Security forces try to disperse demonstrators during on-going anti-government protests near Tahrir square, Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's prime minister said Monday he had ordered an invest...
Protesters burn tires in front of the provincial council building during a demonstration demanding better public services and jobs and against corruption in Basra, southeast of Bag...
Iraqi police officers investigate the scene. An Iraqi analyst who was a leading expert on the Islamic State and other armed groups was shot dead in Baghdad after receiving threats ...
Riot police try to prevent protesters from storming the Iraqi Parliament Representation Building during anti-government demonstrations in Basra, Iraq.
Anti-government demonstrators gather near the provincial council building during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq.
Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kahdimi, center right, inspects artifacts destroyed by Islamic State militants at the national museum during his visit to Mosul, Iraq.
An injured anti-government protester is rushed to a hospital during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq. Protesters were back on the streets three days after Mustafa al-Kadhimi was appointed ...
Security forces detonate an explosive device placed by the Islamic State militants during a search operation in Taramiyah, 50 kilometers (31 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq. Security...
People shop in preparation for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Baghdad, Iraq. Ramadan begins with the new moon later this week and Muslims all around the world are trying t...
Chinese embassy officials attend the arrival of medical aid at Baghdad Airport in Iraq. Medical aid from the People's Republic of China arrived in Baghdad on Monday to help Iraq cu...
Iraqi Army officers salute to a group of doctors and medical staff in solidarity with the families of those who have died or are ill with the coronavirus and support for doctors an...
Iraqi volunteers spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus during a curfew, in a market in Baghdad, Iraq.
People cross an empty bridge on the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew to help fight the spread of the coronavirus. For most people, the virus causes o...
Iraqis buy cooking gas canisters in downtown Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq announced a weeklong curfew late Sunday. People raced to supermarkets and swiftly emptied shelves, while others sto...
Iraqi workers spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus in downtown Najaf, Iraq.
A protester covers his body while security forces use slingshots to disperse anti-government protesters during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq.
An anti-government protester holds a placard in Arabic that reads, "the people want to bring down the regime," during a rally in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's prime minister-designate anno...
An anti-government protester uses a slingshot to fire a stone at security forces during clashes in Baghdad, Iraq.
Security forces fire tear gas during clashes with protesters in Baghdad, Iraq. Mass anti-government protests erupted on October 1 last year, when thousands of Iraqis took to the st...
An injured anti-government protester is rushed to a hospital during clashes with security forces in downtown Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi security forces used pellet guns and slingshots in...
So, this is just for posterity. We all know what happened and it's been covered on the site under the wire news and day in pictures, but still and all, perhaps it is best if it were placed here at least for the record. So, the what, when, where, how etc first: When? December 14, 2008 Where? Baghdad, Iraq What? George W Bush, who was on a surprise trip, conducted amid deep secrecy, to Baghdad to thank his troops and herald a new security pact. At a press conference with the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, he said the conflict had been necessary. "The war is not over," he added. Suddenly, as if out of nowhere, came a hurled shoe, as a journalist, later identified as Muntadar al-Zaidi yelled: "This is a farewell kiss, you dog! This is the end!" But clearly, that was not the end. For soon came his other shoe, hurled once with his full might: “This is from the widows, the orphans, and those who were killed in Iraq!”
