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Why Iraqis differ on expelling US forces

Almost half the country's parliament does not agree with the American troop expulsion, while the majority bloc voted in favour of it on Sunday.

With prime minister out, Iraq in constitutional ‘black hole’

Parliament approved the resignation without a vote, as protests continued across the country. At least one protester was killed in anti-government demonstrations in Baghdad and Iran's Najaf consulate was set ablaze for a second time on Sunday.

Iraqi protesters rally as UN steps up mediation efforts

UN proposes reform plan, backed by Iraq's Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, to end violence that has killed more than 300.

Three killed as Iraqis keep up protests amid fears of 'bloodbath'

Police and medics say Iraqi forces shot dead three anti-government protesters, adding to the hundreds killed in weeks of unrest, as a rights group warned a deadly crackdown could spiral into a "bloodbath."

Iraqi forces kill at least four protesters as PM calls for calm

Officials say three protesters were shot dead while the fourth one was killed by a tear gas canister. About 108 demonstrators were wounded in the clashes as embattled PM Adil Abdul Mahdi calls for "return to normal life."

Protesters are right, but govt cannot be dissolved - Iraqi PM

Iraqi authorities reportedly cut off Internet access for nearly all of Baghdad and the southern part of the country on Tuesday as the latest wave of protests resulted in casualties.

Iraqi security forces kill one, wound 200 protesters

Tens of thousands of Iraqis have been protesting, mostly in Baghdad and southern regions, since last month, demanding sweeping change to the political system established after the 2003 US-led invasion.

Iraq declares Baghdad curfew as protests persist

The curfew provides cover for security forces to clear the square but demonstrators say they intended on going nowhere.

Iraq students join protests, keeping pressure on an embattled government

Iraqis have launched two waves of mass protests this month, calling for the resignation of a government they blame for corruption, economic mismanagement and poor public services.

Death toll from anti-govt protests in Iraq rises to almost 100

More than 4,000 people have also been injured since the protests against chronic unemployment, poor public services and widespread corruption erupted in the capital on Tuesday.

At least 28 dead in Iraq as protests spread across south

Protests broke out on Tuesday across several Iraqi governorates demanding an improvement in living conditions and an end to corruption.

Are the mass executions in Saudi Arabia intended to provoke Iran?

If history is anything to go by then Saudi Arabia's executions of thirty-seven Saudis, most believed to be Shia, could incite anger in the region and a response from Iran.