Sources: CNN
Eight rockets are fired at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, prompting the activation of C-RAM air defences. 2020-12-20
In one of the deadliest days of the protests so far, Iraqi security forces open fire and kill 25 people who were blocking a bridge in Nasiriyah, while 10 people are killed in Najaf, and four people are shot dead in the capital Baghdad. The Iraqi Armed Forces says an emergency unit had been created to "impose security and restore order" in response to the violence. 45 people have been killed by security forces in total. 2019-11-28
At least five people are killed in a second day of spontaneous protests against unemployment, government corruption and lack of basic services in Iraq. Police say they have "lost control" of the city of Nassiriya after exchanging gunfire with protesters. Curfews are imposed on the Iraqi cities of Baghdad, Nassiriya, Amarah and Hillah. 2019-10-2
Iraqi engineers warn that the Mosul Dam could collapse at anytime, resulting in a catastrophic flash flood that could kill up to one million people along the Tigris, with the major Iraqi cities of Mosul, Tikrit, Samarra and Baghdad all at risk. The U.S. embassy in Baghdad has urged American citizens to leave the area. 2016-03-2
Iraqi Christians defy persecution and celebrate Christmas in Baghdad. 2014-12-25
A wave of bombings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad kills 53 people. 2014-02-27
At least 32 people are killed in a car bomb attack targeting Shia Muslims in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. 2012-06-16
Robbers kill at least 9 people and injure 14 in a jewelry heist in East Baghdad, Iraq. 2012-03-12
A car bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, kills at least 16 people in a cafe with young men watching a football match. 2011-05-3
A large explosion hits an Iraqi Ministry of Defence complex in Baghdad. 2010-09-5