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Attacks in Iraq kill over 40, sectarian tensions high
BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - A series of bomb and gun attacks across Iraq killed more than 40 people on Tuesday, a day after over 70 died in violence targeting majority Shi'ites that has stoked fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis.
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The Nation
Iraq violence kills eight
Five bombings and clashes between soldiers and gunmen killed eight people in Iraq on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a spate of violence that has cost more than 370 lives so far this month.
In Tarmiyah, north of Baghdad, clashes between Iraqi soldiers and gunmen and a suicide bombing killed three soldiers and wounded at least seven, security and medical officials...
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Foreign Policy
Metternich in Baghdad - By Ramzy Mardini
No, America hasn't "lost" Iraq. But a dangerous realpolitik
is the new normal in Baghdad.
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The Guardian
Iraqi sectarian attacks kill at least 86
In Iraq's deadliest day for eight months, 10 car bombs explode in Baghdad and other attacks hit Shia Basra and Sunni SamarraA wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shia and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.The...
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AP
Attacks kill 95 in Iraq, hint of Syrian spillover
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a dangerous spillover from Syria's civil war next door....
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AP
Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011:...
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Foreign Policy
Car bombings hit the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Basra
A
series of car bombings have hit the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Basra on Monday, killing
an estimated 48 people. No group has taken responsibility for the attacks
which targeted several Shiite districts of the Iraqi capital as well as the
oil-rich predominantly Shiite city of Basra, in southeastern Iraq. Bombs
exploded at a restaurant and bus stop in Basra, and were...
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Foreign Policy
Morning Brief: Exposed Chinese hacking unit resumes attacks
Exposed Chinese hacking unit resumes attacks
Top news: The Chinese army unit identified as the central player in China's cyberattacks on foreign governments and businesses has resumed operations after being exposed earlier this year.
According to a report by the cybersecurity firm Mandiant commissioned by the New York Times, PLA unit 61398 is operating...
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Daily Mail
Forty killed in car bombings across Iraq as new wave of sectarian violence threatens to destabilise country
Shiite neighbourhoods in Baghdad and in the southern city of Basra (pictured) were targeted as bombers struck at market places and crowded bus stops.
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Times of India
Baghdad car bomb kills 13, raises death toll to 70
Iraqi officials say a car bomb in another Shiite neighbourhood in Baghdad has killed 13 people.
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New York Times
Wave of Attacks Kills Scores in Iraq
A series of car bombs in Baghdad and Basra deepened worries that Iraq is spiraling toward levels of violence not seen since 2006.
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AP
Wave of attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years....
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Reuters
Car bombs target Shi'ites in Iraq, killing more than 60
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 60 people were killed in a series of car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, part of the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops pulled out in December 2011.
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New York Times
Wave of Bombings Kills Dozens in Iraq
A series of car bombs in Baghdad and Basra deepened worries that Iraq is spiraling toward levels of violence not seen since 2006.
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Times of India
Car bombs in Iraq kill 16
Iraqi officials say five car bombs have gone off in Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad, killing 16 people and wounding 75.
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The Guardian
Iraq car bombings kill dozens
At least 34 people have been killed in a wave of bombings across Baghdad's Shia areas and in the southern city of BasraAt least 34 people have been killed in a wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shia neighbourhoods and in the southern city of Basra, Iraqi officials said.The attacks are the latest in a recent spike of bombings that has hit both Sunni and Shia civilian...
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AP
Car bombs in Baghdad, south Iraq kill at least 40
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 40 people on Monday, striking at market places and crowded bus stops during the busy morning hours, officials said....
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Reuters
Car bombs kill at least 31 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 20 people were killed by a series of car bombs in mainly Shi'ite districts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Monday and 11 others were killed by attacks in the southern city of Basra, police and medics said.
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Al Jazhera
Police killed as violence continues in Iraq
At least 10 policemen killed after gunmen attack station in city of Rawah, northwest of Baghdad.
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Al Jazhera
Iraq death toll stirs fears of civil war
Security heightened in Baghdad after four days of apparent sectarian violence in which least 140 people have died.
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The Nation
Iraq violence kills 11, police kidnapped
BAGHDAD - 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, officials said.
The attacks are the latest in a wave of violence that has killed more than 270 people since the beginning of May, as tensions simmer between Iraq's Sunni minority and Shiite majority.
Gunmen...
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AP
Attacks kill 16 in Iraq, 8 police kidnapped
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the country....
