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An Afghan police officer surveyed the damage from a truck bomb near several embassies in Kabul in May. The United States is redrawing the Green Zone to cover nearly all major ministries and Western compounds. Credit Andrew Quilty for The New York Times
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Iraqi security forces fire tear gas after supporters of Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr tried to approach the heavily fortified Green Zone during a protest at Tahrir Square in Baghdad,Iraq February 11, 2017. REUTERS /Alaa Al-Marjani
Iraq Green Zone Protests Turn Deadly
Baghdad – Thousands had gathered in the Tahrir Square of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, to demand an overhaul of the commission that supervises elections ahead of a provincial vote due in September. The protest started peacefully and several speakers addressed the large...Caption:
Supporters of Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr shout slogans during a protest against corruption at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, July 15, 2016. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili
At Least Seven Killed in Sadr-Launched Take to Street in Baghdad
At least seven people were killed in fierce clashes that erupted in central Baghdad on Saturday between security forces and protesters demanding reforms to Iraq’s electoral system, police said. “The demonstrators tried to cross Jumhuriya bridge, the...Caption:
Sadrist protestors breaking into the Green Zone, Reuters
After Forcing Way into Green Zone for Second Time, Curfew Is Declared
Baghdad- Iraqi authorities recently imposed a curfew in the capital city of Iraq, Baghdad, which will last until further notice. The check in time was announced on Friday after Sadrist movement protestors broke into Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s office in the...Caption: