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Last-chance Iraq security operation appears ready
Violence raked Baghdad on Monday as an Iraqi general took charge of the security operation in the capital and Iraqi police and soldiers manned new roadblocks — initial steps…
Saddam’s genocide trial resumes in Baghdad
A defence lawyer in Saddam Hussein’s genocide trial demanded on Wednesday that the court investigate the alleged ransacking of the defence team’s office in the United…
Gunmen massacre 20 from Baghdad bus station
Gunmen stormed a bus station north-east of Baghdad on Wednesday and seized 24 people, killing all but four of them, authorities said. An Iraqi general said the victims were…
Al-Qaeda threatens diplomats in Iraq
Sunni-led insurgents killed six Iraqi police at a checkpoint on Friday and fired a mortar round that struck a home outside the capital, killing a mother and child, as Shi’ites…
Leading clerics denounce Iraq election
Iraq’s leading Sunni Muslim clerics said on Wednesday the landmark elections lack legitimacy because large numbers of Sunnis did not participate in the balloting — which the…
Iraq explodes into violence
At least 47 people were killed in a massive car bomb blast outside the main police headquarters in Baghdad on Tuesday, leaving a trail of carnage and chaos in a bustling area of…
Iraq car bomb kills four
A car bomb exploded on Tuesday at an Iraqi National Guard checkpoint outside the city of Baqouba, killing at least four guardsmen and wounding six others, Iraqi authorities said.…