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US faces Iraqi anger over raid near Kerbala
The US military faced Iraqi anger on Sunday over a raid near Kerbala in which a distant relative of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was killed.
Violence mars Shi’ite ritual in Iraq
Gunmen battled Iraqi security forces on Tuesday near two of Shi’ite Islam’s holiest shrines in the city of Kerbala, where hundreds of thousands of pilgrims had gathered for a…
Bombers kill dozens in Kerbala
A suicide car bomber killed at least 40 people and wounded 128 at a crowded bus station near a major Shi’ite shrine in the Iraqi holy city of Kerbala on Saturday, police and…
Car bomb kills 50 in Kerbala
A suicide car bomber killed up to 50 people and wounded more than 70 at a crowded bus station in the Iraqi holy city of Kerbala on Saturday, police said. In Baghdad, police said…