Sources: CNN
American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson is kidnapped by armed men in Baghdad, Iraq. 2026-03-31
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
Dozens of people storm the compound of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, after an Iraqi living in Sweden sets fire to a copy of the Quran. 2023-06-29
Protesters in Baghdad, Iraq, hold a rally to mark the second anniversary of the assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general Qasem Soleimani. 2022-01-1
Four Iraqi soldiers are wounded when mortar shells strike Balad Air Base, 40 mi north of Baghdad, which houses U.S. military personnel. The mortars struck the runway inside the base. 2020-01-12
Iraqi officials declare a state of emergency for all of Baghdad after protesters loyal to popular Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed into Iraq’s parliament in the Green Zone. 2016-04-30
At least 51 people are reportedly killed in an attack on a shopping centre in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, and a car bombing outside an illegal casino in Miqdadiyah, east of Baghdad, with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claiming responsibility for both attacks. 2016-01-11
Eight people are killed and 25 are injured in a suicide bomb attack on a cafe in Balad north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. 2013-08-12
At least 72 people are killed and 169 wounded in a series of 16 bombing attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, shortly after the final withdrawal of American forces from Iraq. 2011-12-22
Two people are killed and six others are wounded during four explosions close to the entrance of the Iraqi central bank building in downtown Baghdad. 2010-06-13