Posts Tagged: Iraq protesters
Iraqi Authorities Reopen Baghdad Bridge Shut for Months by Protests
Iraqi authorities on Wednesday reopened one of Baghdad's major bridges, shut for months by anti-government protesters, in a sign of a lull in unrest that...
Two Iraq Protesters Killed as Anti-Government Unrest Persists
Unidentified gunmen shot dead two protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya after security forces began a crackdown on months-long demonstrations against the country's...
‘No, No America’: Iraq Protesters Demand US Military Pullout
Tens of thousands of Iraqis rallied in central Baghdad on Friday calling for the expulsion of US troops, but the protest mostly dissipated after a...
Four Protesters, Two Policemen Killed as Iraq Unrest Resumes
Six Iraqis including two police officers were killed and scores were wounded in Baghdad and other cities on Monday in clashes with security forces, medical...
Iraq Protesters Block Roads to Raise Pressure for Sweeping Reform
Protesters blocked roads with burning tires in southern Iraq and clashed with police in Baghdad on Wednesday, aiming to use economic disruption as leverage to...
Iraq’s Young Protesters: ‘We’re Not Leaving, Even if This Lasts 40 Years’
Wearing surgical masks, motorcycle helmets and clothes stained with blood and grime, they populate the protest barricades of Baghdad, chanting for the government to fall. Young...
Protesters Block Roads to Iraqi Port, Demand End to Foreign Meddling
Security forces killed a protester and wounded 91 others in Baghdad on Saturday, security and medical sources said, as tens of thousands of Iraqis gathered...
Iraqi Security Forces Open Fire on Protesters, Kill 14
Iraqi security forces killed at least 14 people in the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala overnight after opening fire on protesters, medical and security sources...
