# iraq - Monday 6 June, 2022
# Smuggling
# Smuggling
Iraq has also been trying to recover antiquities that were looted over a period of decades.
# iraq - Thursday 19 May, 2022
# iraq - Wednesday 27 April, 2022
# Robert Pether
# Robert Pether
Robert Pether’s family has said that his health is “deteriorating” in prison.
# iraq - Saturday 16 April, 2022
# Baghdad
# Baghdad
The minibus collided with a 4×4 travelling in the opposite direction “due to high speed and the driver of the second vehicle’s lack of attention”.
# iraq - Friday 19 November, 2021
# Migrants
# Migrants
Around 2,000 people, mainly Iraq i Kurds, had been stuck in freezing temperatures at the camp.
# iraq - Thursday 18 November, 2021
# Belarus
# Belarus
Belarussian officials believe there’s still 7,000 migrants in the country.
# iraq - Monday 15 November, 2021
# Alexander Lukashenko
# Alexander Lukashenko
Iraq has recorded 571 of its citizens on the border who have said they are ready to return “voluntarily”.
# iraq - Sunday 7 November, 2021
# Iraq
# Iraq
Seven of Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s security guards were injured in the attack by at least two armed drones in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone area.
# iraq - Monday 11 October, 2021
# Boycott
# Boycott
The vote was brought forward from 2022 as a rare concession to a protest movement.
# iraq - Sunday 10 October, 2021
# Election
# Election
The elections, due to be held next year, were brought forward following a popular uprising in Baghdad and southern provinces.
# iraq - Monday 19 July, 2021
# Attack
# Attack
The blast happened a day before the Eid al-Adha holiday.
# iraq - Tuesday 13 July, 2021
# Nasiriyah
# Nasiriyah
There are fears people could still be trapped in the building.
# iraq - Wednesday 30 June, 2021
# Bush Era
# Bush Era
Rumsfeld led the US into war in Afghanistan and Iraq during the presidency of George W Bush.
# iraq - Monday 28 June, 2021
# Border Region
# Border Region
A monitor said the strikes killed at least five militia fighters.
# iraq - Thursday 6 May, 2021
# Ehhhh
# Ehhhh
The show is a form of reality TV and follows Iraq i celebrity guests, including actresses and football players.
# iraq - Sunday 25 April, 2021
# Iraq
# Iraq
Flames spread quickly across multiple floors in the middle of the night.
# iraq - Thursday 8 April, 2021
# Iraq
# Iraq
The European Parliament said the trip by Mick Wallace and Clare Daly does not represent the parliament.
# iraq - Monday 8 March, 2021
# Iraq
# Iraq
During the first ever papal trip to Iraq , the Pope called for an end to violence and extremism.
# iraq - Sunday 7 March, 2021
# Papal Visit
# Papal Visit
The pontiff was due to celebrate an open-air Mass on the last day of his visit.
# iraq - Friday 5 March, 2021
# Papal Visit
# Papal Visit
Foreign minister Fuad Hussein said Iraq is were eager to welcome Francis’s ‘message of peace and tolerance’.
# iraq - Wednesday 3 March, 2021
# Pope Francis
# Pope Francis
Pope Francis is set to meet the revered Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in Najaf.
# iraq - Sunday 12 April, 2020
# Wedding Days
# Wedding Days
Ahmed Khaled al-Kaabi proposed last year.
# iraq - Friday 3 April, 2020
# Back In The Day
From The42
# Back In The Day
The World Cup warm-up match for the Iraq i team was part of the birthday celebrations of Saddam Hussein.
# iraq - Wednesday 11 March, 2020
# Iraq Military Base
# Iraq Military Base
This evening, a volley of rockets hit the Taji air base north of Baghdad, which hosts troops from the US-led coalition helping local forces.
# iraq - Friday 10 January, 2020
# Diplomatic Mission
# Diplomatic Mission
Mahmoud Islami was speaking at a briefing at Iran’s Embassy in Dublin.
# iraq - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
# Iraq
# Iraq
Trump has said that new economic sanctions will be imposed on Iran after the strike this morning.
# Missile Attacks
# Missile Attacks
Iran launched missile attacks on military bases housing US troops last night – but was this one of the missiles?
# Iraq
# Iraq
There were no casualties after Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles in the early hours of this morning.
# Us-iran Tensions
# Us-iran Tensions
While condemning Iran’s attack, Boris Johnson said that slain general Qasem Soleimani “had the blood of British troops on his hands.”
# Iraq
# Iraq
Two US air bases were targeted by Iran.
# iraq - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
# Green Zone
# Green Zone
The US drone strike that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani has sparked fury in both Iran and Iraq .
# iraq - Saturday 4 January, 2020
# Tensions
# Tensions
The Department of Foreign Affairs has said any Irish person in Iraq should ‘leave immediately’.
# iraq - Friday 3 January, 2020
# Qasem Soleimani
# Qasem Soleimani
The Pentagon described the operation as a “decisive defensive action”.
# iraq - Thursday 2 January, 2020
# Cancelled
# Cancelled
A mob of pro-Iran demonstrators stormed the US embassy in Baghdad yesterday.
# iraq - Wednesday 1 January, 2020
# Troops
# Troops
Thousands of soldiers may be deployed in the coming days.
# iraq - Tuesday 31 December, 2019
# Iraq
# Iraq
US security forces inside the compound fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowds.
# iraq - Monday 30 December, 2019
# Tensions
# Tensions
The attack saw US planes hit several bases belonging to the Hezbollah Brigades.
# iraq - Sunday 27 October, 2019
# Islamic State
# Islamic State
Baghdadi ignited an explosive vest after being chased into a tunnel by US forces.
# iraq - Saturday 26 October, 2019
# Baghdad
# Baghdad
Nearly 200 people have died and thousands have been wounded since the rallies first began earlier this mont.
# iraq - Sunday 6 October, 2019
# Crisis
# Crisis
The clashes came after authorities earlier lifted a round-the-clock curfew in Baghdad.
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