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Ban urges Iraq, Kuwait to seize 'historic' chance
Dec 06, 2012 (AFP)
UN chief Ban Ki-moon called in Baghdad on Thursday for Iraq and Kuwait to seize a "historic opportunity" to normalise ties, and also said Syria's president must...
US general who led Iraq exit tapped for Centcom
Dec 06, 2012 (AFP)
The US general who managed the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq has been nominated to lead US Central Command, which oversees forces in the Middle East a...
Gunmen kill five security force members in Iraq
Dec 06, 2012 (AFP)
Gunmen attacked a checkpoint south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing five members of the security forces and stealing their weapons, security and medical official...
Gunmen kill six members of Iraqi family
Dec 04, 2012 (AFP)
Gunmen armed with silenced weapons attacked a house in east Baghdad on Tuesday, killing a man, his wife and four children, a security official and a medic said....
Gunmen kidnap 20 would-be Iraqi soldiers
Nov 30, 2012 (AFP)
Gunmen kidnapped 20 men on Friday who were travelling from northern Iraq to Baghdad for medical tests needed to join the army, but the hostages were later freed...
Iraq bombings kill 45
Nov 29, 2012 (AFP)
Bombs mainly targeting Shiite Muslims and security forces in Iraq killed 45 people and wounded 205 others on Thursday in the deadliest day of violence to hit th...
Outside View: Unfinished work in Iraq
Nov 28, 2012 (UPI)
Ten years after the Iraq war, the United Nations still has a major mandate and an unfinished business in that country. When the United Nations reviews the situa...
Wave of attacks kills 19 in Iraq
Nov 27, 2012 (AFP)
A wave of attacks including six car bombs, nine roadside bombs and a shooting killed 19 people and wounded 71 others on Tuesday in Iraq, security and medical of...
Agreement reached to ease Iraq's Arab-Kurd crisis
Nov 26, 2012 (AFP)
Top federal and Kurdish security officials agreed in Baghdad on Monday to "activate" coordinating committees between their forces and work to calm the situation...
Millions flood Iraq shrine city for Ashura peak
Nov 25, 2012 (AFP)
Millions of Shiites flooded the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala on Sunday for the peak of Ashura rituals, which have been largely spared the deadly attacks that st...
5.3 mn Iraqi children deprived of basic rights: UN
Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)
More than five million children in Iraq are deprived of "basic rights," the United Nations said in a statement on Tuesday, calling for urgent action. "One in ev...
Iraq PM warns Kurd security forces to stay put
Nov 19, 2012 (AFP)
Iraq's premier has warned Kurdish regional security forces not to advance towards government troop positions, a military spokesman said on Monday, after deadly ...
US sanctions Hezbollah chief for US deaths in Iraq
Nov 19, 2012 (AFP)
The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on a Hezbollah chief blamed for attacks against US forces in Iraq, after Baghdad authorities freed him from custod...
Iraq Kurds put security forces on high alert
Nov 17, 2012 (AFP)
The president of Iraq's Kurdistan region has ordered its peshmerga security forces on high alert, a statement issued on Saturday said, attributing the move to c...
New Iraq army HQ fuels Arab-Kurd row
Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)
The formation of a new military headquarters covering disputed territory in northern Iraq has sent already-poor relations between Baghdad and its autonomous Kur...
Iraq frees Hezbollah suspect in US plot
Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)
Iraq has freed a Hezbollah member accused of plotting to kill five US soldiers in a move that has triggered anger in the United States, US and Iraqi officials s...
Iraq effort to reform ends in controversy
Nov 12, 2012 (AFP)
Armed with a key reform touted by economists but angrily opposed by many voters, Iraq's government is mired in controversy over its now-withdrawn plans to cance...
Iraq to maintain food ration for those who want it
Nov 11, 2012 (AFP)
The Iraqi cabinet decided on Sunday to maintain the two-decade-old food ration for those who want it, following a storm of protest over its plans to replace it ...
Iraq cancels $4.2 bn Russia arms deal over graft concerns
Nov 10, 2012 (AFP)
Baghdad cancelled a $4.2 billion arms package with Russia on Saturday citing graft concerns and instead opted for new talks, ending a deal that would have made ...
Seven killed in Iraq attacks
Nov 08, 2012 (AFP)
A series of bombings and gun attacks killed seven people in Iraq on Thursday, including four who died in a car bombing in a predominantly Shiite city south of B...
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