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Death toll in Iraq attacks rises to 22: officials
Dec 31, 2012 (AFP)
The toll from a wave of attacks across Iraq on Monday has risen to 22 dead and at least 83 wounded, security and medical officials said. A total of 15 shootings...
Two hurt as protesters attack Iraq deputy PM
Dec 30, 2012 (AFP)
Two people were wounded when security forces opened fire to disperse protesters who attacked Iraq's deputy premier on Sunday, forcing him to flee a rally he was...
Protesters block key Iraq highway, PM slams demos
Dec 28, 2012 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of protesters opposed to Iraq's prime minister blocked the main highway to Syria and Jordan for the sixth consecutive day on Friday, a move th...
Iraqis get glimpse of golden era in new exhibit
Dec 28, 2012 (AFP)
Iraqis wistful for a golden age in politics, often labelled divided and cynical now, have been able to harken back to such a time through an exhibition on their...
Demos against PM block Iraq highway
Dec 26, 2012 (AFP)
Fresh protests against Iraq's premier in mostly Sunni cities on Wednesday closed off the main road to Syria and Jordan, with one speaker raising the prospect of...
Baghdad Christians attend mass at attacked church
Dec 24, 2012 (AFP)
Behind blast walls and with police nearby, 200 worshippers attended Christmas mass Monday at Baghdad's Our Lady of Salvation Church, which officially reopened t...
US delivers two naval vessels to Iraq: embassy
Dec 23, 2012 (AFP)
The United States has delivered two naval support ships to Iraq, which is seeking to boost its fledgling maritime capabilities, the US embassy said on Sunday. T...
Iraq without key mediator as new crisis looms
Dec 22, 2012 (AFP)
With President Jalal Talabani being treated in Germany after a stroke, Iraq is without a key mediator as a new political crisis brews between the secular Sunni-...
Iraq minister's guards held on terror charges
Dec 21, 2012 (AFP)
At least nine of the Iraqi finance minister's guards are being held on terrorism charges, officials said on Friday after the minister demanded the premier's res...
Iraq finance minister demands PM's resignation
Dec 20, 2012 (AFP)
Iraqi Finance Minister Rafa al-Essawi demanded that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki resign after a "militia force" allegedly raided the ministry and detained its ...
Iraq faces turmoil if ailing leader dies
Dec 19, 2012 (UPI)
If Iraq's stricken president, onetime guerrilla leader Jalal Talabani, dies or is permanently incapacitated following his stroke, the violence-torn country face...
Iraq president 'improving' in hospital: doctor
Dec 19, 2012 (AFP)
President Jalal Talabani, a key figure in Iraqi politics for decades who has sought to bridge political and sectarian divides, was showing "improvement" in hosp...
Iraq president in hospital after 'stroke'
Dec 18, 2012 (AFP)
President Jalal Talabani, a former Kurdish rebel who became a major player in Iraqi politics and worked to reconcile its feuding leaders, was in hospital on Tue...
Iraq president hospitalised due to 'health emergency'
Dec 18, 2012 (AFP)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has been hospitalised in Baghdad due to a "health emergency," his office said on Tuesday. "Due to fatigue and tiredness, (Talaban...
World Bank sets $900 mn aid program for Iraq
Dec 18, 2012 (AFP)
The World Bank announced Tuesday a $900 million support plan for Iraq aimed at helping the war-ravaged country better manage its human and vast oil resources. T...
Wave of Iraq attacks kills 48 people
Dec 17, 2012 (AFP)
A wave of attacks targeting both Iraqi security forces and civilians killed 48 people on Monday, in a second day of deadly violence ahead of the first anniversa...
Car bomb kills two at Iraqi Kurd party office
Dec 16, 2012 (AFP)
A car bomb at an Iraqi Kurdish political party headquarters in the town of Jalawla killed two Kurdish security recruits and wounded two on Sunday, security and ...
US forces gone but Iraqi problems remain
Dec 16, 2012 (AFP)
Abu Mohammed loudly laments that problems in Iraq, from violence to unemployment, have not improved since US forces departed a year ago, as he displays a grey j...
Iraq attacks kill at least 17
Dec 16, 2012 (AFP)
Attacks in Iraq including a string of bombings against Shiite places of worship and a car bomb at a Kurdish political office killed at least 17 people and wound...
Political turmoil marks Iraq's first post-US year
Dec 16, 2012 (AFP)
In the space of a year since the departure of US forces, Iraq has faced political turmoil including calls to remove the premier, a top official being sentenced ...
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