ARTICLES RELATING TO IRAQ

Bombings in Iraq kill at least 12

2013-05-21 15:01

Several bomb blasts have killed at least 12 people in Iraq, police say, a day after more than 70 died in attacks on majority Shi'ites, stoking fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis.

Wave of deadly attacks hits Iraq

2013-05-20 15:00

At least 43 people have been killed in car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims in the Iraqi capital and the southern oil hub of Basra, police and medics say.

8 Iraq police kidnapped

2013-05-18 16:08

Eight police have been kidnapped in western Iraq on the road to the Syrian, Jordanian border.

Iraq bombs target Shi'ite neighbourhoods

2013-05-16 12:00

Two car bombs have exploded in sprawling Shi'ite neighbourhoods of the Iraqi capital morning, killing at least 12 civilians and wounding 30, officials say.

12 shot dead at Baghdad alcohol shops

2013-05-14 21:18

Gunmen armed with silenced weapons have shot dead 12 people at alcohol shops in the Iraqi capital.

PKK moving forces out of Turkey

2013-05-08 19:04

Kurdish rebels have begun gradually pulling out from Turkey toward northern Iraq.

Deadly bomb attacks hit Baghdad

2013-05-06 18:36

Two car bombs have blown up in a Baghdad suburb, killing six people in the deadlier of two attacks that have left at least 10 dead in the Iraqi capital.

Car bomb in Baghdad suburb kills 4

2013-05-01 10:48

Iraqi officials say a car bomb in a Shiite suburb of Baghdad has killed four people and wounded 12 others.

19 killed in car bombings in south Iraq

2013-04-29 15:18

Three car bombs have exploded n public areas in two cities in Iraq's largely calm Shi'ite Muslim south, killing 19 civilians and wounding dozens, officials say.

Iraq PM warns of sectarian war

2013-04-25 22:33

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has warned of a return to "sectarian civil war" after 176 people were killed in three days, and gunmen were given 48 hours to vacate a town they seized.

Iraqi death tolls rises to 110 in 2 days

2013-04-24 16:51

Two days of violence in Iraq have killed 110 people, 92 of them in clashes and attacks involving security forces, protesters and their supporters, officials say.

'Iraq, Afghanistan war inspired bombers'

2013-04-24 10:13

The two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing were motivated by the role of the United States in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and a desire to defend Islam, say reports.

Deadly clashes at Sunni protest in Iraq

2013-04-23 12:05

Clashes between Sunni demonstrators and security forces in a northern Sunni town in Iraq have killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens.

Iraq votes in test of stability

2013-04-20 09:13

Iraqis have voted in the country's first polls since US troops departed, a key test of its stability in the face of a spike in attacks that has claimed more than 100 lives.

Iraq cafe bomb death toll rises, 32

2013-04-19 13:04

Iraqi police and morgue officials say the death toll in a suicide bombing inside a Baghdad cafe has risen to 32 killed and 65 wounded.

Iraqi forces hunt Saddam's former deputy

2013-04-18 18:32

Iraqi special forces are closing in on the most senior member of Saddam Hussein's inner circle still on the run since the 2003 invasion, security sources say.

Israel's Memorial Day a sombre event

2013-04-15 18:54

Israelis have paused to honour fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism with sirens and ceremonies on the country's annual Memorial Day.

Spate of deadly Iraq car bombs hits Iraq

2013-04-15 09:00

Five car bombs during morning rush hour in a southern Iraqi city and a town north of Baghdad have killed six people, say officials, just days before the country's first elections since 2010.

Iraq marks a decade since fall of Baghdad

2013-04-09 09:03

Iraq has marked a decade since US-led forces invaded Baghdad, ousting Saddam Hussein's regime, but the country remains plagued by deadly attacks and mired in political crises.

20 die in Iraqi suicide blast

2013-04-07 07:54

A suicide bomber has blown himself up at a lunch hosted by a Sunni candidate in Iraq's upcoming regional elections, killing 20 people.

Preacher, 6 others killed in Iraq

2013-04-01 07:46

Iraqi officials say seven people have been killed in attacks in the capital and in the city of Fallujah, including a mosque preacher who was gunned down outside a sweets shop.

10yrs later Iraq still faces instability

2013-03-20 18:07

Grappling with a spike in violence and a worsening political situation, Iraq has marked 10 years since a US-led invasion that sought to establish a stable ally in the Middle East.

Dying US veteran flays Bush, Cheney

2013-03-20 12:10

A dying US veteran has penned a scathing letter to former president George W Bush and his former vice president Dick Cheney urging the pair to beg for forgiveness for the Iraq war.

Iraq allows Syria arms exchange: US

2013-03-19 14:01

Baghdad has "looked the other way" as Iran sends military equipment through Iraqi airspace to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime amid the ongoing conflict in Syria, a US official says.

Saddam's spectre lives on in landmarks

2013-03-18 15:15

A decade on from the US-led invasion, Iraqis still grapple with how much should be done to cleanse Iraq of traces of Saddam Hussein.

