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Wave of attacks kills 56 in Iraq
A series of more than 25 attacks across Iraq have killed 56 people and wounded over 250 others with security forces and markets among the targets.
Iraq’s political crisis deepens after US forces withdraw
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called on lawmakers to withdraw confidence from one of his deputies as the country’s political crisis deepened.
Gunmen slaughter Iraqi families, behead victims
Gunmen shot dead two Iraqi families, mostly children, and beheaded some of the 11 victims on Monday.
Dozens killed as blasts target Baghdad hotels
At least 36 people were killed and 71 wounded in three apparently coordinated minibus-borne bombings that targeted hotels in Baghdad on Monday.
Baghdad governor wants minister sacked over carnage
Baghdad’s governor called on Tuesday for the Iraqi interior minister to be fired over twin bombings claimed by al-Qaeda.
Iraq shoe-thrower to walk free
Muntazer al-Zaidi, the reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George Bush, is expected to become a free man on Tuesday.
Baghdad Shi’ite mosques bombed, 27 killed
A string of powerful bomb attacks targetting Shi’ite Muslim worshippers in Baghdad on Friday killed 27 people, security officials said.
Iraq wants all non-US foreign troops out by July
All foreign troops except for US forces will be out of Iraq by the end of July, said the head of the Iraqi Parliament’s foreign affairs committee.
More than 900 killed in Iraq’s Sadr City clashes
More than 900 people have been killed in clashes between militiamen and security forces in Baghdad’s Sadr City, which broke out last month, a senior Iraqi official told reporters…
Iraq death toll surges in March
The number of Iraqis killed in March climbed to 1 082, mostly civilians, the highest monthly figure since August, amid a spike in violence driven by clashes between Shi’ite…
Protests in Baghdad as Basra rocked by fighting
Followers of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr staged noisy protests on Thursday against a crackdown on Shi’ite fighters in Basra as the southern oil hub was rocked by a third…
More than 50 die in Iraq bloodshed
A wave of attacks across Iraq on Sunday killed 51 people, while insurgents fired a barrage of mortars at Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, sending United States embassy…
Scores held after bombs found at Sunni office
Authorities arrested more people on Friday after car bombs were found near the offices of Iraqi politician Adnan al-Dulaimi. Dulaimi said United States and Iraqi troops held 43…
At least 887 Iraqis killed in October
At least 887 Iraqis were killed in Iraq in October, ministry data showed on Thursday, slightly higher than September, which saw a total of 840 people killed across the nation.…
Iraq PM says civil war has been averted
Iraq’s embattled Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki gave an upbeat assessment of the situation in his country on Monday, saying civil war had been prevented and boasting that violence…