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AP
Gunmen raid home in Iraq, kill 5 people
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi authorities say gunmen have broken into the house of an anti-terrorism police officer in the southern suburbs of Baghdad, killing five people including him and his sleeping family....
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Times of India
Blasts targeting Sunnis kill 76 in Iraq
Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months.
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Al Jazhera
Scores killed in attacks on Iraqi Sunnis
At least 72 dead and many wounded in bombings in several cities, including Baghdad, amid fears of more sectarian strife.
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AP
Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war....
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Reuters
Roadside bomb kills 19 in west Baghdad: police, medics
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Nineteen people were killed on Friday when a roadside bomb exploded near a commercial complex in the Amiriya district in the west of Baghdad, police and medics said.
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Foreign Policy
Russia sends advanced missiles to Syria while planning peace conference
Russia has sent advanced
antiship
cruise missiles to Syria, according to anonymous U.S. officials. The
Yakhonts, which have an advanced radar, underscore the continued support of
Russia for the Syrian regime, giving the government the capacity to stave off
international efforts to reinforce the Syrian opposition by sea. The shipment
comes as the United States and Russia...
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Times of India
Bombings near Sunni mosque in Iraq kill 38 people, injure another 55
Two bombs near a Sunni mosque north of Baghdad killed 38 people and wounded 55 today, police and a doctor said, after two days of attacks targeting Iraqi Shias in which dozens died.
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AP
Mosque, funeral bombings kill 47 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Twin explosions ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshippers outside Baghdad on Friday, an attack which, combined with a second deadly bombing at a Sunni funeral to the south of the capital, deepened fears Iraq may be headed toward a new round of sectarian conflict....
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New York Times
World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: Attacks Kill at Least 21 People
Car bombs exploded in Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad for the second day in a row on Thursday, part of a series of attacks that left at least 21 people dead, officials said.
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Reuters
Bombers target markets, mosque in Iraq, 25 dead
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 Thursday that killed at least 25 people and extended a surge in sectarian-tinged bloodshed.
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Foreign Policy
A wave of bombings kills dozens of people in Iraq
A series of bombings across
Iraq Wednesday evening killed at least 34 people. Within an hour in the
capital Baghdad, 11 explosions, mostly car bombings, killed 23 people and
wounded over 100 others, mostly in Shiite districts. Sadr
City was hit the worst with three bombs, two of which exploded in busy
markets, but attacks were also reported in Kadhimiya, Husseiniya,...
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UN
Iraq: UN envoy welcomes relocation of first group of Iranian exiles to Albania
The top United Nations official in Iraq today called the relocation of 14 Iranians to Albania from an exile camp near Baghdad, an "encouraging first step."
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Huffington Post
Baghdad Bombing: Explosion Kills 5 Civilians At Bus, Taxi Stop In Sadr City
BAGHDAD — A car bomb exploded in a sprawling Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least five civilians and wounding 19, officials said.Two police officers said the blast struck a bus and taxi stop around rush hour in the eastern Sadr City neighborhood. Among the five killed was a 7-year old child. The attack also wounded 19 people, the officers...
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Al Jazhera
Deadly bomb blasts rock Baghdad
At least 14 people killed and 30 others injured as series of attacks hit Iraq's capital and northern region.
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AP
Car bombs in Iraq kill 12, wound 30
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Two car bombs exploded in sprawling Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital on Thursday morning, killing at least 12 civilians and wounding 30, officials said....
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Reuters
Three market blasts rock Baghdad Shi'ite districts, kill 14: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three blasts hit markets in Shi'ite districts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, police and medical officials said.
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The Nation
Bombings in Iraq kill at least 25
BAGHDAD: Bombings inIraq, including a series of blasts mainly targeting Shia areas ofBaghdad, killed at least 25 people and wounded 68 on Wednesday, security and medical officials said.
Car bombs hit Kadhimiyah andSadrCityin northBaghdad, Saidiyah in the south and Mashtal and Baghdad Jadida in the east, killing at least 10 people and wounding at least 45, while a roadside...
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New York Times
Bombings Kill Many Iraqis in Shiite Areas
More than 35 people were killed in Shiite areas of Baghdad and in northern Iraq on Wednesday as tensions between minority Sunni Muslims and Shiites escalated.
