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Iraqi forces retook a key town from the Islamic State group Monday, a crucial objective on the southern front of the offensive to wrest back the city of Mosul. IMAGES
Iraqi government forces retake an area in the Sunni heartland of Anbar Province after launching a large-scale attack on Islamic State militants.Mana Rabiee reports.
Protesters clash with security forces near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad during demonstrations ahead of a planned burning of a Koran in Sweden. Swedish authorities approved an assembly to be held outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, where organisers plan to burn a copy of the Koran as well as an Iraqi flag. IMAGES SOUNDBITES
Road leading to the Iraqi capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone is blocked to cars by the country's security forces on July 29, 2022, in anticipation of possible protests by followers of cleric Moqtada Sadr against a rival bloc's nomination for prime minister. IMAGES
Iraqi security forces begin voting ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections, two years after a wave of anti-government protests swept the war-scarred country, but analysts say the vote is unlikely to deliver major change. IMAGES