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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes have been laid to rest as the country's parliament speaker called for three days of mourning for the dozens killed.

At least 30 people were killed as supporters of the Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr and his Iran-backed opponents traded gunfire overnight on Monday and T

A spokesman for the Sadrist movement in Iraq demanded today that the Shia Coordination Framework forces should declare a period of mourning for supporters of Muqtada Al-Sadr who were shot by armed mil...

A months-long political crisis in Iraq showed little sign of abating Wednesday despite a fresh push for negotiations after nearly 24 hours of deadly violence between rival Shiite factions ended.Baghdad's Green Zone, home to government buildings and embassies, returned to normality after 30 people were killed and 570 wounded in clashes pitting supporters of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr against pro-Iran factions.

Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes with the supporters of a powerful Shiite cleric were laid to rest on Wednesday as Iraqs parliament speaker announced three days of mourning.

Iraq's Federal Court has adjourned a session scheduled to look into the dissolution of parliament, following this week's deadly violence in Baghdad over the country's prolonged political stalemate.The Sadrist movement, affiliated with ...

A months-long political crisis in Iraq showed little sign of abating Wednesday despite a fresh push for negotiations after nearly 24 hours of deadly violence between rival Shiite factions ended

BAGHDAD: Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes with the supporters of a powerful Shiite cleric were laid to rest on Wednesday as Iraq s pa...

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr may have declared his “definitive retirement” from politics this week, but the violence that erupted after his announcement points to murkier intentions, analysts believe. “Al-Sadr is looking to become the most powerful Shiite political player in Iraq,” Renad Mansour of British think tank Chatham House said.

BAGHDAD: Iraqi paramilitary forces killed in heavy clashes with the supporters of a powerful Shiite cleric were laid to rest on Wednesday as Iraq s pa...