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Protesters try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over Quran and flag burning in Denmark

Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad's fortified Green Zone Saturday following reports an ultranationalist group burned a copy of the Quran in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen.

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Protesters try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over the burning of Quran and Iraqi flag in Denmark

Hundreds of protesters have attempted to storm Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses foreign embassies and the seat of Iraq’s government following reports of the burning of a Quran carried out by a ultranationalist group in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen

The Independent UK

Muslim-majority nations express outrage and plan street protests over Quran desecration in Sweden

Muslim-majority nations are expressing outrage over the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden

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Outcry over Quran burning in Sweden: A timeline

Muslim nations have expressed outrage since Salwan Momika desecrated the holy book in Stockholm last month.

Al Jazeera

Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy

Iraq expelled Sweden's ambassador and recalled its diplomat from Sweden, hours after protesters attacked the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, setting fire to part of the building.

WEKU

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador as man desecrates Koran in Stockholm

Diplomatic blow-up comes hours after protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Koran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad

Evening Standard

Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over planned burning of Qur’an in Stockholm

Baghdad also recalls chargé d’affaires from Sweden as protesters storm Swedish embassy in Iraq

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Iraq expels Sweden ambassador, embassy stormed over Quran burning

Protesters angered by burning of copies of the Quran in Sweden set fire to the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital.

Al Jazeera

Diplomatic tensions rise between Stockholm, Baghdad after Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy

Protesters angered by the planned burning of a copy of the Quran stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad early Thursday, breaking into the compound and lighting a small fire and setting off a diplomatic furor.

France 24

Videos purport to show protesters storming Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in anger over Quran burning

Protesters angered by the burning of a copy of the Quran have stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad

The Independent UK

Iraqi officials are defending a barter deal with Iran, say it doesn't violate US sanctions on Tehran

Iraqi officials are defending a deal inked this week to barter oil for gas with Iran, saying it does not violate U.S. sanctions on Tehran but will help alleviate a worsening electricity crisis in Iraq

The Independent UK

Assassin’s Creed Mirage: everything we know about the return to AC’s roots

All the details on Assassin’s Creed Mirage, from release date to the setting and more.

PC Gamer

Assassin's Creed Mirage will teach you the history of Baghdad with this new feature

Assassin's Creed Mirage will feature a rich, historical database for players to learn all about 9th-century Baghdad.

TechRadar

Iraq's amputee football team defy war injuries to represent nation's rise from ashes

Bravery and determination – something we have seen all over Baghdad 20 years on from the 2003 invasion – drove Mohammed al-Najjar to create the team

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The Independent UK

Thousands protest in Iraq for a second day over burning of Quran in Sweden

Thousands of followers of the Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr have staged protests in major cities in Iraq, including in the capital of Baghdad and the southern city of Basra, to condemn the burning earlier this week of a Quran by an Iraqi man in Sweden

The Independent UK

Protesters briefly storm the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in protest over Quran burning

Hundreds of followers of the influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada Sadr have briefly stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad in protest of the burning of a Quran in Sweden

Daily Mirror

Return to Fallujah: 'We'll never forget dozens of unarmed students shot by US forces'

The Mirror has returned to the scene of the bloodshed after negotiating via contacts for safe passage

Daily Record

Major terrorist attack planned in the UK by ISIS as plot is uncovered

Iraqi special forces uncovered plans for the attack by British ISIS fighters in a hideout where militants were killed.

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Daily Mirror

British ISIS terrorists plan major attack on UK as shocking plot uncovered

Iraqi special forces uncovered chilling proposals for the attack just days ago after killing dozens of militants in a desert hideout, reports the Mirror's Chris Hughes in Baghdad, Iraq

The Guardian - UK

Starfield to Star Wars: 20 of the best upcoming video games

We scrutinised the latest games showcases to pick out the most interesting titles, from wacky races to medieval Baghdad

PC Gamer

Assassin's Creed Mirage's comparatively tiny map is great news for a series that needs more focus

Baghdad will be closer to Revelation's Constantinople and Unity's Paris, Ubisoft says.

The Independent UK

Iraq, Qatar agree to boost economic, energy cooperation during emir's visit to Baghdad

Qatar and Iraq have inked a series of economic and energy deals during a visit to Baghdad by the Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Daily Mirror

Assassin’s Creed Mirage hands-off preview: putting the assassin back into Assassin’s Creed

Assassin's Creed Mirage scratches that classic series itch while respecting your time and placing you into a beautiful location

Al Jazeera

Iraq approves record $153bn budget aimed at creating jobs

Iraq passes its largest budget till date aimed at creating public sector jobs and build war-damaged infrastructure.

The Guardian - AU

Iraq’s central bank to blame for dispute behind jailing of Australian Robert Pether, tribunal finds

Engineer’s family says International Court of Arbitration decision strengthens the case for freeing him

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