Sources: Reuters
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
Iraq receives Ghazwan al-Zawbaee, the alleged mastermind of the ISIL suicide truck bombing that killed 340 people in Karrada, Baghdad, in 2016, which was the deadliest single-bomb attack in Iraq. Al-Zawbaee was arrested two days prior through a joint operation in a neighbouring country. 2021-10-18
Eight rockets are fired at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, prompting the activation of C-RAM air defences. 2020-12-20
The Central Criminal Court in Baghdad, Iraq, sentences nineteen Russian women, six Azerbaijani women, and four Tajikistani women to life in prison for membership to ISIL. 2018-04-29
Iraqi security forces fire tear gas and water cannon on protesters attempting to storm the Green Zone in Baghdad, injuring at least 33. 2016-05-20
A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others. 2012-06-13
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
Iraq holds funerals for those killed in yesterday's series of bombings in Baghdad. 2010-04-24
Iraqi election officials order a manual recount of votes cast in Baghdad after complaints are raised. 2010-04-19