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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 car bomb detonates near a protest in Baghdad, killing two people and injuring 20.
2019-11-16

The Iraqi government cuts off internet access in much of the country, including a total blackout in Baghdad, amid continued civil unrest.
2019-11-4

Two explosions in Baghdad kill at least 13 people and injure dozens.
2015-05-2

Bombings in Baghdad kill at least 37 people hours before the city's curfew was due to end. ISIL claims responsibility.
2015-02-7

At least 37 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a cafe in the Shia-dominated area of Baghdad.
2013-10-20

A string of coordinated car bombs and suicide bombers strike central Baghdad, followed by a militant attack on the Justice Ministry building. At least 25 people are killed, including 7 police officers and 3 militants, along with 50 wounded.
2013-03-14

Around 60 unsuccessful Iraqi asylum applicants are forcibly and controversially deported to Baghdad from Britain, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. Amnesty International condemns the move as the deportees face violence and mutilation in that city.
2010-06-9

An attack of rockets kills six US soldiers and wounds about a dozen others in Baghdad, Iraq. Two more bombs go off elsewhere but no deaths are reported.
2010-06-6

A bomb planted inside a grocery store in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad kills three people and wounds 23.
2010-05-12