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Once everywhere, Saddam’s image scrubbed from Baghdad
1 year, 8 months ago

Once everywhere, Saddam’s image scrubbed from Baghdad

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Of his countless stories of his life as a hairdresser in Iraq, the one Qaiss al-Sharaa most enjoys retelling is about the day April 9, 2003, when he watched Iraqis and American Marines pull down the statue of Saddam Hussein in front of his salon in Baghdad’s Firdos Square. “The statue showed the face of a man everyone …

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Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns, 15 dead
2 years, 3 months ago

Clashes erupt after Iraqi Shiite cleric resigns, 15 dead

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — An influential Shiite cleric announced Monday that he would resign from Iraqi politics, prompting hundreds of his angry followers to storm the government palace and sparking clashes with security forces. During Monday’s clashes, Saraya Salam, a militia aligned with al-Sadr gathered in the capital’s Tahrir Square to “protect” protesters, one of its commanders said. Iraq’s military swiftly called …

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Iraqi cleric’s loyalists heed his call to abandon protests after clashes kill 30
2 years, 3 months ago

Iraqi cleric’s loyalists heed his call to abandon protests after clashes kill 30

LA Times  

Iraqi security forces fire tear gas at the followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr inside the government palace in Baghdad. Following two days of deadly unrest that sparked fears of instability spreading throughout Iraq and even the region, cleric Muqtada Sadr told his supporters to leave the government quarter where they had rallied. A day later, on Tuesday, Sadr’s supporters …

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Iran suspends talks with Saudi Arabia after mass execution of 81 people
2 years, 9 months ago

Iran suspends talks with Saudi Arabia after mass execution of 81 people

ABC  

Iran has reportedly decided to temporarily suspend its secret Baghdad-brokered talks aimed at defusing years-long tensions with Saudi Arabia, after the oil-rich kingdom carried out its largest known mass execution in its modern history. Key points: Saudi Arabia has denied accusations of human rights abuses after the mass-execution of 81 people Sporadic protests have erupted among Shiites in the nearby …

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Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest known mass execution in it's modern history
2 years, 9 months ago

Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest known mass execution in it's modern history

Firstpost  

The state-run Saudi Press Agency announced Saturday’s executions, saying they included those ‘convicted of various crimes, including the murdering of innocent men, women and children’ Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia on 12 March, 2022, executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in …

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