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One person is killed and around 60 others are injured during a stampede at a stadium in Basra, Iraq. It is suspected that the incident occurred when some people tried to push their way into the stadium.
2023-01-19

Pro-Sadrist protesters blockade roads and government buildings in Basra.
2022-08-29

A man is sentenced to death in Iraq for shooting two journalists dead while driving home in Basra in January. The court said that the man committed the murders "with the aim of destabilising security and stability and intimidating people for terrorist purposes".
2021-11-1

Thousands of protestors block the roads leading to Umm Qasr Port near Basra, demanding the end to foreign influence in the country. The blockades were set up after security forces clashed with protestors earlier.
2019-11-2

Protesters storm the Iranian consulate in Basra, in protest of corruption and misrule by Iraq's political elite, damaging the consulate's offices and shouting anti-Iranian slogans while others briefly take workers hostage at a nearby oilfield.
2018-09-7

Seven people are killed and more than 30 are injured during a rally in Basra, Iraq after security forces opened fire.
2018-09-4

Health officials state that the Iraqi city of Basra has recorded 17,000 infection cases due to water contamination. A cholera outbreak is feared as salinity rates continue to increase in the unprocessed water.
2018-08-28

A suicide bomber kills at least 53 people and injures more than 130 in the Iraqi city of Basra.
2012-01-14

Three roadside bombs detonate in the Iraqi city of Basra, killing at least 19 people and injuring 67.
2011-11-24

The death toll of Saturday's explosion in Basra, Iraq, rises to 43, with the number of injured people being over 100. Police say the explosion was as a result of a power generator short-circuiting but other sources claim it was due to a car bomb.
2010-08-8