Demonstrators light candles to mark the first anniversary of the anti-government protests in Basra, Iraq.
Supporters of the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah militia burn representations of Israeli, U.S. and British flags during a protest against the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain normali...
Security forces guard the French embassy while demonstrators gather to protest Paris-based magazine Charlie Hebdo's decision to republish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in Baghda...
Protesters partake in an anti-government protest demanding free elections outside the provincial council building in Basra, Iraq
A volunteer sprays disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus, during the open-air Friday prayers in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Amir Hatami (unseen) to discuss bilateral ties between the two countries during his visit to Tehran.
Iraqi President Barham Salih and French President Emmanuel Macron, right, review the troops as he arrives at the Salam Palace in Baghdad. Macron is the first head of state to visit...
Supporters of an Iran backed militia wave Shiite flags as they burn the building of Dijala local TV channel accusing it of broadcasting songs and dance on the holy Shiite day of As...
Shiite Muslim worshippers gather in front of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein to mark the Muslim festival of Arbaeen in Karbala, Iraq. The holiday marks the end of the forty day mou...
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...
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!”
