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Seven UK child soldiers in Mid East 23 hours agoBritain sent seven children to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq during a four-year period, it has emerged. More »
- Iraq 'apologises' to Jordan after Saddam supporters beaten 23 hours ago
Jordan on Tuesday summoned the Iraqi charge d'affaires after employees at Baghdad's embassy beat and kicked Jordanian supporters of Saddam Hussein at a seminar on More »
- Car bomb near Sunni mosque in west of Baghdad kills 11- police Tue, May 21, 2013
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded near a Sunni mosque in the west of Baghdad killing 11 people on Tuesday, police and medics said. The blast, which took place More »
- Iraq PM orders security shakeup as unrest kills 21 Tue, May 21, 2013
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered a shakeup of senior security officers on Tuesday as violence killed 21 people, the latest in a wave of unrest that has More »
- IMF urges Iraq to build fiscal buffers Tue, May 21, 2013
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday urged Iraq to build up its weak fiscal buffers as the oil producer's economy remains highly vulnerable to the oil market. More »
- Iraq violence kills 18 Tue, May 21, 2013
Violence in Iraq, including a bombing near a mosque, killed 18 people on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a spate of unrest that has cost more than 370 lives More »
- Iraq PM to alter security strategy as violence rages Mon, May 20, 2013
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced an overhaul of Iraq's security strategy Monday as a fresh surge of violence killed dozens of civilians and police officers, More »
- Bomb attacks kill more than 70 Shi'ites across Iraq Mon, May 20, 2013
By Kareem Raheem BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on More »
- Iraq PM insists some fake bomb detectors work Mon, May 20, 2013
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki insisted on Monday that some of the fake bomb detectors Iraq bought are actually functional, despite overwhelming evidence that none More »
- Iran pilgrims 'killed in Iraq blasts' Mon, May 20, 2013
A car bomb exploded near a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims north of Baghdad on Monday, killing eight people, Iraqi police and a local official said. More »
- Iraq PM says to overhaul security strategy after attacks Mon, May 20, 2013
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday that he will overhaul the country's security strategy and personnel, as a wave of unrest killed more than 300 More »
- Iraq: Bombs And Attacks On Police Kill Dozens Mon, May 20, 2013
A wave of car bombings and attacks on police in Iraq has killed at least 58 people - including 24 officers. More »
- Militants kill 10 Iraq policemen in checkpoint attacks Sun, May 19, 2013
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - - Militants killed at least 10 Iraqi policemen in a series of attacks on checkpoints in the West of the country on Sunday, police and local More »
- At least four police killed in Iraq violence Sun, May 19, 2013
Gunmen attacked a police station and an army position in the town of Rawa northwest of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least four police officers and wounding three, More »
- Iraq PM calls joint Sunni-Shiite prayers after attacks Sun, May 19, 2013
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called on Sunday for joint Sunni-Shiite prayers after a spate of attacks on places of worship, saying the attackers wanted to ignite More »
- Thirteen killed, 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence Sat, May 18, 2013
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing More »
- Iraq violence kills 11, police kidnapped Sat, May 18, 2013
Violence in Iraq killed 11 people on Saturday including a police officer, his wife and two children, while gunmen kidnapped up to 10 people, among them police, More »
- Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ Sat, May 18, 2013
Hundreds of gunmen gathered near the headquarters of a provincial security command in Iraq on Saturday, while others ambushed a patrol and kidnapped 10 security More »
- Bombs targeting Iraqi Sunnis kill 67 Sat, May 18, 2013
Bombs targeting Sunnis, including two near a mosque and one at a funeral procession, killed 67 people in Iraq, officials said, after dozens died in two days of More »
- U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer Fri, May 17, 2013
By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by More »
- Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43 Fri, May 17, 2013
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people More »
- Photos show Iraq president for first time since suffering stroke Fri, May 17, 2013
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - The first photographs of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani since he suffered a stroke last year were released on Friday, in an apparent attempt More »
- Explosions Kill Dozens Outside Mosque In Iraq Fri, May 17, 2013
At least 43 people have died in two explosions outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba, about 30 miles northeast of Baghdad. More »
- Insight - Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al Qaeda Fri, May 17, 2013
By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - The most feared and effective rebel group battling President Bashar al-Assad, the Islamist Nusra Front, is being eclipsed by a More »
- Bodies of Iraq Shiites killed in Syria war arrive home Fri, May 17, 2013
The bodies of two Iraqi Shiites killed fighting in neighbouring Syria alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces arrived home on Friday, providing more evidence More »
- US soldier gets life for 2009 killings in Iraq Fri, May 17, 2013
A US soldier convicted of killing five of his colleagues in Iraq in May 2009 was sentenced to life behind bars and dishonorably discharged. More »
- Boston suspect wrote note before capture: report Fri, May 17, 2013
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote a note before his capture in which he called the victims "collateral damage" for US action in Afghanistan and Iraq, More »
- Iraq violence kills 25 as PM blames sectarianism Thu, May 16, 2013
A suicide bomber attacked Shiite mourners in north Iraq Thursday, killing 12 people, and 13 died in other violence, officials said, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki More »
- War photographers share insight in new work Thu, May 16, 2013
A new book presents eye witness accounts from photojournalists covering the Iraq war in an anthology of stories, individuals and acts of heroism that didn't make More »
- Bombers target markets, mosque in Iraq, 25 dead Thu, May 16, 2013
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bombs tore through markets in Baghdad and a suicide attacker blew himself up in a mosque in northern Iraq in violence across the country on More »
- Bombs kill more than 35 people across Iraq Thu, May 16, 2013
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed more than 35 people on Wednesday, following weeks of violence by Sunni More »
- Soldier who killed fellow U.S. troops in Iraq gets life sentence Thu, May 16, 2013
By Eric M. Johnson TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday for killing five fellow servicemen More »
- Suicide bomber hits Shi'ite mosque in north Iraq Thu, May 16, 2013
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - A suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a Shi'ite mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Thursday, killing at least eight More »
- Iraq violence kills 13 as PM blames sectarianism Thu, May 16, 2013
Attacks killed 13 people and wounded more than 35 on Thursday, officials said, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki blamed violence plaguing Iraq on "sectarian hatred." More »
- Baghdad market attacks, shootings in north kill 17 Thu, May 16, 2013
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed by bombs in markets in Baghdad and attacks in northern Iraq on Thursday, police said, adding to a surge of More »
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