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27 police officers killed in Iraqi terrorist attacks

March 5 2012 11:50

Militants have attacked several checkpoints in the city of Haditha, in the west of Iraq, killing 27 police officers, and injuring 3 others. According to Iraqi security forces, some 50 people in cars launched a raft of attacks on checkpoints in different parts of the city earlier today. →

Iraq death toll at 151 in January

February 2 2012 09:17

The number of Iraqis killed in January stands at 151, with 321 more wounded, official figures showed on Wednesday. In total, 151 Iraqis - 99 civilians, 31 policemen and 21 soldiers -were killed in attacks, according to interior and defence ministry figures.  In 2011, 2,456 people were killed and 4,413 wounded, according to official annual figures. (AFP) →

Bomb kills policemen`s families in Iraq

January 26 2012 11:33

A bomb attack on Thursday morning in Mussayib, 60 km south of Baghdad, at the home of two brothers, both policemen, killed all 10 of their family members, including women and children, the AFP news agency says, quoting sources in the police. →

The Haditha massacre: justice for all?

January 25 2012 11:03

Back in 2005, a squad of US marines opened fire and killed 24 unarmed men, women and children in the Iraqi town of Haditha. →

US Marine pleads guilty to Iraq killings

January 24 2012 09:52

A US Marine facing court martial over the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005 pleaded guilty on Monday to negligent dereliction of duty, in a deal with prosecutors, military officials said. →

Iraq violence hits a high after US troops pull out

December 23 2011 17:33

A smattering of violence across Baghdad in Iraq has killed at least 60 people and wounded hundreds from at least 14 separate bombings. This comes in the same week the US armed forces left Iraq after nearly nine years in the country. Boris Shmelyov, Professor, Ph.D. →

Baghdad blasts kill 69

December 23 2011 08:37

A total of 69 people were killed by a series of blasts in Baghdad on Thursday. →

U.S. wants to leave up to 10,000 troops in Iraq

October 18 2011 07:04

Pentagon chief Leon Panetta hopes to conclude an agreement with Iraq, allowing the U.S. to leave a substantial number of U.S. troops stationed in the country. According to him, talks with Iraqi leaders are continuing. According to the agreement signed in 2008, U.S. combat forces are to leave Iraq soon. Currently there are about 40,000 U.S. →

3 major terrorist attacks hit Iraq

September 14 2011 12:55

Three major acts of terror have been staged in Iraq. At least 13 people died and more than 40 others were injured in a blast outside a restaurant door near the city of Al-Hillah, in the south of the country.  Many injured have been rushed to hospital in grave condition. →

US returns stolen cultural property to Iraq

July 8 2011 09:31

The United States has returned a number of stolen cultural artifacts to Iraq. Baghdad received more than 15 cultural items dating back 2,500 to 4,000 years in an official ceremony in Washington. The US law enforcement confiscated the artifacts during an inquiry in connection with corruption. →

Baghdad blast death toll reaches 40 (update)

June 24 2011 10:25

The death toll of a series of terrorist attacks in Baghdad on Thursday has reached 40, according to police. The first bomb went off at the entry to a Shia mosque, while two others - at a busy marketplace, where Baghdad residents normally buy food in the run-up to weekends. The bombs were hidden in grocery carts. →

3 killed in Baghdad suicide blasts

April 18 2011 11:44

Two suicide car bombs exploded near an entrance to Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding 10 others, officials said. They added that the blasts occurred near a security checkpoint at the western entry to the Green Zone, where government offices and foreign embassies are located. →

“Pay the guys with guns first”- Robert Gates

April 8 2011 17:56

The US Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes he is on his last visit to Iraq as the Pentagon head. He said this to 200 soldiers during his trip to Iraq on Friday. He also spoke about a government shutdown which can cause delays in paychecks for the troops. Gates considers this an unwise measure. →

A new team or an old pack of cards?

April 8 2011 16:54

The US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, being on a visit to Iraq, made a rather “unexpected” announcement that the US troops in that country could stay longer than expected, and that the pullout may not be over by December 31 this year. →

Baghdad opposed to US troops in Iraq after 2011

April 8 2011 13:41

Baghdad is opposed to US troop presence in Iraq after 2011. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the US Defence Secretary Robert Gates yesterday that the Iraqi Government is against the presence of US troops or any other foreign force in Iraq. According to al-Maliki, the presence of Americans is aggravating problems both in Iraq, and in the region at large. →

Iraq’s Al-Qaeda responsible for Tikrit attack

April 2 2011 18:06

Iraq’s branch of Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for an provincial council  attack in Tikrit, killing 65 and injuring 100. The attack was carried out by 5 uniformed insurgents who broke into the office and captured the officials. Later, they blew up a car parked near the building. The militants were eliminated in an operation by special servicemen. →

Tareq Aziz sentenced to life

March 17 2011 00:34

Iraq’s former deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz received a life sentence on Wednesday for his role in the 1980s killing of Shiite officials. A member of the country’s Christian community, Aziz surrendered to the US troops in 2003 and has since been in jail. →

Another 9 killed in Iraq

March 14 2011 11:46

At least 9 soldiers were killed and 12 others wounded after a suicide attacker rammed a truck packed with explosives into a checkpoint in Iraq's Diyala province on Monday, a police spokesman said. He added that the attack took place at an army base at Kanaan, some 70 kilometers northeast of Baghdad. →

7 Iraqi soldiers killed in Mosul

March 13 2011 00:57

Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed by three gunmen in a speeding car on Saturday on the outskirts of the northern city of Mosul, local police said. The militants opened fire on the soldiers’ car in Badush, west of Mosul. The driver was wounded. The soldiers were shot as they left their unit to go on a break. →

Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi troops

March 12 2011 14:29

Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed by gunmen on the outskirts of Iraq’s northern city of Mosul on Saturday, a local police source said earlier in the day. →

 
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