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Clashes rock Green Zone as Parliament re-elects Speaker

By Al Monitor staff. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Clashes rock Baghdad’s Green Zone as Iraqi parliament re-elects speaker Iraqi parliament re-elected Mohammed al-Halbusi as parliament speaker amid protests and rockets in the Green Zone. Click here to read the […]

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Iraqinews September 29, 2022

Four rockets hit residential complex in Baghdad’s Green Zone

The Iraqi Security Media Cell (ISMC) announced that four rockets fell on a residential complex inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Tuesday morning. The rockets were launched from east Baghdad, the Iraqi “Al Ekhbariya” news channel reported. Earlier, medical sources said that the death toll from clashes in Baghdad’s Green Zone has risen to …

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Egypt Independent September 1, 2022

Powerful Iraqi cleric announces withdrawal from politics, sparking protests in Baghdad’s Green Zone

(CNN) – Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Monday that he was withdrawing from political life, triggering a new wave of protests inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone. Hundreds of protesters were attempting to storm the Iraqi presidential palace inside the Green Zone following the announcement, security officials told CNN. Al-Sadr said he …

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Egypt Independent August 30, 2022