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Iraqi officials raise Friday's death toll to 25 protesters

Officials raise the death toll to 25 protesters killed and over 130 wounded while an armed drone hit the home of Iraqi cleric Muqtada al Sadr in Najaf city, sources say.

Top Shia cleric says Iraq PM must be chosen without foreign intervention

Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani urged leaders to abandon partisan politics in choosing a new head of government and said he would have no involvement in efforts to replace Adil Abdul Mahdi.

‘Muhasasa’ and the scourge of divide and rule in Iraq

The resignation of Iraq's prime minister will not send protesters home as long as the political system remains intact. So what exactly is this 'system' and why do so many Iraqis blame it for their problems?

With prime minister out, Iraq in constitutional ‘black hole’

Parliament approved the resignation without a vote, as protests continued across the country. At least one protester was killed in anti-government demonstrations in Baghdad and Iran's Najaf consulate was set ablaze for a second time on Sunday.

Iraqi PM formally submits resignation as violence continues

Lawmakers will either vote or accept outright Abdul Mahdi’s resignation letter in a parliamentary session on Sunday.

Iraq forces kill 15 protesters as PM opts to resign

Adil Abdul Mahdi says he will step down in response to a call for a change of leadership by the country's top cleric Ayatollah Ali al Sistani, even as more protesters are shot dead in southern Nasiriyah city.

Iraqi forces kill over 40 protesters in bloody crackdown

At least 350 people have died since October 1, when protesters took to the streets to decry corruption.

Tehran is literally getting away with murder in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon

Iran's leadership needs to be held to account for its brutal response to protests in Iran, and in those countries where it exercises influence through proxies.

Protesters torch Iranian consulate amid Iraq protests, Iran demands action

Tehran "demanded decisive, effective and responsible action... against destructive agents and aggressors" after anti-government protesters burned down an Iranian consulate building in Najaf in southern Iraq.

Night of violence in Iraq's south leaves at least 3 protesters dead

Security forces fired live rounds on protesters in Karbala, killing two anti-government protesters, security and medical officials said.

Iraq blasts, clashes leave at least eight dead

Six people were killed in three blasts in Iraqi capital Baghdad, medics say, even as Iraqi security forces shot dead two protesters in Baghdad and central Karbala cities.

Fresh clashes in Iraq leave at least four dead, 25 wounded

Officials say the demonstrators were killed at capital Baghdad's Rasheed Street in ongoing clashes with security forces.