BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) - The Commander of Iraq's Basra Operations, Major General Akram Saddam, announced on Saturday, the launch of a military operation with the participation of various military ...
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered to show support of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) in Basra on Saturday. Protesters carried banners depicting political figures as they marched down the streets of ...
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 P.M.) - Demonstrators torched the Iranian consulate in Basra on Friday, as protests calling for jobs, infrastructure and basic services continued. Demonstrations have intensified since the death of ...
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:45 P.M.) - For the second night in a row, Iraqi protesters have set fire to buildings inside the coastal city of Basra, local activists reported. According to ...
Angry protesters in the Iraqi city of Basra reportedly set fire to the Kataeb Hezbollah headquarters this evening, local activists posted via social media. This move comes as a large ...
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:20 P.M.) - Protests over poor economic growth and a lack of public services escalated in the oil-rich province of Basra on Sunday, as demonstrations entered their second week. ...
People outraged by poor economic growth and bad social services protested in the city of Basra on Friday. Protesters were chanting, holding banners and waving Iraqi flags. They also blocked ...
On Wednesday, 16 U.S. military advisers reportedly arrived in Iraq to meet with the Iraqi Armed Forces and government officials. According to a report from the Iraqi Defense Ministry, the ...
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