Iraqi lawmakers have slammed the US’ blacklisting of a number of the country’s anti-terrorism commanders amid reports of a drone strike that hit somewhere near the residence of an influential anti-American Iraqi leader. Iraq’s Baghdad al-Youm website reported that Iraqi lawmakers have denounced Washington’s Friday move to impose sanctions targeting ...
Iraqis took to the streets of the capital, Baghdad, in a show of support for the country’s religious authority, which demanded peaceful anti-government protesters distance themselves from saboteurs. Protesters marched to Baghdad’s iconic Tahrir Square on Thursday, demanding that non-peaceful protesters be sidelined during the ongoing protests against the economic ...