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The 2022 Baghdad clashes was a civil conflict that broke out between supporters of Iraqi politician Muqtada al-Sadr and pro-Iranian forces, following Sadr's announcement of his resignation from politics. [2]
On 27 July, angry about the influence of Iran in Iraqi domestic governance, followers of al-Sadr breached the Green Zone and the Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad. Although after a public message by al-Sadr to "pray and go home," the crowd dispersed. [ 10 ]
Between the parliamentary election in October 2021 and October 2022, there was a political crisis in Iraq, with members of the Council of Representatives of Iraq being unable to form a stable coalition government, or elect a new President. [5]
By Timour Azhari. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq wants a quick and orderly negotiated exit of U.S-led military forces from its soil but has not set a deadline, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani ...
Smaller conflicts, revolutions, coups and periphery conflicts Simele massacre 1933; Joint Operation Arvand 1969, Iranian show of force that Iraq did not resist; Kurdish rebellion of 1983 (part of Iran–Iraq War) Iraqi no-fly zones conflict, 1991–2003; Kurdistan Islamist conflict, 2001–2004 (fought on Iraqi territory, but with no Iraqi ...
The Iraqi conflict is a series of violent events that began with the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq and deposition of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, followed by the War in Iraq, an armed conflict between Iraq and its allies and the Islamic State. The most recent conflict is the ongoing Islamic State insurgency. [4]
The danger of growing conflict in the Middle East is rising and threatens to entangle the United States, argues Peter Bergen, who cites actions by the Houthis in Yemen, ISIS attacks in Iran and ...
2022 Diyala massacre: On January 21, 2022, several Islamic State gunmen raided an Iraqi Army base in rural al-Azim district, Diyala Governorate. At least 11 Iraqi soldiers were killed in their sleep. 2022 Kirkuk bombing: At least nine police officers were killed when a convoy hit a roadside bomb near Kirkuk, Iraq. The bombing was followed by a ...