The violent protests in Iraq, explained. Protesters in Basra, Iraq, have torched nearly every government building in the city — and Iran’s consulate — in the past 48 hours.

Alia Salim, Basra Iraq. I think the so-called "governing council" has no right whatsoever to change the flag of Iraq. They are not a legitimate government and their decision would not be accepted by ...

Demonstrators in Iraq burned Swedish, LGBTQ+ pride flags and chanted ‘Yes, yes to Islam ... during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq, on June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani) ...

Massive celebrations erupted across Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon following what Tehran calls a decisive victory over the Israeli regime. From Azadi Square in Tehran to Basra in southern Iraq and Beirut in ...

Supporters of the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr raise the Quran, the Muslim holy book, in response to the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden, during open-air Friday prayers in Basra, Iraq ...

Basra, the center of Iraq’s petroleum industry, has not been spared from the country’s political turmoil, violent clashes, and crumbling infrastructure. These days, the city is reinvigorated ...

Elsewhere in Iraq, protesters burned three caravans belonging to a demining project run by the the Danish Refugee Council, or DRC, in the city of Basra in the south, local police said in a statement.

Basra, Iraq – A few hours ahead ... Many wore clothes adorned with the Iraqi flag, and the slogan for the tournament: “Gulf25 is Basrawi”. Ahmed Mustafa, a 28-year-old resident, ...

BASRA, Iraq — The lights at Basra International Stadium went down. Then the show began. Sinbad, the legendary sailor from “The Arabian Nights,” rose from the darkness to greet the crowd ...