Iraqis mark seven years since Tishreen protests with reform demands
Thousands gather in Tahrir Square to mark seven years since Iraq’s 2019 ‘Tishreen’ protests.

Thousands gather in Tahrir Square to mark seven years since Iraq’s 2019 ‘Tishreen’ protests.






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Iran calls on Iraq to remove flight curbs after US sanctions, in a move that has strained bilateral ties.
Peshmerga unification seeks stability, overcoming party disputes to build a national force in Iraq’s Kurdish landscape.

Night time celebrations filled the air as Iraqis observed the start of a four-day holiday.
Trump hails completion of ‘very expensive excursion into Hell’ as US-led coalition anti-ISIL mission ends.
Iraq marks US troop withdrawal with ‘Sovereignty Days’, symbolising a shift after decades of foreign military presence.

Iraq’s security forces held parades in Baghdad and Najaf to celebrate ‘Sovereignty Day’ as US troops withdraw.
Iraq marks national ‘Sovereignty Days’ as US troops depart, but must navigate risks of new security landscape.

US Army soldiers have fully withdrawn from the US base in Baghdad.

More than two decades of US military presence in Iraq comes to an end.
Tehran filed a UN complaint against US sanctions forcing regional cancellations of Iran flights.