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Foreign Policy
U.N. General Assembly expected to pass Syria resolution
The United Nations
General Assembly is expected
to approve an Arab-backed draft
resolution on Syria in a vote on Wednesday. The draft resolution condemns
the Syrian government and accepts the Syrian National Coalition as a party to a
potential political transition. The draft resolution is opposed by Russia, a
strong ally of the Syrian regime, and is not expected to win...
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Times of India
Bombings kill at least 32 in Iraq
Officials said a wave of evening bombings have torn through mainly Shia areas in Baghdad, raising the nationwide daily death toll to at least 32.
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CNN
Car bombs in Baghdad; 9 dead, many hurt |
Reuters
Bombs kill more than 35 people across Iraq
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 Islamist insurgents determined to unleash sectarian confrontation.
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Reuters
Bombs, shooting kill at least 15 across Iraq: police
Baghdad (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed in bomb blasts and a shooting in Iraq on Wednesday, police and hospital sources said.
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Times of India
Gunmen kill 12 at Baghdad alcohol shops
Gunmen armed with silenced weapons shot dead 12 people at alcohol shops in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, while four people died in other attacks, security and medical officials said.
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Al Jazhera
Deadly attacks target Iraq liquor stores
Gunmen travelling in four vehicles attacked at least nine shops in West Baghdad, killing at least 12.
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AP
Gunmen open fire on liquor stores in Iraq, 11 dead
HEROR, Iraq (AP) -- A convoy of gunmen opened fire on a row of liquor stores in eastern Baghdad immediately after sunset on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding five others, officials said....
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Reuters
Gunmen attack Baghdad liquor stores, 12 killed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen using silenced weapons attacked at least nine liquor stores in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 12 people, police and medical sources said.
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Daily Mail
U.S soldier faces life in prison for 'premeditated' killing of five comrades at Iraqi stress clinic
Army Sergeant John Russell pleaded guilty to killing two medical staff officers and three soldiers at Camp Liberty in Baghdad in a 2009 shooting.
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AP
Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting that brought Iraq to its knees in 2006 and 2007....
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Foreign Policy
Elections and Iraq's Never Ending Crisis
Iraq's April 20 provincial
elections were like two elections in one country. They included all provinces
outside the Kurdistan region except Kirkuk, due to a long-standing dispute over
election law, and the predominately Sunni provinces of Anbar and Ninawa, where
the cabinet postponed elections under the pretext of security following a
series of candidate assassinations....
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The Nation
Suicide bomber targets senior Iraq intel officer
TIKRIT : - A suicide bomber targeted the home of a senior Iraqi intelligence officer north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing three people, while three more died in other attacks, officials said.
The bomber detonated a small tanker truck at the home of police Brigadier General Ismail al-Juburi, a senior officer for Nineveh province, killing his son, nephew and sister-in-law...
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Times of India
Suicide attack on senior Iraqi intelligence officer
A suicide bomber targeted the home of a senior Iraqi intelligence officer north of Baghdad today, killing three people, while four more died in other attacks, officials said.
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AP
Suicide tanker truck kills 3 people in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi officials say that a suicide tanker truck packed with explosives blew up outside the home of an army intelligence officer, killing three people and wounding 18 others in the country's north....
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Al Jazhera
Blast kills mosque worshippers in Iraq
Police say bomb went off after Friday mid-day prayers as worshippers were leaving al-Sultan mosque south of Baghdad.
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Al Jazhera
Baghdad opposes PKK armed groups in Iraq
Central government rejects gradual retreat of PKK rebels from Turkish territory to Iraq's Kurdish region.
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Reuters
Baghdad government says PKK not welcome in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's central government said on Thursday it would not accept armed groups entering its territory as Kurdish militants began withdrawing from Turkey under a peace deal, but Baghdad has no control over its northern border which is run by Iraqi Kurds.
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Reuters
Militants bombed Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, halting oil flow: Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Militants blew up a pipeline carrying Iraqi crude from Iraq's northern city of Kirkuk to Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan on Monday night, stopping the flow of oil, an Iraqi oil ministry spokesman said.
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Reuters
Iraq to rebuild rail system as reconstruction gathers pace
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - In a shabby, rusty train that had just left Baghdad for the southern city of Basra, Riyadh Saleh moved restlessly from carriage to carriage, searching for a comfortable, air-conditioned seat.
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Foreign Policy
Kerry travels to Russia to push Putin on Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John
Kerry has arrived in Russia to meet
with President Vladimir Putin for talks on the crisis in Syria. Russia,
a longtime ally of the Syrian regime, and the United States have been at odds
since the beginning of the uprising in Syria in March 2011, and are divided
over the fate of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Russia and China have, on
three...