 

Iraq attacks fuel fears as toll rises

2013-05-20 18:08

A wave of car bombs and shootings has killed at least 70 people in Shi'ite and Sunni areas of Iraq, officials say, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting in the country.

'War on mosques' rages in Iraq

2013-05-20 10:02

A "war on mosques" - deadly attacks by militants on Sunni mosques and Shi'ite places of worship called husseiniyahs - using weapons ranging from bombs to mortar rounds is raging in Iraq.

US soldier gets life for Iraq killings

2013-05-17 11:02

An Army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.

Iraq alcohol vendors fear next attack

2013-05-15 22:11

Alcohol vendors in Baghdad were worried for their safety, a day after unknown gunmen shot dead 12 people at a humble row of shops selling beer and liquor.

US soldier's killings were premeditated

2013-05-13 21:55

A US soldier, who pleaded guilty to killing five fellow servicemen at a combat stress clinic in Iraq, acted with premeditation in the 2009 shooting spree, a military judge has ruled.

Turkey: Kurdish rebels to begin pullout

2013-05-08 14:04

Kurdish rebels are due to begin their much-anticipated withdrawal from Turkey into their stronghold in northern Iraq, a major step towards ending a decades-long conflict.

Iraq aware bomb detectors fake

2013-05-05 21:59

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki says the government took the necessary steps "a long time ago" on fake bomb detectors.

Calls for Iraq government to resign

2013-04-29 16:27

Parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi has called for the cabinet to resign and for early elections to be held, as a seven-day wave of violence killed more than 230 people in Iraq.

Iraq lurks at Bush's Texas-sized party

2013-04-26 12:01

Something was unmentionable in polite company gathered to dedicate George W Bush's presidential library in Texas: The words "Iraq war".

Bush 'comfortable' with Iraq decision

2013-04-25 10:09

Former US president George W Bush says he remains "comfortable" with the decision to invade Iraq, even in the midst of a new spate of bloody violence in Baghdad.

Chemical trader to pay gas victims

2013-04-24 15:03

Dutch businessman, who sold Iraq's former regime chemicals that were used in deadly gas attacks against Kurds in Iraq and in Iran, has been ordered to pay €400 000 in compensation.

Protest-related violence kills 49 in Iraq

2013-04-23 19:20

A wave of clashes and attacks involving Iraqi security forces, protesters and their supporters have killed 49 people and prompted two Sunni ministers to quit, sending tensions soaring.

US soldier pleads guilty to Iraqi murder

2013-04-22 22:43

A US soldier has pleaded guilty to murder for shooting dead five fellow servicemen at a military counselling centre in Iraq, in a plea deal with military prosecutors to avoid the death penalty.

8 killed in Iraq attacks on eve of polls

2013-04-19 14:46

Mortars and a bombing north of Baghdad have killed eight people on the eve of Iraq's first polls, since US troops withdrew and a day after a blast in a café in the capital left 27 dead.

At least 27 killed in Baghdad café bombing

2013-04-18 22:58

At least 27 people have been killed and dozens more wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Baghdad café popular with teenagers using the internet, police and hospital officials say.

Iraq executes 21 in one day

2013-04-16 22:38

Iraq has put 21 men to death, a senior justice ministry official has said, the latest in a series of mass executions that have drawn international condemnation.

Iraq attacks kills 37 ahead of polls

2013-04-15 18:03

Dozens of attacks across Iraq, including a brazen car bombing en route to Baghdad airport, has killed 37 people just days before the country's first elections since US troops withdrew.

Syrian militants align with al-Qaeda

2013-04-10 21:40

The leader of an Islamic extremist rebel group in Syria has pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda and its leader for the first time.

Iraq to reform Saddam law

2013-04-07 22:25

Iraq's cabinet has unveiled sweeping reforms to a law barring members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party from public life as to placate the angry Sunni Arab minority.

Disease stalks Iraqi camps for Syrians

2013-04-02 20:31

Crowding in Iraqi camps for Syrians, who have fled their war-ravaged homeland, is raising the risk of disease, the UN refugee agency has warned.

US warns Iraq on Iran-Syria overflights

2013-03-24 22:15

US Secretary of State John Kerry has pressed Iraq to stop allowing Iranian flights apparently carrying military equipment through its airspace headed to Syria.

Al-Qaeda claims wave of Iraq attacks

2013-03-20 12:10

Al-Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate has claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks that killed 56 people and wounded more than 220, in a statement posted on jihadist Internet forums.

50 killed on eve of Iraq war anniversary

2013-03-19 14:13

A wave of attacks and explosions in Iraq has killed 50 people and officials have delayed provincial polls, highlighting security concerns on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion.

Blasts rock Shi'ite areas of Baghdad

2013-03-19 10:00

A wave of car bombs and shootings mostly in Shi'ite areas in and around Baghdad on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq has killed at least 23 people, say officials.

Qaeda attack on Iraq ministry killed 30

2013-03-18 15:02

A brazen attack on the Iraqi justice ministry claimed by Al-Qaeda's Iraqi affiliate has killed 30 people and wounded 50, Justice Minister Hassan al-Shammari says.

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