13 Killed Sunday in One of ‘Worst’ Days of Iraqi Protests
Security forces killed 13 protesters on Sunday in one of the bloodiest days of the Iraqi protest movement, now in progress for almost two months.
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Iraqi Muslim Cleric Linked to Basra Protests Murdered
BASRA, Iraq — Iraqi police say a Muslim cleric has been killed outside his home after he suggested that demonstrators should take up arms over poor public services in Basra.
U.S. Blames Iran for Iraq Attacks, Threatens to Respond ‘Decisively’
WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday warned it would hold Iran accountable for any violence attributed to Tehran-allied militias in Iraq that results in damage to US facilities or injures American personnel.
World View: Riots in Iraq’s Basra Evoke Fault Lines of 1980s Iran-Iraq War
Contents: Dozens killed in five days of riots in southern Iraq’s Basra; Riots in Iraq’s Basra evoke fault lines of 1980s Iran-Iraq war
Kirkuk ‘Out of Water’ as Iraqi Mismanagement Following Kurdish Departure Takes Toll
Residents in Kirkuk, Iraq, are protesting that they have run “out of water,” joining a chorus of protests in cities like Basra over Baghdad’s inability to provide basic government services, the Kurdish outlet Rudaw reported on Wednesday.
Protests in Southern Iraq Demand Better Services, Jobs
BAGHDAD — Iraqis demanding better public services and jobs took to the streets again on Sunday in the southern oil-rich province of Basra, as authorities put security forces on high alert and blocked internet on the sixth day of protests in the country’s Shiite heartland.