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Daily Mail
US soldier who shot dead five comrades in Iraq 'had brain defects' court hears
Sgt. John M. Russell who is from Sherman, Texas - went on a shooting spree at the Camp Liberty Combat Stress Center near Baghdad in May 2009.
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Reuters
Iraq-Kurd oil talks break ice, long-term fix unlikely
BAGHDAD/ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - A lasting solution to Iraq's dispute with its Kurdish north is unlikely even if recent talks between the two sides lead to a resumption of oil exports from the autonomous region.
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New York Times
World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: At Least 17 People Killed in Baghdad Attacks
At least 17 people were killed by three bombs and a grenade attack on a mosque in Baghdad on Monday, medics and the police said.
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Foreign Policy
U.N. chemical weapons chief: time is running out to get to the scene of the crime in Syria
The
Swedish scientist tapped by the United Nations to lead the hunt for evidence of
alleged chemical weapons use in Syria, has informed top diplomats that he is in
a race against time, and that the key signatures of a chemical attack -- traces
of chemical agents captured in soil and human blood, hair, and tissues -- will
be increasingly difficult to obtain as each day...
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Reuters
Bombs, mosque attack kill 17 in Iraqi capital: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed by three bombs and a grenade attack on a mosque in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday, medics and police said.
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Foreign Policy
Israel strikes Syria meanwhile U.N. investigator says rebels used Sarin
Israel launched
airstrikes early Sunday into Syria for the second time in three days raising
concerns of the spread of the Syrian conflict. Israeli jets reportedly hit
several critical military facilities near Damascus, killing dozens of elite
troops near the presidential palace, according to a Syrian military official.
Opposition activists and fighters, as well as residents,...
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Foreign Policy
Morning Brief: Israel strikes military facility in Damascus, U.N. investigator says rebels used sarin
Israel strikes military facility in Damascus, U.N. investigator says rebels used sarin
Top news: The Syrian government charged Sunday that an overnight airstrike that targeted what is believed to be a military research center in Damascus was carried out by Israel, a development that marks the most significant international military action in the ongoing Syrian...
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CNN
Blasts rip Baghdad, Mosul |
Al Jazhera
Deadly blasts hit Iraqi capital
At least 11 people killed in bombings near police checkpoints and a restaurant in Baghdad.
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Reuters
Three blasts kill 11 in Iraqi capital: police, medics
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 11 people were killed in three bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday, medics and police said.
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AP
Attacks in Iraq kill 9, wound 33
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A series of attacks including a blast near an Internet cafe in a Sunni area of Baghdad killed nine people and wounded dozens on Sunday in and around the Iraqi capital....
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The Nation
Iraq PM’s coalition leads in 7 of 12 provinces
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s State ofLawcoalition won the most provincial council seats in seven of the 12 provinces that voted, according to results released on Saturday.
However, no list won a majority of seats in any of the provinces.
The vote for provincial councils was the first election held sinceUStroops withdrew fromIraqin late 2011,...
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AP
Iraq PM's group wins largest bloc in several areas
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A coalition led by Iraq's prime minister has won the largest single bloc of seats in seven of 12 provinces participating in local elections, and tied in an eighth, although it failed to achieve a majority in any of the districts, electoral officials announced Saturday....
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Reuters
Iraq PM's coalition emerges as strongest force in local vote
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition came top in provincial elections two weeks ago, results released on Saturday showed, but failed to win a majority in any district, meaning it will need alliances to hold onto senior provincial posts.
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Human Rights Watch
Iraq: Parliament Report Alleges Officials Ordered Raid
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A preliminary parliamentary committee report based in part on witness interviews and given to Human Rights Watch claims top Iraqi officials ordered a raid on a demonstrators’ camp on April 23, 2013, in Haweeja,
(Baghdad) – A preliminary parliamentary committee report based in...
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Reuters
Bomb outside Sunni mosque kills six in Iraqi capital
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Sunni cleric and five worshippers when they left a mosque in Bagdhad after Friday prayers, police and medics said, as regional sectarian violence threatens to return Iraq to all-out conflict.
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The Guardian
Fake bomb detector salesman sentenced to 10 years
Survivors of Iraq attacks to seek £7m compensation as judge describes fraud as 'callous confidence trick'The survivors of lethal Baghdad truck bombs driven through checkpoints equipped with fake bomb detectors are to lay claim to at least £7m of the assets of the Somerset fraudster who sold them.An Old Bailey judge sentenced Jim McCormick, 57, to 10 years in jail on...
