IRAQ WARS - NANO DAILY

Iraqi cleric's supporters pray in new show of strength

Aug 19, 2022 (AFP)

Tensions in the impoverished, war-scarred country have escalated over the inability of political factions to agree on formation of a government, 10 months after...

Air-con and hot meals: Iraq protest camps dig in for long haul

Aug 18, 2022 (AFP)

As the war-scarred country's political impasse has dragged on ever since inconclusive October elections, both sides are digging in for the long haul in and near...

Iraq's Sadr backtracks on call for huge protest

Aug 16, 2022 (AFP)

The populist cleric's announcement came amid behind the scenes talks aimed at steering Iraq out of crisis, with the country's two branches of Shiite Islam jocke...

Rival sit-ins deepen Iraq political deadlock

Aug 12, 2022 (AFP)

The opposing encampments are the latest turn in a standoff between Iraq's rival Shiite blocs which has so far remained peaceful in the war-scarred country. The ...

Shiite Muslims throng Iraqi shrine city to mark Ashura

Aug 09, 2022 (AFP)

The emotional event commemorates the 7th century battlefield martyrdom of Hussein, whom Shiites view as the rightful successor to the Prophet Mohammed, the issu...

Iraq's Sadr plans new show of force

Aug 05, 2022 (AFP)

A similar call from Sadr in mid-July drew hundreds of thousands of Muslim worshippers to Sadr City, a Baghdad district named after his assassinated father, amid...

What is Iraqi cleric Sadr's latest political endgame?

Aug 04, 2022 (AFP)

As Sadr's supporters occupy parliament for a sixth day, is the powerful cleric bluffing? Or could his call see a negotiated end to months of political deadlock ...

Iraq's Sadr demands new polls as political crisis escalates

Aug 03, 2022 (AFP)

Nearly 10 months on from the last elections, the country still has no government, new prime minister or new president, due to repeated squabbles between faction...

Iraq's Sadrists told to quit parliament but keep protesting

Aug 02, 2022 (AFP)

Supporters of powerful preacher Moqtada Sadr -- whose political bloc in October won the largest share of seats in elections -- stormed parliament on Saturday to...

Tensions soar as Iraq gears up for rival protests near occupied parliament

Aug 01, 2022 (AFP)

A political standoff 10 months after Iraqis went to the polls pits Sadr -- a populist with a devoted following of millions among the country's majority Shiite p...

Pro-Sadr protesters storm Iraqi parliament in fortified Green Zone

Jul 27, 2022 (AFP)

Police fired barrages of tear gas in a bid to stop the protesters from breaching the gates of the heavily fortified Green Zone, but the crowds surged forward an...

Iraq to free Briton jailed in antiquities case: lawyer

Jul 26, 2022 (AFP)

James Fitton had been charged under a 2002 law against "intentionally taking or trying to take out of Iraq an antiquity," the maximum penalty for which under th...

Six Iraq police killed in attack blamed on IS: army source

Jul 20, 2022 (AFP)

"Between 10 and 15 Islamic State group fighters attacked this federal police forward position around 12:30 am (2130 GMT Tuesday). The attack lasted around an ho...

Supporters of Iraq's Sadr in prayer rally amid political deadlock

Jul 15, 2022 (AFP)

It was not clear if the influential cleric and politician would lead the sermon, or even if he intended to appear before supporters at the midday prayer, organi...

Sadr supporters mass in Iraq prayer rally amid political deadlock

Jul 15, 2022 (AFP)

The huge turnout came despite scorching heat and the Shiite cleric not being there in person -- an indication of his status as a political heavyweight, as well ...

Troubled waters: Iraqi spa reborn after IS massacres

Jul 10, 2022 (AFP)

Hisham Khaled often visited the Hamam al-Alil baths as a child with his father but since the facility's restoration he comes alone. His father, a policeman, was...

Former student held after two Iraq professors killed

Jun 28, 2022 (AFP)

Shootings as a means of settling scores are far from rare in Iraq -- its legacy of war and sectarian conflict mean the country's 40 million people count some 7....

Ex-lawyer denies UK fraud charges over Iraq war claims

Jun 27, 2022 (AFP)

Phil Shiner, 65, appeared before a court in central London and pleaded not guilty to three charges in relation to the claims. He was struck off by the Solicitor...

Iraq PM on imminent Riyadh, Tehran visit in mediation bid

Jun 25, 2022 (AFP)

Iraq has over the past year hosted five rounds of talks between the two regional rivals which have had no diplomatic ties since 2016. After the last round of ne...

Former rights lawyer charged in UK over Iraq war claims

Jun 24, 2022 (AFP)

British soldiers served alongside other countries' forces in the US-led invasion that began in 2003 and led to the fall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Ex-law...