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• American journalist kidnapped in Iraq was warned of threats: officials

  U.S. and Iraqi officials said Shelly Renee Kittleson had also been warned of threats against her in the days before her abduction.

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  Apr 1
  
• Hezbollah commander who led U.S. troop attacks killed in Baghdad strike, U.S. says

  A commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group that has been blamed for attacking U.S. troops, was killed in a U.S. strike in Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

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  Feb 7, 2024
  
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• Protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad, set fire over planned Qur’an burning

  Thursday's demonstration was called to protest the second planned Quran burning in Sweden in weeks by Shi'ite supporters, after an earlier burning ignited widespread controversy.

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  Jul 19, 2023
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• Qur’an burning in Sweden sparks protest outside embassy in Baghdad

  Some of the protesters burned a rainbow-coloured flag representing the LGBTQ2 community outside the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and chanted "yes, yes to the Qur'an."

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  Jun 29, 2023
• Explosion in northern Iraq kills 9 policemen: officials

  In Iraq, militants have successfully exploited security gaps across a patch of territory in the north because of an ongoing dispute between Baghdad and Irbil.

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  Dec 18, 2022
• 35 dead after suicide attack in Iraq, Islamic State claims responsibility

  The Islamic State said one of its militants blew up his explosive vest among the crowds.

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  Jul 19, 2021
• 82 dead, 110 injured after fire tears through hospital in Iraq

  The fire at the Ibn Khatib hospital in the Diyala Bridge area of the Iraqi capital occurred after an accident caused an oxygen tank to explode.

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  Apr 25, 2021
• Twin suicide bombings in Baghdad leave 32 dead

  No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iraqi military officials said it was the work of the Islamic State group.

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  Jan 21, 2021
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• Thousands rally in Baghdad to mark 1 year since Iran general’s death

  On Saturday night, thousands of people took part in a commemoration ceremony held at Baghdad airport where the strike took place a year ago.

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  Jan 3, 2021
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• 4 men convicted of killing Iraqi civilians in 2007 among flurry of Trump pardons

  Supporters of the former U.S. government contractors at Blackwater Worldwide had lobbied for the pardons, arguing that the men had been excessively punished.

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  Dec 22, 2020