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Four killed, 90 injured in Baghdad Green Zone riots

At least four people were killed and 90 injured among anti-corruption protesters who stormed Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Friday, hospital sources said on Saturday. Iraqi security forces used live and rubber bulle

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Protesters storm Baghdad's Green Zone, enter parliament

Hundreds of supporters of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada Al Sadr stormed Baghdad's Green Zone on Saturday and entered the parliament building after lawmakers failed to convene for a vote on overhauling the government, two Reuters witnesse

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Rotana plans luxury hotel in Iraq

Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the Mena region, is racing ahead with its plan to build the first luxury hotel in Baghdad’s 'Green Zone', said a report. Shams Rotana, the new five-star hotel, which boa

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Mortars hit Baghdad Green Zone during Biden visit

Militants fired several mortars or rockets at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone government district shortly after US Vice President Joe Biden flew in, underlining the fragility of Iraq's security gains. Iraqi police said one mortar round kill

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Barrages hit Green Zone, gunmen kill seven

Baghdad's heavily fortified "Green Zone" came under heavy rocket or mortar attack on Sunday, and police said up to eight people had been killed by rockets falling short outside the government and diplomatic compound. The missile attack on

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Baghdad Green Zone hit by barrage of blasts

Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the Iraqi parliament and US embassy, was hit by a sustained barrage of rocket or mortar bomb fire early on Sunday, witnesses and officials said. It was not immediately clear where most o

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Missiles rain on Baghdad's Green Zone

A barrage of mortar bombs or rockets hit Baghdad's heavily protected Green Zone, home to the US embassy and Iraqi government, on Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. A siren wailed in the Green Zone warnin

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