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The Guardian
Fake bomb detector conman jailed for 10 years
James McCormick, who sold more than £55m worth of fake detectors likely to have caused Iraqi deaths, jailed for 10 yearsA fraudster who sold more than £55m worth of fake bomb detectors to Iraq and other security hot spots has been jailed for 10 years.Jim McCormick, 57, was found guilty of three counts of fraud over the sale of bogus explosive and drug detection devices...
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Reuters
April bloodiest month in Iraq since 2008: U.N.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed in bomb attacks and other violence, the United Nations Iraq mission said on Thursday.
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AP
UN: April deadliest month in Iraq since June 2008
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The United Nations mission to Iraq says more people were killed in violent attacks across the country in April than in any other month since June 2008....
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The Nation
Anti-Qaeda fighters among 11 killed in Iraq bombings
BAGHDAD : Three bomb attacks in Iraq on Wednesday killed 11 people, including four anti-Qaeda fighters who died when a suicide bomber struck as they gathered to collect their salaries, officials said.The bomber, who was on foot, detonated explosives at a police station in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, as the militiamen, known as Sahwa, gathered near a police station, police...
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Al Jazhera
Deadly bombings rock Iraqi cities
At least 15 people killed and dozens injured in attacks in Baghdad, Fallujah and Ramadi amid continuing violence.
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Reuters
At least 15 killed in Iraq bomb blasts
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts across Iraq on Wednesday, police and medics said, following a sharp increase in violence that has prompted warnings of a full-blown sectarian conflict.
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Times of India
Car bomb in Baghdad Shiite suburb kills 4
Iraqi officials say a car bomb in a Shiite suburb of Baghdad has killed four people and wounded 12 others.
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Human Rights Watch
Iraq: Cancel Revocations of TV Station Licenses
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Iraq’s media commission should immediately reverse the license suspensions for ten satellite television stations and allow them to continue broadcasting. A senior official has admitted the suspension was not according to any law, nor could the commission produce any evidence of direct incitement...
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AP
Iraq instability tested further with bombing wave
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A wave of car bomb blasts tore through Shiite areas south of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 36 and deepening fears that Iraq is rapidly spiraling back out of control....
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Foreign Policy
Iraq suspends licenses of 10 satellite TV channels
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Five car bombs kill 16 in Iraq: officials
Five car bombs exploded Monday in mainly Shiite areas south of Baghdad, killing 16 people, officials said, the latest attacks in a seven-day wave of violence costing more than 230 lives across Iraq.
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The Nation
Five Iraq car bombs kill 16: officials
Five car bombs exploded Monday in mainly Shiite areas south of Baghdad, killing 16 people, officials said, the latest attacks in a seven-day wave of violence costing more than 230 lives across Iraq.
The bloody unrest, which began last Tuesday with deadly clashes between security forces and Sunni Arab anti-government protesters in north Iraq, has raised fears of a return...
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AP
5 car bombs kill 36 in Shiite areas across Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Five car bombs struck in predominantly Shiite cities and districts in central and southern Iraq on Monday, killing 36 people and wounding dozens in the latest wave of violence roiling the country, Iraqi officials said....
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Reuters
Car bombs, shootings kill 23 across Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 23 people were killed in Iraq on Monday in a series of car bombs in Shi'ite Muslim areas and militant attacks, medics and police sources said, taking the week's death toll to nearly 200 as sectarian violence intensifies.
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The Nation
Iraq car bombs kill nine
Three car bombs exploded south of Baghdad on Monday, killing nine people and wounding 70 others, police said, the latest attacks in a seven-day wave of violence that has left more than 230 people dead across Iraq.
In the deadliest attack on Monday, two car bombs exploded in Amara in south Iraq, killing seven people and wounding 45, a senior police officer and a doctor...
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Huffington Post
Car Bombings Kill 19, Wound Dozens In Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Five car bombs exploded Monday in public areas in predominantly Shiite cities and districts in central and southern Iraq, killing 26 civilians and wounding dozens, officials said.
The blasts come amid a week-long spike in sectarian violence following clashes at a Sunni protest camp in the north of the country. No one has claimed responsibility,...
