Iraqi MPs elect new president amid threat of rocket fireIraqi lawmakers elected a new president in a key step toward ending a year-long political vacuum.
Threat of protests, violent escalation stirs fears in IraqThousands of Shiites gathered in Baghdad for a counter-rally called by Iran-backed groups against their rival, an influential cleric whose followers are staging a sit-in inside the Iraqi parliament, have left the area.
Iraq cleric's followers camped out in parliament for 2nd dayHundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric are camped out inside Iraq's parliament after toppling security walls around the building and storming in the previous day.
Iraqi protesters storm parliament in Baghdad, set up sit-inThousands of followers of an influential Shiite cleric have stormed into Iraq's parliament to protest government formation efforts led by his rivals from Iran-backed groups.
EXPLAINER: What's behind the storming of Iraq's parliament?Followers of Iraq's influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr came by the thousands to storm the country's parliament at his command, and they rapidly dispersed with little violence.
Followers of cleric enter Iraqi parliament in show of forceHundreds of Iraqi protesters have breached Baghdadโs parliament, chanting anti-Iran curses in a demonstration against a nominee for prime minister by Iran-backed parties.
Iraqi cleric shows power as thousands attend mass prayerTens of thousands of Iraqis are attending a mass prayer in Baghdad called for by an influential Shiite cleric.
No way out as Iraq's dangerous post-election impasse deepensIraq still doesnโt have a government, eight months since national elections took place, and there seems no clear way out of the dangerous deadlock.
In Iraq, election fraud claims fuel uncertainty, divisionsPro-Iran Shiite militias that emerged as the biggest losers in Iraq's parliamentary elections three weeks ago are still rejecting the outcome of the vote.