Offline and on edge, Iraq is spiraling deeper into violence. The country’s troops, cracking down on anti-government protests, have turned their guns on the people . Officials said Sunday that Continue Reading
At least eight people were killed in new clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters on Sunday, the sixth day of unrest in which the death toll has now Continue Reading
Violence intensified on Friday, despite the Iraqi prime minister’s appeal for calm The death toll in anti-government protests that have swept Iraq the past five days has soared to at Continue Reading
Four days of furious protests that met live fire from security forces have left 72 people dead and hundreds wounded across Iraq. The civil unrest has escalated into the oi-rich country’s Continue Reading
Oil prices have fallen sharply over the past week, as the swift return of disrupted Saudi oil production allowed markets to look past geopolitical risk. But that doesn’t meant that Continue Reading
The Iraqi government scrambled on Thursday to curb the third day of violent anti-government protests, as people took to the streets in the capital and in a half dozen southern Continue Reading
The death toll from days of violent demonstrations across Iraq surged to 46 on Friday, most of them killed in the last 24 hours, as unrest rapidly accelerated and the Continue Reading
Iraq deployed counter-terrorism troops in the southern city of Nassiriya on Wednesday after police “lost control” when gunfights broke out between protesters and security forces, police sources said. Curfews were Continue Reading
Iraq averaged nationwide oil exports of 3.983 million barrels per day (bpd) in September, a 2.3 percent month-on-month decline reflecting Oil Minister Thamir Ghadhban’s promise to decrease Iraqi output in Continue Reading
A demonstrator gestures as he stands close to burning tires blocking a road, during a protest over unemployment, corruption and poor public services, in Baghdad, Iraq Oct. 2, 2019. (Thaier Continue Reading
