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Powerful Iraqi Shia political figurehead and cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said he was withdrawing from the elections, alleging widespread corruption.
Analysis: For Iraq, America’s smooth military withdrawal is important for its security. For the US, this meeting comes at an important time as it is trying to reach a deal with Iran.
Dhi Qar health directorate said that of the 60 victims of the fire at Al-Hussein hospital, 39 had been identified and returned to families
Moqtada Al-Sadr has called for government action after a fire at a Covid isolation unit, which killed tens of people.
The deadly Monday evening blaze at Al-Hussein Hospital in the provincial capital Nasiriyah, which medics said was fuelled by the explosion of oxygen canisters, was the second such fire in Iraq in three months.Â
At least 36 people died in a fire in the coronavirus isolation ward at an Iraqi hospital, the second such deadly inferno in a Covid-19 unit in three months, a health official said.
The Turkish army has released footage showing an airstrike in northern Iraq, which killed four alleged PKK fighters.
A police officer and the brother of a policeman were killed in separate attacks by gunmen who are suspected to be affiliates of IS militant group in northern Iraq.
Experts believe a growing numbers of rocket and drone attacks on American targets in recent months has turned into a dangerous tit-for-tat violence.
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As temperatures hit 50C in the city of Basra, protesters are blaming the lack of electricity on state corruption and inadequate infrastructure.