violence in the capital and Iraq’s south, security and medical …

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