Iraqi officials deny allegations that they killed the Iranian exiles in an offensive on Sunday.
Iraqi security forces were on alert on Friday after a massive car bomb ripped through a funeral ceremony in a Shiite district of Baghdad.
Iraq’s two main political blocs broke off coalition talks on Monday, dampening hopes of an end to a five-month-long post-election impasse.
Iraq security forces faced charges of negligence on Tuesday after a devastating wave of attacks blamed on al-Qaeda killed 110 people the previous day.
Six bombs rocked Baghdad, killing at least 35 people on Tuesday, the second time the capital has come under attack in three days.
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/ 8 December 2009
Five powerful car bombs rocked Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 127 people, including women and students.
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The latest bomb attacks in Baghdad have increased pressure on Nuri al-Maliki, who is already in the cross-hairs of former Shi’ite allies.
Iraq detained 10 senior security officers and tightened security across Baghdad on Thursday after two truck bombs in the capital killed 95 people.
Iraq was on Thursday engulfed by a wave of violence, with attacks killing 23 people a day after a massive bomb slaughtered 40 civilians.
A spate of car bombings in Baghdad killed at least 34 people and wounded nearly 140 on Monday, security officials said, updating an earlier toll.