• Tear gas fired, scores wounded in Baghdad protest marking 2019 unrest
  
  Protesters waved the Iraqi flag and chanted "we want to overthrow the regime".
  Straits Times.  Sun, 02 Oct 2022 04:40:21 +0800.
• CNN's first chief anchor Bernard Shaw dies at 82
  
  Bernard Shaw, former CNN anchor and a pioneering black journalist remembered for his blunt question at a presidential debate and calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 from Baghdad as it was under attack, has ...
  New Zealand Herald.  Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:19:00 +1200.
• After Clashes Kill 24, Iraq Cleric Works to Defuse Tension in Baghdad
  
  With no functioning government and no common ground, tensions among Shiite political factions have become a deadly matter in Baghdad this week.
  Jane Arraf.  New York Times.  Wed, 31 Aug 2022 03:15:28 +0000.
• Iraq: Tense calm in Baghdad after cleric issues appeal
  
  Moqtada al-Sadr, who has millions of followers, apologised to Iraqis for clashes which left 23 dead.
  BBC News.  Tue, 30 Aug 2022 14:23:12 GMT.
• Russia calls on all sides in Iraq to refrain from violence
  
  It is reported that mass protests around Baghdad have been raging since late July
  Tass.  Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:13:57 +0300.
• Violence in Iraq escalates: List of key events
  
  Thirty people killed in Iraqi capital Baghdad after fighting between supporters and rivals of Muqtada al-Sadr.
  Al Jazeera.  Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:01:58 +0000.
• New Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi made his mark as vaccines minister
  
  Mr Zahawi was born in Baghdad to Kurdish parents and his family came to the UK when he was nine years old.
  Dominic Mcgrath.  The Independent.  Tue, 05 Jul 2022 21:39:33 GMT.
• NYT reporter slammed for saying friends want to raise kids outside America after Uvalde shooting
  
  Farnaz Fassihi, a former bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal in Baghdad who has covered Iran for the Times in the past, tweeted her reaction to the massacre.
  Daily Mail.  Wed, 01 Jun 2022 16:10:33 GMT.
• WATCH: Dust storm turns Baghdad sky orange
  
  Dust storm sweeps across Baghdad and other parts of Iraq, causing low visibility and the suspension of flights.
  ABC News.  Wed, 25 May 2022 07:07:25 -0400.
• Massive sandstorm hits Baghdad and other Iraq cities
  
  Vehicles drive down roads in Iraq's capital Baghdad as thick dust blankets the city. According to authorities, Iraq closed airports and public buildings as another sandstorm -- the ninth since mid-April -- hit the country.
  AfricaNews.  Mon, 23 May 2022 14:03:04 +0000.
• At least 35 people killed after suicide bomber strikes busy Baghdad market
  
  At least 35 people are dead after a suicide bomber struck a crowded market in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad.
  Sky News.  Tue, 20 Jul 2021 01:02:00 +0100.

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