Iranian exile group ready to leave Iraq's Camp Ashraf, leader says
A leader of an exiled Iranian opposition group said Thursday that members living in a long-standing camp in Iraq are ready to begin moving to a new temporary site, under a plan agreed to with the...
View ArticleFirst exiles to leave Iraq's Camp Ashraf slam new site
About 400 members of an exiled Iranian opposition group who are the first to leave a long-term camp in Iraq under a U.N. plan criticized their treatment and the conditions at the new temporary site...
View Article15 killed in suicide blast targeting Baghdad police academy
Violent overnight attacks in Iraq killed nearly two dozen people Sunday.
View ArticleIraq Sunni VP denies terrorism allegations
Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi denied terrorism charges against him Monday, calling them "politically motivated" in a televised speech broadcast from the semiautonomous Kurdish region in...
View ArticleDozens killed in wave of attacks across Iraq
A series of explosions and shootings killed 44 people and injured more than 200 in Baghdad and elsewhere Thursday morning, Iraqi police said.
View ArticleGroup claims responsibility for deadly Iraq attacks
The Islamic State of Iraq has claimed responsibility for Thursday's attacks in that country that killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds more.
View ArticleU.S. Army identifies remains of last missing soldier in Iraq
The U.S. Army said Sunday it has identified the remains of the last missing U.S. service member unaccounted for in Iraq.
View ArticleViolence ripples across Iraq, leaves 8 dead
A series of attacks across the Iraqi capital left seven people dead and nine wounded Tuesday, while another attack killed a local leader and wounded his guard in Falluja.
View ArticleAmerican teacher killed by student in Iraq
A Kurdish student shot and killed his American teacher at a Christian school in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya, then turned the gun on himself, the local mayor said Thursday.
View Article11 killed in Iraq attacks
Gunmen stormed a mayor's office in northern Iraq Monday, killing five security guards, police said.
View ArticleMore questions than answers in account of American's abduction in Iraq
The murky abduction account of an American -- who no one appeared to even know had gone missing in Iraq until he resurfaced -- is raising questions about everything from his name to the circumstances...
View ArticleAfghan shooting suspect showed different side in Iraq
The man identified Friday by sources as the U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians betrayed no animosity toward civilians in a different war zone, according to an account posted on the...
View ArticleIraq wants alternative routes to ship oil amid Iran tensions
Iraq may reactivate long-idle pipelines to get its oil to world markets if tensions over neighboring Iran result in the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a government spokesman said Sunday.
View ArticleDozens killed in widespread attacks on Iraq invasion anniversary
A spate of car bombings rocked Iraq on Tuesday, the ninth anniversary of the U.S. invasion and days before the nation hosts a meeting of Arab leaders.
View ArticleIraq bombings meant to target summit security, militant group says
A militant group with links to al Qaeda claimed responsibility for a deadly wave of bombings across Iraq, strikes designed to undermine government security plans for the upcoming Arab League summit.
View ArticleWanted Sudanese leader to attend Arab summit in Iraq
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and genocide, will attend this week's Arab Summit in Baghdad, Iraqi state television...
View ArticleArab League summit aims to showcase 'the new Iraq'
Iraq is placing big stakes on the success of this week's Arab League summit in Baghdad.
View ArticleBody of slain Iraqi woman to be flown home for burial
The body of an Iraqi woman, whose brutal beating death may have been a hate crime, will be flown home for burial.
View ArticleBomb rocks western Baghdad ahead of Iraq summit
A car bomb killed a police officer and wounded two others in western Baghdad on Tuesday, police said, despite tight security ahead of this week's Arab League summit in the Iraqi capital.
View ArticleSummit shows Iraq 'regaining place' in world
The Arab League summit kicked off in Baghdad Thursday, a gathering that signals the political emergence of post-war democratic Iraq.
View ArticleSlain Iraqi emigrant returns home for burial
An Iraqi woman who died in California after a brutal beating was laid to rest in her native country Saturday.
View ArticleOfficials: Death toll in March the lowest in Iraq since U.S. invasion
Violence in Iraq killed 112 people in March, the lowest monthly death toll since the U.S-led invasion in 2003, officials said Monday.
View ArticleVideos appear to show top Saddam official ripping Iraq's current leaders
A series of videos appeared online Saturday purporting to show Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest-ranking member of Saddam Hussein's regime to evade capture, deriding Iraq's current leadership.
View ArticleExplosions rock Baghdad, killing dozens
A series of explosions rocked Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least 31 people and leaving more than 50 others injured, Iraq's interior ministry said.
View ArticleIraqi artist inspired by George W Bush shoe thrower
To Iraqi artist Hanaa' Malallah her shoes are weapons of mass destruction that appear in many of her works.