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Reuters
Car bomb blasts kill 18 in Iraqi Shi'ite provinces
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Car bombs in busy Shi'ite Muslim areas of southern Iraq killed at least 18 people on Monday, medics and police sources said, taking the week's death toll to nearly 200 as sectarian violence intensifies.
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New York Times
Memo From Baghdad: Clashes Carry Worries of a New Civil War
After the violence last week, Iraqis are asking two questions: Is the country headed toward a new civil war? And, if so, will a group of former Baathists lead one side of it?
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AP
Iraq suspends Al-Jazeera and 9 Iraqi TV channels
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi authorities suspended the operating licenses of pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera and nine Iraqi TV channels on Sunday after accusing them of escalating sectarian tension. The move signaled the Shiite-led government's mounting worries over deteriorating security amid Sunni unrest and clashes that have left more than 180 people dead in less than...
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The Guardian
Al-Jazeera banned by Iraq over 'sectarian bias' in coverage
Qatar-based channel and nine other stations have licences revoked as government claims they fuel bloodshedThe Iraqi authorities announced on Sunday that they had revoked the operating licences of the broadcaster al-Jazeera and nine other satellite TV channels, alleging that they are promoting a sectarian agenda, as the country grapples with a wave of violence.The move,...
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Reuters
Iraq watchdog suspends 10 TV channels for inciting violence
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has suspended the licenses of satellite news network Al Jazeera and nine other channels, accusing them of inciting violence through their coverage of recent sectarian clashes.
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The Nation
Iraq PM points to Syria over deadly ‘sectarian’ unrest
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pointed a finger on Saturday at the civil war in neighbouringSyriafor the return of sectarian strife toIraq, as a five-day wave of violence has killed 215 people.
And the head of the Sahwa anti-Qaeda militia forces threatened war on militants if those who have killed Iraqi soldiers are not turned over.
Sectarian strife...
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Countries where baghdad is popular
| # | Countries | MIX |
| 1 | United States | 17.661 |
| 2 | France | 3.450 |
| 3 | Philippines | 2.800 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 2.500 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 2.250 |
| 6 | Turkey | 1.790 |
| 7 | Russia | 1.300 |
| 8 | India | 1.285 |
| 9 | Italy | 1.200 |
| 10 | Sweden | 1.150 |
| 11 | Germany | 1.035 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 1.025 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 1.000 |
| 14 | Spain | 0.900 |
| 15 | Mexico | 0.760 |
| 16 | Canada | 0.580 |
| 17 | Indonesia | 0.560 |
| 18 | Austria | 0.540 |
| 19 | Egypt | 0.522 |
| 20 | Australia | 0.490 |
| More Countries >> |
| # | Media | MIX |
| 1 | CNN Editions (International) | 3.600 |
| 2 | Al Arabiya (arabic) | 2.250 |
| 3 | WALL STREET JOURNAL USA | 2.000 |
| 4 | PTV News | 1.500 |
| 5 | ABS-CBN News Channel | 1.500 |
| 6 | GMA TV | 1.300 |
| 7 | San Francisco Chronicle | 1.200 |
| 8 | milliyet.com.tr | 1.200 |
| 9 | RT arabic | 1.000 |
| 10 | Aaj TV | 1.000 |
| 11 | NZZ | 1.000 |
| 12 | lemonde | 1.000 |
| 13 | CNN | 1.000 |
| 14 | New York Times | 0.880 |
| 15 | weather.com | 0.800 |
| 16 | abc live | 0.800 |
| 17 | foxnews | 0.600 |
| 18 | The Dallas Morning News | 0.600 |
| 19 | euronews | 0.600 |
| 20 | Al Wafd | 0.520 |
| More Media >> |
| # | Languages | MIX |
| 1 | English | 27.289 |
| 2 | Arabic | 4.465 |
| 3 | French | 3.840 |
| 4 | German | 2.575 |
| 5 | Spanish | 2.032 |
| 6 | Turkish | 1.790 |
| 7 | Italian | 1.200 |
| 8 | Swedish | 1.150 |
| 9 | Indonesian | 0.560 |
| 10 | Russian | 0.300 |
| 11 | Dutch | 0.270 |
| 12 | Danish | 0.150 |
| 13 | Greek | 0.150 |
| 14 | Norwegian | 0.140 |
| 15 | Polish | 0.100 |
| 16 | Romanian | 0.100 |
| 17 | Vietnamese | 0.100 |
| 18 | Portuguese | 0.075 |
| 19 | Finnish | 0.060 |
| 20 | Japanese | 0.050 |
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