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Iraq militants attack Baghdad court, kill prisoners
May 15, 2014 (AFP)
Militants killed 10 people in an assault on a Baghdad court involving suicide bombers and shot dead five army officers in attacks Thursday amid a surge of post-...
Iraq parties plot for power as vote count drags on
May 14, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq's political parties are already manoeuvring to form a government nearly two weeks before preliminary results from the elections are due, with Nuri al-Malik...
Baghdad bombs against Shiites kill 25
May 13, 2014 (AFP)
Rush hour bombs mostly targeting Shiite areas of Baghdad killed 25 people on Tuesday in the first major wave of attacks in the capital since a general election ...
Iraq attacks kill nine
May 12, 2014 (AFP)
A series of attacks around Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed nine people Monday as officials tallied votes from elections held last month during a protracted ...
Militants kidnap, kill 20 Iraqi soldiers
May 11, 2014 (AFP)
Authorities in Iraq have found the bodies of 20 soldiers shot dead after being kidnapped from a northern military base, and a string of attacks on Sunday killed...
Popular governor in a boiler suit: Iraqi PM in waiting?
May 11, 2014 (AFP)
Ali Dawai is enormously popular on Facebook, with countless photos of the Iraqi provincial governor picking up rubbish or sipping tea with people while wearing ...
For victim-turned-guide, Iraq gas attack still vivid
May 08, 2014 (AFP)
For years, Umed Rashid has guided visitors around a monument to victims of a 1988 gas attack in Iraq, but unlike many guides, he learned about his subject first...
Fallujah-area Iraq unrest kills at least 295: doctor
May 07, 2014 (AFP)
Violence in and around the Iraqi city of Fallujah, held by anti-government fighters for months, has killed at least 295 people since late last year, a doctor sa...
Iraq clashes, bombings kill eight: officials
May 06, 2014 (AFP)
Clashes near an Iraqi city held by anti-government fighters and bombings targeting soldiers killed at least eight people Tuesday, officials said, the latest cas...
After long wait, Iraq authorises 3G for mobile firms
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq's cabinet announced Monday it has authorised mobile phone firms to use third-generation frequencies, after years of promises amid the frustrated pleas of c...
Iraq unrest kills nine: officials
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
Attacks and shelling in Baghdad and northern and western Iraq killed nine people on Monday, officials said, as electoral authorities counted ballot papers from ...
Iraq violence kills over 30 people in 24 hours
May 04, 2014 (AFP)
Violence in Iraq, including shelling in a militant-held city and an attack targeting Shiite pilgrims, has killed more than 30 people in 24 hours, officials said...
Kurds say Iraq presidency their 'right'
May 04, 2014 (AFP)
Iraqi Kurds have a "right" to the federal presidency, the country's autonomous Kurdish region said on Sunday, signalling the start of public jockeying for posit...
Shelling kills 11 in Iraq's Fallujah: doctor
May 04, 2014 (AFP)
Shelling in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, held by anti-government fighters for more than four months, has killed 11 people in less than 24 hours, a doctor said on...
Iraq faces criticism on press freedoms
May 03, 2014 (AFP)
From unsolved murders of journalists to lawsuits against commentators, rights groups and diplomats say Iraq's press freedom record falls dramatically short of i...
Iraqi Kurds face uncertainty over presidency
May 02, 2014 (AFP)
Iraqi Kurds face uncertainty over whether they will retain the presidency, an important symbol after decades of central government oppression and a link between...
Six killed as officials count Iraq ballots
May 02, 2014 (AFP)
Attacks north of Baghdad, including a car bomb set off by a suicide attacker, killed six people on Friday, just days after Iraq's parliamentary election. The bl...
After the voting, the scavenging by deprived Iraqis
May 01, 2014 (AFP)
Minutes after polls closed in Iraq's parliamentary election and vote counting began, another operation quietly shifted into gear -- scavengers began tearing dow...
Iraq PM bullish on new government but long road ahead
May 01, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq's premier said Thursday he had enough support to keep his post, but with election results not due for weeks and parties bitterly divided, forming a governm...
PM 'certain' of win as Iraqis vote despite attacks
Apr 30, 2014 (AFP)
Iraqis defied a rash of attacks that killed seven people to vote Wednesday in the country's first general election since US troops withdrew, with premier Nuri a...
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