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Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces said its command post at Kalso military base, about 50 km south of Baghdad, was hit by a huge explosion late on Friday, and two security sources said it resulted from an air strike. CBC | World News
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US embassy in Baghdad attacked with rockets as strikes on American bases increase
No known group has so far claimed responsibility for the barrage of rockets unleashed on the American embassy. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Nighttime attack on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad injures 1
A top U.S. commander says mortars were used in an attack on the American embassy in Baghdad that injured one person and caused some material damage Sunday night, not katyusha rockets as was initially reported by staffers and a statement from the military. CBC | World News
Read More »Missiles fired at U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi PM condemns attack
Five Katyusha rockets crashed into a riverbank near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone without causing any injuries or serious damage, a statement from U.S. Joint Operations Command said. CBC | World News
Read More »Iraqi security forces clash with protesters in Baghdad, other cities
Iraqi security forces firing tear gas and live bullets clashed with anti-government protesters in central Baghdad and other cities on Sunday. CBC | World News
Read More »Anti-U.S. protest in Baghdad falls short of million-strong turnout called for by Shia cleric
Thousands of people heeded a prominent Shia cleric’s call for protests demanding that U.S. troops leave Iraq, while neighbouring demonstrators rallied against the Iraqi government. CBC | World News
Read More »Officials, activists say 2 Iraqi protesters killed amid renewed violence in Baghdad
Two protesters were killed and more than a dozen wounded in central Baghdad on Friday in renewed violence between anti-government demonstrators and Iraqi security forces, activists and officials said. The deaths follow weeks of calm. CBC | World News
Read More »World War 3 fears: Trump sends chilling warning as rockets land near US Embassy in Baghdad
MULTIPLE rockets have landed near the US Embassy in Baghdad, sparking a response from President Donald Trump, as tensions between the US and the region rises following the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani on Friday. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Baghdad on LOCKDOWN as rocket falls near US embassy amid Iran tensions
A MISSILE fell near the US embassy in Baghdad, officials in Iraq confirmed. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Top Iranian general reported among those killed in rocket attack at Baghdad airport
Iraqi TV and three Iraqi officials said Friday that Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, has been killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport. CBC | World News
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