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US says Iran protest toll may surpass 1,000, mulls troops | AFP

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published with my colleague Shaun Tandon here on December 6, 2019]

Washington (AFP) – The United States said Thursday that Iranian authorities may have killed more than 1,000 people in a crackdown on demonstrations, which Washington cast as the clerical regime’s worst-ever internal challenge.

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Iraq protests shake up government, but not oil that funds it | AFP

December 2, 2019December 4, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on December 2, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraq has been rocked by two months of anti-government protests that brought down premier Adel Abdel Mahdi on Sunday, but its lucrative oil industry has been curiously insulated from the turmoil.

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Iraqis shatter taboos in rage at Iran, but bloodshed may follow | AFP

November 29, 2019December 4, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here November 29, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – By torching Tehran’s consulates and slapping their muddy shoes against photographs of top Iranian officials, Iraqi protesters have shattered a taboo on public criticism of their influential eastern neighbour.

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‘Revenge porn,’ leaked selfies: sextortion spreads in Iraq | AFP

November 20, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on November 20, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – The threat came by anonymous Instagram message one late Iraqi evening, making Hala’s blood run cold: “I’ve got all your pictures and recordings. Shall I send them to your dad?”

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Washington silent as US-crafted regime under fire in Iraq | AFP

November 18, 2019November 19, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here November 18, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – It posted tens of thousands of troops in Iraq, huddled with its leaders and helped craft its laws — but with the country swamped by deadly protests, Washington is staying out of the fray.

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In Iraq protests, counting the dead is a dangerous job | AFP

October 31, 2019November 2, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on October 31, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – One protester killed. Then five. Suddenly, more than 40. As Iraq’s anti-government demonstrations turned bloody, a network of rights defenders and medics began documenting deaths to fill a gag order on casualty numbers.

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Iraq PM’s fate on the line as toll from protests rises | AFP

October 30, 2019November 2, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on October 30, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraq’s leaders were in tense talks on Wednesday over the ouster of the country’s embattled premier, as a rights commission said the latest week of anti-government demonstrations has left 100 dead.

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Saddam's Palace, Babylon. The imposing monument the dictator built for himself has sat abandoned since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled him, leaving the platform pictured - where Saddam apparently used to sit on a throne - bare. Following the invasion, the US dismantled and tried to rebuild Iraq's institutions from the ground up. American officials, American soldiers, American dollars were everywhere, used to earn and exert influence. As a wave of protests over the last six weeks has made obvious, much has changed. With no clear Iraq policy from the White House, no close personal links between the two countries' leaders and a focus on squeezing Iran that may have alienated Iraqi figures, the ties are at their "coldest" ever, officials from both countries told me. Where US interests and influence once ruled, now stands an empty platform. Check the link in my bio for the full AFP story.
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  • US says Iran protest toll may surpass 1,000, mulls troops | AFP
  • Iraq protests shake up government, but not oil that funds it | AFP
  • Iraqis shatter taboos in rage at Iran, but bloodshed may follow | AFP
  • ‘Revenge porn,’ leaked selfies: sextortion spreads in Iraq | AFP
  • Washington silent as US-crafted regime under fire in Iraq | AFP
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