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![Iraqi protesters gather for an anti-government protest at al-Khalani Square in Baghdad, Iraq on 15 February 2020. [Murtadha Al-Sudani - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200215_2_40867957_52194810.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Iraq's citizens have been living for years with instability and corruption brought about by foreign powers interfering in their domestic politics. In the wake of the recent repression of... -
![Officials inspect pieces of a Boeing 737 plane belonging to Ukrainian International Airlines after it crashed in Iran on 10 January 2020 [AFP/Getty Images]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/GettyImages-1192535883-scaled.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
On 11 January, Iranian senior leaders formally apologised for their "disastrous mistake" of shooting down a commercial airliner, flight 752, allegedly confusing it for a US cruise missile. "Our profound regrets,...