Iraq Politics
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Iraqi protesters storm parliament for the second time this weekThousands of demonstrators, who are the followers of influential cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, used ropes to pull down cement barricades leading to the gate of Iraq's Green Zone.WorldJul 30, 2022
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Iraqi soldiers, coalition members injured in Camp Taji rocket attack: officialsThe U.S.-led coalition said at least 25 107mm rockets struck Camp Taji, north of Baghdad, just before 11 a.m. Some struck the area where coalition forces are based, while others fell on air defence units, the Iraqi military statement said.WorldMar 14, 2020
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Close to 500 people killed in Iraq protests since October: human rights groupIraq has been roiled by protests since Oct. 1 in which demonstrators have taken to the streets to decry corruption, poor services and a lack of jobs. They have also called for an end to the political system imposed after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.WorldDec 28, 2019
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‘There is no state’: Iraqi-Canadians in Halifax worry for families amid bloody uprisings"We want the prime minister out, we want to get rid of the current parliamentary system, we want the end of sectarian laws."WorldNov 9, 2019
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