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Who is the Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr?
- He has continued to engage his followers in religious events. In June, he called for protests against Sweden and the expulsion of the...
US condemns attack in Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, criticizes Iraq security
Washington (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday strongly condemned the attack on the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad over a planned Koran burning in...
US bans 14 Iraqi banks in crackdown on Iran dollar trade -WSJ
Washington/Baghdad (Reuters) - The United States has barred 14 Iraqi banks from conducting dollar transactions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing U.S....
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning
Baghdad/Stockholm (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning, scaling its walls and...
Exclusive: US issues new 120-day waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity
Washington (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday moved to let Iraq pay Iran for electricity via non-Iraqi banks, a U.S. official said, a...