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At least 33 killed in series of Baghdad bombings: police

YoopyaAug 15, 2013May 15, 20240

(Reuters) – At least 33 Iraqis were killed and scores wounded on Thursday as a wave of bomb attacks hit the capital Baghdad, police sources

Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Iraq bombings

YoopyaJul 30, 2013July 4, 20240

BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Qaida’s branch in Iraq has claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings across the country that killed at least 58 people, most

In northern Iraqi city, al-Qaida gathers strength

YoopyaJun 20, 2013August 16, 20240

BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Qaida’s Iraq arm is gathering strength in the restive northern city of Mosul, ramping up its fundraising through gangland-style shakedowns and feeding

Bomb attacks kill more than 70 Shi’ites across Iraq

YoopyaMay 20, 2013August 18, 20240

(Reuters) – More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi’ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police

Bomb outside Sunni mosque kills six in Iraqi capital

YoopyaMay 3, 2013November 10, 20240

(Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed a Sunni cleric and five worshippers when they left a mosque in Bagdhad after Friday prayers, police and medics

Bombs mar start to first Iraq vote since U.S. exit

YoopyaApr 20, 2013November 10, 20240

(Reuters) – A dozen small bombs exploded and mortar rounds landed near polling centers in Iraq on Saturday, wounding at least four people during voting

Bombs hit cities across Iraq, 20 killed

YoopyaApr 15, 20130

(Reuters) – Car bombs and attacks on cities across Iraq, including two blasts at a checkpoint at Baghdad international airport, killed at least 20 people

Iraq’s al Qaeda wing claims Baghdad blasts

YoopyaFeb 18, 20130

(Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s Iraqi wing claimed responsibility on Monday for attacks that killed 28 people in Shi’ite Muslim districts in Baghdad, saying it was

Suicide bomber kills 10 in Iraq

YoopyaJan 16, 20130

(Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed ten people in Iraq’s Kirkuk on Wednesday after he detonated his explosive-packed truck outside a Kurdish party office in

Halabja chemical weapons: A chance to find the men who armed Saddam

YoopyaDec 3, 20120

Nearly 25 years ago, Iraqi forces killed thousands of their own civilians using chemical weapons on the Kurdish town of Halabja. Now steps are about