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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
Iraqi protesters clash with security forces in Iraq's central city of Karbala as anti-government protests continue across the country. Iraq's embattled premier announced Friday he would resign in keeping with the wishes of the country's top cleric, as renewed violence added to a soaring death toll in two months of anti-government protests. IMAGES
Protesters clash with Iraqi security forces during an anti-government demonstration in the Shiite shrine city of Karbala, south of Iraq's capital Baghdad. IMAGES
Protesters run for cover during clashes with security forces following renewed anti-government rallies in Baghdad, as security forces unleashed tear gas to push back thousands from the capital's high-security Green Zone. IMAGES
Kurdish armed forces and security personnel vote ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election across Iraqi Kurdistan. The autonomous region is mired in an economic crisis a year after an independence referendum that backfired disastrously. IMAGES