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An armed attack took place on the Swedish consulate in Izmir, Turkey, resulting in the "serious injury" of one Turkish employee. The attack is being reported by some to have taken place using a firearm. The attacker, who Turkish authorities have taken to calling "mentally handicapped" (among other things), was taken into custody alongside his weapon. The Izmir Governor's Office...

BAGHDAD/STOCKHOLM, July 20 (Reuters) - Iraq expelled the Swedish ambassador on Thursday in protest at a planned burning of the Koran in Stockholm that had prompted hundreds of protesters to storm and set alight the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. An Iraqi government statement said Baghdad had also recalled its charge d'affaires in Sweden, and Iraq's state news agency reported that...

Update (0826 EST): Iraqi pro-militia outlet Sabereen has announced that the names and addresses of Swedish companies operating in Iraq will be published and targeted by Shia groups. The Iraqi government has already suspended the license for Swedish company Ericsson to operate in Iraqi territory. The Iraqi Media and Communications Commissions may opt to suspend more licenses such as...

For the second time in less than a month, supporters of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad. This appears to be a direct response to Swedish authorities granting the permit of a protest set to be outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm for tomorrow, which would involve burning the Quran. https://twitter.com/mobiledeath88/status/1681808428954443776?s=20 The first storming happened on...

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has announced that Turkey will finally allow the unanimous vote to accept Sweden into the alliance. Turkish state media, Andalou Agency, has hinted at an agreement related to the European Union with a quote from a senior government official, saying, "The Government of Turkiye has received full support for the path of European Union membership,...