View Article4 killed, 11 wounded in twin bomb blasts in Baghdad
Four people died and another 11 were wounded in a pair of apparently coordinated bomb blasts Thursday in Baghdad, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.
View ArticleNotorious prison still exists in Iraq, rights group reports
A notorious prison in Baghdad's Green Zone is still open despite the Iraqi government having said more than a year ago it was closed, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
View ArticleBomb blasts at Baghdad pet market kill 5
Three roadside bombs exploded Friday in quick succession at an outdoor pet market in Baghdad, killing five people and wounding 31 others, police officials said.
View ArticlePilgrims wounded in Iraq bombing
A bus full of Shiite pilgrims from Pakistan was struck by a roadside bomb Sunday in Iraq, leaving 24 wounded, officials said.
View ArticleAttacks rock Baghdad, leave dozens dead and injured
A series of explosions in a three-hour period shook several areas in Baghdad on Thursday morning, leaving at least 14 people dead and dozens injured, Iraqi police said.
View ArticlePolice: Suicide attack kills 18 in Iraq
A suicide bomber detonated his car next to a government building in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 18 people and wounding 125, police said.
View ArticleRising death toll from Iraq bombings makes it deadliest day this year
Casualties from Wednesday's wave of attacks across Iraq rose to 93 people dead and 312 wounded, the Interior Ministry said Thursday, making it the deadliest day in the country since the United States...
View ArticleBaghdad car bombs target Shiite pilgrims, kill 32
Two car bombs targeted Shiite pilgrims Saturday in Baghdad, killing at least 32 people and injuring 68 others, police said.
View ArticleNominee for ambassador to Iraq withdraws from consideration
President Obama's embattled pick to be ambassador to Iraq withdrew his nomination Monday, a day before facing an uncertain vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
View ArticlePolice: Bomb blasts kill 10 in Iraq
Ten people were killed in Iraq on Monday and more than 30 were wounded in separate bombings north and south of Baghdad, police officials said.
View ArticlePolice: Iraq bombs kill at least 11
Two bombs exploded southeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, authorities said, killing at least eight people in the latest wave of bloody attacks in Iraq this month.
View Article5 killed in attacks in Iraq
A series of attacks in and north of Baghdad left five dead and 22 wounded Thursday, Iraqi police said.
View Article11 killed in attacks north of Baghdad
Four Awakening Council members were killed and four others were wounded Friday when gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Diyala province, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
View ArticleBomb blasts kill 37 in Iraq, officials say
A series of bomb blasts killed at least 37 people across Iraq on Tuesday, including 30 in an explosion at a vegetable market in Diwaniya, police officials said.
View ArticleSeries of deadly attacks hit Iraq
Gunmen fatally shot three Iraqi officials Wednesday in a series of separate attacks in and around Baghdad, police said.
View Article6 killed, 20 wounded in Iraq bomb blast, police say
A man wearing an explosive vest blew himself up Thursday inside a barber shop in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing at least five others along with him and wounding 20, police said.
View ArticlePolice: 11 dead, 37 wounded in Iraq blast
A suicide bomber blew up his car in central Iraq on Friday, killing 11 people including himself, and wounding 37 others, police officials said.
View ArticleIraq bombs kill 25 people as Muslims celebrate Ramadan
Bombs in Shiite areas of Iraq claimed the lives of 25 people Sunday, the second day of the Muslim holy month Ramadan. An Iraqi soldier and a policeman also died in separate incidents.
View ArticleAttacks in Iraq kill at least 82 people, officials say
Attackers detonated car bombs and roadside explosives in at least a dozen attacks across Iraq on Monday as at least 82 people were killed and more than 180 wounded in one of the bloodiest days since...
View ArticleIraq suffers deadliest day of 2012 as 103 are killed
The number of dead in a wave of attacks across Iraq on Monday has risen to 103, authorities said Tuesday, making it the deadliest day in the country this year, according to a CNN count. The attacks...
View ArticleMilitants clash with security forces in Iraq
Suspected al Qaeda militants clashed with Iraqi forces Thursday, in attacks that began two days after a wave of violence across Iraq.
View ArticleCar bombs kill at least 17 in Baghdad
At least 17 people died Tuesday when two car bombs exploded in central Baghdad, police in the Iraqi capital said.
View ArticleViolence in Iraq reached nearly 2-year peak in July
Violence in Iraq hit a nearly two-year peak in July, with 325 deaths reported, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
View Article34 killed as violence persists in Iraq
Iraqi cities have endured another spurt of attacks in the last two days, with bombings and shootings that left more than 30 people dead.
View ArticleWave of violence in Iraq claims more than 80 lives
A wave of shootings and bombings that Iraqi officials said bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda killed more than 80 people and wounded more than 270 across the country Thursday.
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