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    VIDEO: More than 60 dead as Iraq protests take new violent turn

    27 Oct 2019

    The death toll from protests this month has soared to 220, including dozens killed since Friday as they torched government buildings or offices.

    US resumes joint military operations in Iraq

    16 Jan 2020

    Two US military officials quoted by the paper said the Pentagon wanted to resume these operations in order to pick up the fight against the Daesh group. Washington began the pause on January 5 two days after the strike that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani at the Baghdad airport.

    VIDEO: Trump says Iran appears to be 'standing down' after strike

    08 Jan 2020

    President Donald Trump faces one of the greatest tests of his presidency after Iran launched ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops. It was Iran's most brazen direct assault on America since the 1979 seizing of the US Embassy in Tehran.

    Recent developments not to affect UAE citizens, residents and visitors

    09 Jan 2020

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said it was closely following regional developments, and reaffirmed the importance of de-escalating current tensions.

    Scott Morrison says Australian troops will remain in Iraq

    09 Jan 2020

    Australian troops and personnel will stay in Iraq to continue their mission, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as tensions eased following an Iranian attack on US forces there.

    Saudi condemns Iran for violating Iraq sovereignty

    09 Jan 2020

    Saudi Arabia condemned on Thursday “Iranian violations of Iraqi sovereignty” after Iran fired missiles at Iraq bases where US troops are deployed in retaliation for the killing of a top commander.

    Baghdad tense as protests turn violent

    01 Oct 2019

    Police used tear gas, water cannon and live fire to disperse demonstrators in Baghdad on Tuesday, wounding several people as thousands of Iraqis rallied in protest against unemployment, government corruption and poor services.

    Decide mechanism for troop withdrawal, Iraqi PM tells US

    10 Jan 2020

    Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has told the US secretary of state to send a delegation to Iraq tasked with formulating the mechanism for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, according to a statement released on Friday.

    Iraq’s Umm Qasr port operations halted by protesters

    30 Oct 2019

    Umm Qasr receives imports of grain, vegetable oils and sugar shipments that feed a country largely dependent on imported food. The port had been operating at only around 20 per cent of the normal level on Tuesday after protesters blocked its entrance, port officials said.

    Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's main backers agree to oust him

    30 Oct 2019

    Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr, who leads parliament's largest bloc, had asked Abdul Mahdi to call an early election. When the premier refused, he called on his main political rival Hadi al-Amiri to help oust him.

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