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18 dead in Iraq attacks including wedding bombing
Aug 22, 2013 (AFP)
Attacks killed 18 people in Iraq Thursday, including six who died in a bombing against a wedding party, the latest in spiralling violence that comes despite wid...
Iraq seeks air defense, communications gear
Aug 21, 2013 (UPI)
Continuing Iraqi efforts to modernize its military forces and their capabilities has opened the door to the United States to new Foreign Military Sales deals. T...
Iraq violence kills 35 as authorities hail arrests
Aug 20, 2013 (AFP)
Iraq violence killed 35 people including 15 civilians on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities hailed arrests in a campaign aimed at curbing the country's wor...
UN failed to properly probe Baghdad bombing: de Mello partner
Aug 19, 2013 (AFP)
The United Nations has failed to properly investigate the devastating truck bombing that destroyed the UN mission in Baghdad 10 years ago and killed envoy Sergi...
Series of Baghdad bombings kills at least 23
Aug 15, 2013 (AFP)
Apparently coordinated bombings mainly targeting Shiite areas of Baghdad killed 23 people Thursday, after Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed to press a c...
Kerry warns of Iraq destabilization by extremists
Aug 15, 2013 (AFP)
US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Thursday that Iraq risked destabilization from Sunni and Shiite extremists as civil war flares in neighboring Syria. Mee...
Baghdad bombings blamed on Al-Qaeda kill 24
Aug 15, 2013 (AFP)
Coordinated bombings blamed on Al-Qaeda that mainly targeted Shiite areas of Baghdad killed 24 people Thursday, after Iraq's premier vowed to press a campaign a...
Iraq bombers kill 24, 16 of them in cafe
Aug 12, 2013 (AFP)
Bombers killed 24 people in Iraq on Monday, 16 of them in a suicide attack on a cafe north of Baghdad, officials said. The other bombings hit a football field a...
Qaeda claims deadly attacks as Iraqis blame government
Aug 11, 2013 (AFP)
An Al-Qaeda front group on Sunday claimed a wave of attacks that killed dozens of people during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, as Iraqis angrily blamed authorities fo...
Desert trench for disputed Iraq city draws Arab ire
Aug 08, 2013 (AFP)
An unusual plan backed by Kurdish officials in Iraq's Kirkuk province to dig a trench aimed at curbing deadly violence has angered Arab leaders, who call it a l...
Iraq Qaeda escapee 'led raid that killed brother'
Aug 08, 2013 (AFP)
An Al-Qaeda inmate who escaped from Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison led militants who killed his own brother and 10 others overnight, a general said on Thursday. The a...
Iraq attacks kill 17: officials
Aug 07, 2013 (AFP)
Attacks including a shooting and bombings at a policeman's home killed 17 people in Iraq on Wednesday, officials said, as authorities struggle to contain the co...
Pentagon proposes $2.7 bn in Iraq arms sales
Aug 06, 2013 (AFP)
The Pentagon has notified the US Congress of $2.7 billion in possible new sales to Iraq of air defense and communications systems. The latest contracts would ra...
Iraq violence including Baghdad bombings kills 37
Aug 06, 2013 (AFP)
A series of bombings across Baghdad were the deadliest in a spate of nationwide attacks that killed 37 people on Tuesday, as Iraq struggles with its worst viole...
Iraqi forces hunt militants as attacks kill six
Aug 04, 2013 (AFP)
Iraqi security forces hunted for militants and weapons in the Baghdad area on Sunday, while attacks killed six people, including three soldiers and a judge, off...
Iraq general survives blast as attacks kill 24
Aug 03, 2013 (AFP)
A top Iraqi army officer said he survived a bombing on Saturday that killed nine soldiers during an operation against Al-Qaeda militants north of Baghdad, while...
Outside View: Spiraling violence in Iraq
Aug 02, 2013 (UPI)
Continued bombings, repeated terrorist attacks and spiraling daily casualties in Iraq have given rise to grave concerns in the international community. The numb...
989 killed in Iraq in July, most in five years: govt
Jul 31, 2013 (AFP)
Violence in Iraq killed 989 people in July, government figures released on Wednesday showed, making it the deadliest month since April 2008. The dead comprised ...
Congress receives FMS request notifications for Iraq
Jul 30, 2013 (UPI)
The U.S. government is moving ahead with the possible supply of thousands of Hellfire missiles to Iraq as the country battles Islamic insurgent forces. The miss...
Iraq violence kills 22 as Qaeda claims attacks
Jul 30, 2013 (AFP)
Violence in Iraq killed 22 people on Tuesday, among them seven police, officials said, as an Al-Qaeda front group claimed a wave of attacks that killed dozens t...
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