The Latest Breaking News from Baghdad

Iraqi protesters storm the parliament in Baghdad’s Green Zone

The protesters are mostly supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr and oppose a rival bloc’s nomination for PM.

Al Jazeera · Jul 27, 2022

Riot police repel protesters at Baghdad's Green Zone

Riot police have used water cannons to repel demonstrators who pulled down cement blast walls at the gate of Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, home to government buildings and foreign embassies

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

Deadlock gives Iraq record run without government, hampering reforms

Iraq marked its longest post-election deadlock on Wednesday as infighting among Shi'ite and Kurdish groups in particular prevents the formation of a government, hampering reforms needed as the country struggles to recover from decades of conflict.

Reuters · Jul 27, 2022

Turkey denies carrying out deadly strikes in northern Iraq

Turkey’s foreign minister is rejecting accusations that the Turkish military carried out deadly artillery strikes on tourists in northern Iraq

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

Iraq declares day of mourning for victims of shelling blamed on Turkey

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi declared a day of national mourning Thursday after nine civilians were killed in a strike on a Kurdish hill village he blamed on neighbouring Turkey. Ankara has denied responsibility for the attack.

France 24 · Jul 21, 2022

Iraq Files Complaint with Security Council over Turkish Artillery Strikes

At least nine civilians, including women and children, were killed, and 23 others were injured in a Turkish attack on the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. The victims of the Turkish artillery strikes included Iraqi tourists who had come to the hill village of Barakh in the Zakho district to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 21, 2022

Six Iraq Police Killed in Attack Blamed on ISIS

Six Iraqi police were killed and seven wounded early Wednesday in an attack by militants on their position in a remote area north of Baghdad, a military source said. "Between 10 and 15 ISIS group militants attacked this federal police forward position around 12:30 am (2130 GMT Tuesday).

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 20, 2022

Oil Dispute Sharpens Baghdad-Kurd Tensions amid Deadlock

Iraq's oil wealth is rekindling tensions between federal authorities and the autonomous Kurdish region, in a row that could compromise the lifeline industry and keep investors away, analysts say. The long-simmering dispute came to a head in February -- at a time of political deadlock in Baghdad -- when the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 18, 2022

Saudi Arabia, Iraq Sign Electricity Interconnection Agreement

Saudi Arabia and Iraq signed the executive report on the principles of the electricity interconnection agreement between the two countries implementing the memorandum of understanding signed at the beginning of 2022. The electrical interconnection will link from Arar in northern Saudi Arabia to Yusufiya near Baghdad and have a capacity…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 16, 2022

Sadr Sets 11 Conditions for Government Formation, Seeks to Exclude Maliki

Hundreds of thousands of Sadr supporters gathered for Friday prayers in Baghdad amid failed attempts to form a new government. After the prayer, the leader of the Sadr movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced 11 conditions for the new cabinet signaling his approval for his opponents in the "Coordinating Framework" if they…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 16, 2022