Iraqi security forces gun down anti-government demonstrators near city's Green Zone, bringing death toll in 2 months of fighting to 340, as country's top cleric calls for reforms

Altercations on two strategic bridges in the capital Baghdad leave at least 36 wounded, say officials; one protester shot dead, another dies when tear gas canister hits his head

Unprecedented leak of 700 pages of intelligence cables shows Tehran’s efforts to embed itself in Iraq, including paying locals working for the US to switch sides

Not immediately clear whether the blast targeted protesters; top cleric warns government to heed calls for reform, calls for new election law

Countries at mandatory review in Geneva express alarm over 'excessive use of force' by Baghdad, after over 300 killed in protests

Statement calls for release of jailed protesters, urges government to adopt electoral reform and series of anti-corruption measures

Hundreds already dead in crackdown against growing protests over rampant corruption and clientelism; UN calls for 'maximum restraint,' including no use of live ammunition

Amnesty International calls on authorities to rein in security forces as death toll mounts; UN warns 'climate of fear' taking hold

So far, cycle of anti-government protests and heavy-handed security crackdown has left more than 250 people dead

No immediate word on casualties in attack near Mosul, where American soldiers are helping Iraqi forces battle remnants of Islamic State