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Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr set fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, in response to a planned Quran desecration demonstration in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish foreign ministry confirms the safety of its embassy staff while the Iraqi foreign ministry condemns the incident, initiating an investigation to identify those responsible.
2023-07-20

A car bomb explodes in a Shi'ite neighbourhood in Baghdad, killing at least 48 people. ISIL claimed responsibility for the bombing.
2017-02-16

Violence erupts at a protest rally in Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least four protesters and one police officer. Thousands of supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gathered in the capital to demand an overhaul of the country's electoral system.
2017-02-11

Several attacks around Baghdad including bombings and shootings kill at least sixteen people.
2015-01-29

A car bombing in a busy street in Baghdad's largest Shi'ite neighbourhood kills at least 12 people.
2014-10-9

A suicide bomber detonates his vest inside of a Shiite mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 13 people.
2014-08-25

At least 30 people are killed in bombings in Baghdad and Kirkuk.
2014-08-23

Sunni militants and the Iraqi Army clash west of Baghdad, Iraq leaving 4 children dead.
2014-08-14

Gunmen attack a prisoner convoy north of Baghdad resulting in the death of 52 prisoners and eight Iraqi Army soldiers.
2014-07-24

Dozens of people are killed and more than 100 others are wounded by a series of bomb explosions in Baghdad, mostly near Shia mosques around the time of Jumu'ah
2010-04-23