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Dozens injured outside Baghdad’s Green Zone as clashes erupt over Iraq election results (VIDEOS)
Videos published on social media showed protesters alleging fraud in the recent parliamentary elections pelting the security forces with rocks.Officers wearing riot gear and armed with shields responded with tear gas, according to local media reports. A crowd of some 300 protesters reportedly attempted to break into the heavily fortified …
Read More »Roadside bombing at Baghdad market kills at least 25 people – reports
“A terror attack using a locally-made IED (improvised explosive device) in Woheilat Market in Sadr City, in east Baghdad, left several victims dead and others injured,” Iraq’s Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The blast happened the day before the Eid al-Adha holiday, when the market was especially …
Read More »RT reporter in Baghdad ARRESTED by Iraqi security forces and taken to unknown location
The correspondent, identified as Ashraf Al-Azzawi, was reportedly taken to an unknown location by Iraqi security forces under the pretext that his work permit had expired. RT Arabic said that, in a call with the reporter, Al-Azzawi said the group that had carried out his arrest was involved with fighting …
Read More »Armed drone intercepted near US Embassy in Baghdad after rockets hit base housing American troops (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
The apparent drone attack came late on Monday night, Iraqi defense officials told AFP and Reuters, though the armed UAV failed to reach the embassy complex. It marked the 47th attack on American forces in Iraq so far in 2021, six of them involving drones, according to the French newswire. …
Read More »Multiple rockets land near Baghdad International Airport, US-led coalition base, triggering alarms – reports
According to local media sources, a total of three rockets went off in the vicinity of the airport. Security forces are now examining the platforms from which the rockets were launched. An independent video that has not been verified but is circulating on social media purports to show smoke rising from …
Read More »Double suicide bombing hits Baghdad, killing at least 13 and injuring around 25 others
Two explosions were heard in Tayaran Square, Baghdad by witnesses after suicide bombers are believed to have detonated explosive vests in the area’s busy marketplace. In response to the attack, Iraq has deployed intense security measures and closed roads around the site of the attack, establishing a green zone while …
Read More »Democrats fawn over Biden’s INDOGERATION, as DC locked down ‘like Baghdad’ for the real thing
Major, a German Shepherd rescued by the Delaware Humane Association before being adopted by the Bidens in 2018, will move into the White House on Wednesday, along with the Bidens and their other German Shepherd, Champ. To celebrate the occasion, the Delaware Humane Association is hosting a virtual fundraising “Indogeration” …
Read More »‘As if it was Baghdad’: US Secret Service creates fortified ‘Capitol Green Zone’ ahead of inauguration
Amid fears that Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony on January 20 could spark unrest, authorities have decided to drastically expand a security perimeter established around the Capitol, which was stormed by demonstrators earlier this month. The new ‘red’ and ‘green’ zones laid out by the Secret Service encompass areas near the …
Read More »Rockets ‘targeting US embassy’ rain on Baghdad’s Green Zone – VIDEOS show fiery intercepts
Footage published on the social media show the night skies over Baghdad illuminated with flashes of light as rapid-fire guns of the US C-RAM systems were used to intercept the incoming projectiles. At least three rockets were targeting the American diplomatic missions, the Iraqi security officials told AP, saying they …
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