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A criminal court in Baghdad, Iraq, sentences the widow of Islamic State caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to death over her ties to the Islamic State and for detaining Yazidi women in her house.
2024-07-10

A drone is launched against the Baghdad home of Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, injuring six members of his security personnel. Al-Kadhimi survives the assassination attempt.
2021-11-7

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

Ten civilians are killed when a suicide bomber detonates his explosive belt in a crowd of worshippers at a Shia mosque in eastern Baghdad, Iraq.
2019-06-21

At least three civilians are killed and 10 others wounded in a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq.
2016-05-19

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

Tens of thousands of people, mostly Shi'ites, take to the streets of Baghdad, Iraq in a protest calling for Parliament to vote on a cabinet reshuffle. The protest was called for by powerful Shi'te Muslim critic Muqtada al-Sadr. The proposed cabinet reshuffle is aimed at fighting corruption in the midst of divisions between lawmakers that have hampered the work of the government.
2016-04-26

Multiple bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kill at least nineteen people and wound another thirty-six.
2015-03-23

A series of bomb blasts in Baghdad, Iraq, kill at least 63 and injure 180.
2010-11-2

The Iraqi Council of Representatives convenes in Baghdad three months after inconclusive elections.
2010-06-14