Iranian Mothers Choose Exile for Sake of Their Daughters
Some have risked their lives to escape to Iraq or other nearby countries, where they have found havens to start over.
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Iranian Mothers Choose Exile for Sake of Their Daughters
Some have risked their lives to escape to Iraq or other nearby countries, where they have found havens to start over.
Iraqis attempt to storm Baghdad’s Green Zone over Quran burning
Hundreds of people in Baghdad have attempted to storm the city’s Green Zone, a heavily fortified area with a number of foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government, over the sacrilege of the Holy Quran in Denmark.
Protests across Muslim nations after Sweden allows second attack on Qur’an
Stockholm apologetic amid fears Turkey may delay lifting Nato veto following desecration of holy bookThousands of people took part in protests across Muslim majority nations on Friday after a second incident in Sweden involving the desecration of the Q…
Iraq Severs Diplomatic Ties With Sweden Over Quran Burning
FOX News: Iraq severs diplomatic ties with Sweden over anti-Quran demonstration as protesters storm Baghdad embassy
Images show protesters scaling walls of Swedish Embassy in Iraq Iraq has severed diplomatic ties with Sweden Thursda…
Iraq expels Sweden envoy over Quran burning
Iraq has expelled the Swedish ambassador hours after protesters angered by the burning of copies of the holy Quran in the European country, stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad, scaling the walls of the compound and setting it on fire.
If not fighter jets, what are Iraq’s defense procurement priorities?
“For Iraq’s military… these are prestige items more than a security necessity,” CSIS’s Daniel Byman told Breaking Defense of the fighter jet rumors, saying Baghdad has “less glamorous” priorities.
Protesters storm Swedish embassy in Iraq over Quran burning
Demonstrators angered by the recent burning of a copy of the holy Quran in Sweden, stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad, scaling the walls of the compound and setting it on fire.
US blacklists over a dozen Iraqi banks in dollar smuggling crackdown: Report
The US has banned 14 Iraqi banks from conducting dollar transactions as part of its crackdown on corruption and “dollar smuggling to Iran.”
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning
BAGHDAD/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) — Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning, scaling its walls and setting it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a Koran in Sweden. All Bagh…