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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

Pope Francis arrives in Baghdad in the first ever Papal visit to Iraq.
2021-03-5

A suicide attack at an open market in Baghdad, Iraq, kills at least 32 people and injures 110 others. Attacks have been rare in the country since the 2017 military defeat of ISIL, making this incident one of the deadliest since then.
2021-01-21

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

Iraqi Christians defy persecution and celebrate Christmas in Baghdad.
2014-12-25

Bombs targeting two Sunni mosques in Baghdad, Iraq, kill seven people.
2013-09-27

At least 5 police officers are shot dead at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq.
2010-08-3

A suicide bomber attacks a Shia pilgrimage in Baghdad, Iraq killing at least 41 and wounding 174.
2010-07-7

The United Nations Human Rights Council says Britain is arranging its third enforced removal of Iraqi asylum applicants to Baghdad despite appeals for it to stop amid safety fears for the individuals concerned.
2010-06-16