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At least 82 killed in Iraq hospital fire sparked by oxygen tank explosion

At least 82 people died and 110 were injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in the intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital tending to severe coronavirus patients on April 24, 2021. Initial reports suggest the disaster was caused by an oxygen cylinder explosion in the ward. But family members of victims also blame deficiencies in the country’s medical system
 

April 26, 2021
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Some Iraqis say their lingering symptoms after contracting the coronavirus have improved thanks to a traditional Chinese medicine treatment known as cupping. Patients in the central Iraqi city of...03:01
Iraq
Iraqis use cupping to speed up Covid-19 recovery
December 22, 2020
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A small factory on the outskirts of the Iraqi city of Karbala has since 2004 been employing about 100 women who sort dates for export. They work for about seven months after the dates are harvested...03:22
Iraq
Date harvest helps women in Iraq
November 17, 2020
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Mass graves have been dug for coronavirus victims at a cemetery on the outskirts of Najaf, a city south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Volunteers from Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces, a group...01:29
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Mass graves for Covid-19 victims in Iraq
June 23, 2020
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Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that there is evidence that a Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran on January 8, 2020 was brought down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile....02:03
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Did Iran shoot down a Ukrainian airliner?
January 10, 2020
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US President Donald Trump said on January 8, 2020, that Iran appeared to be "standing down" the day after Tehran launched a missile strike targeting US forces in Iraq. The Iranian missile attack...02:14
Iran
Iran ‘pulls back’ from conflict with U.S.
January 9, 2020
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed they fired missiles targeting US military forces in Iraq on January 8, 2020. Iranian state TV said the attack was in revenge for the US killing of top Iranian...01:49
US-Iran tensions
Iran fires missiles at U.S. troops in Iraq
January 8, 2020
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Iran
Tensions soar after US kills Iran general Soleimani
January 6, 2020
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More than 300 people have been killed in Iraq’s anti-government protests that began in early October 2019. Protesters have taken to the streets to denounce a lack of basic services, high...02:12
Iraq
Iraq’s deadly anti-government protests
November 26, 2019
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Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died after being targeted by a US military operation in Syria, US President Donald Trump announced during a White House press conference on October 27,...03:39
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Isis leader Baghdadi killed in Syria
October 28, 2019
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Muslims call for ‘justice’ after Koran desecration in Sweden, Denmark
July 24, 2023
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Powerful Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr announced on August 29, 2022, his retirement from political activity, sparking hundreds of his loyal supporters to storm the government palace in Iraq’s...03:34
Iraq
Supporters of Moqtada al-Sadr storm Iraqi government palace
August 30, 2022
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With temperatures approaching almost 50 degrees Celsius (122°F) in southern Iraq, villages have started to run out of fresh water supply. Instead, families rely on mixing salty well water with...02:14
Iraq
Iraq villages suffer months without enough fresh water
August 26, 2022
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Temperatures in some parts of Iraq have soared to 50°C (122°F) in the first week of June 2022. People have resorted to various means of cooling off under the extreme temperatures, including by...01:29
Extreme weather
Heatwave in Iraq at start of summer
June 9, 2022
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Reconstruction has been under way in Mosul since the city in northern Iraq was reduced to rubble in a battle to free it from the control of Islamic State, also known as Isis. Isis militants...02:40
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Mosul rises from the ashes of war
March 16, 2022
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At least 12 people have died and many others were injured by severe flooding in northern Iraq, Iraqi officials said on December 17, 2021. Rescue efforts were under way to find people who remain...01:29
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Deadly flash floods in northern Iraq
December 20, 2021
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Al-Sahl is a century-old village near the western Iraqi desert that is located around 250 kilometres (155 miles) northwest of the capital Baghdad.  The isolated village is  self-sufficient despite...01:45
Iraq
Off-grid desert village in Iraq
October 26, 2021
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US President Joe Biden has sealed an agreement with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi for the US to formally end its combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021. The deal was reached during...02:46
Iraq
US to end combat mission in Iraq by end of 2021
July 27, 2021
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Protests continued in Iraq after a fire in the Covid-19 unit of a hospital in Nasiriyah killed at least 92 people and injured over 100. The devastating blaze swept through the Covid-19 isolation...01:50
Iraq
Angry protests continue after Iraq hospital fire
July 16, 2021
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Fire tore through a coronavirus isolation ward at the al-Hussein hospital in Iraq’s southern city of Nasiriyah, on July 12, 2021, killing at least 52 people and wounding 22 others. Demonstrators...01:36
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Deadly fire at Covid-19 hospital ward in Iraq
July 13, 2021
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Widespread power cuts in Iraq brought hundreds of people onto the streets of the capital Baghdad on July 2, 2021, to protest against the outages. The country has been struggling to cope with a...02:13
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Iraq power cuts amid heatwave
July 6, 2021
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Israeli forces will gradually withdraw from Lebanon over a 60-day period  03:29
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Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect
November 27, 2024
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Israeli forces have launched dozens of air strikes on Gaza, ending a two-month-long ceasefire. The March 18, 2025, attacks killed more than 300 people. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...02:02
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Israeli air strikes kill hundreds in Gaza
March 18, 2025