Widespread protests in 2019 signal breakdown of social contract, as citizens no longer feel that governments are answerable to them, say experts

Move comes amid fury over Tehran's influence in its economy, with exports from Iran to Iraq 10 times those moving in opposite direction

Political deadlock continues amid 3 months of protests and deadly police crackdowns, with demonstrators railing against corruption and Iranian influence

Ahead of deadline for choosing new PM, protesters rail against candidacy of Qusay al-Suhail, who officials say is Tehran's preferred pick

US defense chief tells Iraq's outgoing PM that rocket attacks blamed on Iran-backed militias 'not good for anybody'

Organization's backers stage mock hangings of Trump, Netanyahu and Mohammed bin Salman, crown prince of Saudi Arabia

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani calls killing of 16-year-old a 'horrific crime,' also denounces recent attacks on anti-government protesters

As new rocket attack targets base near Baghdad housing US troops, military source says Tehran-backed force becoming bigger threat than Islamic State

No casualties in overnight attack, the 10th since late October and days after another assault wounded six members of Iraq's elite US-trained counterterrorism force in same camp

Iran-backed Iraqi militias are suspected to be behind Friday's assault on demonstrators in capital