Sources: CNN
Iraqi forces shoot down a drone that attempted to attack the United States' airbase near Baghdad. 2026-03-5
Thousands of Iraqis demand American forces withdraw from the country during protests in Liberation Square, Baghdad, a year after an American drone strike killed Iran's general Qasem Soleimani and Iraq's militia commander, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. The anniversary of their deaths in Baghdad was also marked in Iran as well as by supporters in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and other Middle East countries. 2021-01-3
Thousands of Iraqis take to the streets in Baghdad and major southern cities, including Basra and Najaf, to both mark the anniversary of the protests and renew calls to end corruption. Security forces in central Baghdad threw tear gas to prevent marchers from crossing strategic bridges, injuring at least six, and around 43 officers were injured after protesters threw Molotov cocktails at them. 2020-10-25
At least two people are killed and dozens injured after Iraqi security forces fire upon protesters at Sinak bridge in central Baghdad. 2020-01-17
At least three civilians are killed and 10 others wounded in a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq. 2016-05-19
The Government of Iraq calls on Turkey to withdraw its troops from northern Iraq, near the Islamic State-controlled city of Mosul. Iraq's Foreign Ministry said Turkish forces had entered Iraqi territory without the knowledge of the central government in Baghdad. 2015-12-5
Iraqi Christians defy persecution and celebrate Christmas in Baghdad. 2014-12-25
A car bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, kills at least 16 people in a cafe with young men watching a football match. 2011-05-3
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
Three car bomb explosions in central Baghdad kill 36 people. 2010-01-25