Sources: asharq-e
Iraq's National Security Council formally bans the Kurdistan Workers' Party following a high-level meeting between Iraqi and Turkish officials in Baghdad, Iraq. 2024-03-14
A missile hits a house in Baghdad, close to the airport. The attack leaves at least five people dead, including three children; two children are injured. 2020-09-28
Two protesters in Baghdad are killed by Iraqi security forces when they are hit by teargas canisters in the head and on the neck; the forces also opened fire at demonstrators in Tahrir Square. The protesters were protesting power cuts in the midst of a heatwave. It was the first major spate of violence at the Square in months. Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi condemns the killings and orders an investigation. 2020-07-27
The Central Criminal Court in Baghdad, Iraq, sentences nineteen Russian women, six Azerbaijani women, and four Tajikistani women to life in prison for membership to ISIL. 2018-04-29
A car bomb attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad kills at least 15 people and injures 40 others. 2017-03-29
At least 30 people are killed in bombings in Baghdad and Kirkuk. 2014-08-23
A car bomb explodes near a church as Christian worshippers were leaving a Christmas service in the capital, Baghdad, killing at least 14 people and wounding 28 others. 2013-12-25
A series of car bombings around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, kills at least 38 people. 2013-10-27
An Iraqi Army soldier is killed and eleven people are wounded following two bombs going off in Baghdad. 2010-09-17
The Islamic State of Iraq posts a statement on the internet claiming responsibility for Sunday's triple bombings in Baghdad which killed at least 40 people and affected some foreign embassies but denies involvement in Tuesday's six bombings which killed 35 people in Shia areas. 2010-04-9