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A criminal court in Baghdad, Iraq, sentences the widow of Islamic State caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to death over her ties to the Islamic State and for detaining Yazidi women in her house.
2024-07-10

Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, in response to a planned Quran desecration demonstration in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish foreign ministry confirms the safety of its embassy staff while the Iraqi foreign ministry condemns the incident, initiating an investigation to identify those responsible.
2023-07-20

A court in Baghdad, Iraq, sentences a former police officer to death for the murder of prominent academic Hisham al-Hashimi in July 2020, although the sentence can be appealed.
2023-05-7

Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg announces an increase in NATO personnel in Iraq from 500 to around 4,000 amid a surge in ISIL activity in the country. The training mission will also be expanded to more areas beyond Baghdad and include more Iraqi security institutions, according to Stoltenberg.
2021-02-18

The Iraqi government enacts a curfew in Baghdad as renewed protests enters its fourth day.
2019-10-28

A double suicide bombing kills at least 35 people and injures over 90 in Baghdad, Iraq.
2018-01-15

A suicide bomber attacks a cafe in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 12 people and injuring another 38.
2014-03-20

A suicide bomber kills 23 Iraqi army recruits and wounds 36 in Baghdad.
2014-01-9

A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others.
2012-06-13

At least twelve people die when gunmen try to rob jewellery shops in Baghdad, Iraq and get into a gunfight with security, police and military.
2010-10-17