An Iraqi government statement said Baghdad had also recalled its charge d’affaires in, and Iraq’s state news agency reported that Iraq had suspended the working permit of‘s Ericsson on Iraqi soil.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/07/20/iraq-expels-swedish-ambassador-over-planned-koran-burning/

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government ends a week-long suspension of the Telegram messaging app over “national security” concerns after the move drew criticism from pro-Iran factions.

Source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-august-13-2023/

The area has been a flashpoint for years, as ethnic Kurds have sought to incorporate the oil-rich province of Kirkuk and other territories into the Kurdish region, a proposition strongly resisted by the Iraqi government.

Source: https://themedialine.org/headlines/iraqi-soldiers-dead-in-skirmish-over-disputed-northern-posts/

The protest overnight in Baghdad was staged at the urging of Muqtada al-Sadr, an influential Shiite cleric who called for the Iraqi government to break off diplomatic relations with Sweden.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/middleeast/iraq-sweden-embassy.html