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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...

Two days of bombings, attacks on police and a botched hostage rescue killed 50 people in Iraq, among them 24 police who died as security sharply deteriorates in Anbar province, officials said Monday.

Bloodshed has raised fears of a return to the widespread sectarian violence    

Shiite neighbourhoods in Baghdad and in the southern city of Basra (pictured) were targeted as bombers struck at market places and crowded bus stops.

A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shia neighbourhoods and Basra has seen at least 79 people killed in Iraq.    

The attacks, some of which hit market places and crowded bus stops during the morning rush hour, pushed the death toll in Iraq since Wednesday to more than 200

Scores of people have been killed in attacks over the past week as tensions reach their highest level since US troops pulled out in December 2011

The attacks, some of which hit market places and crowded bus stops during the busy morning hours, are the latest in a recent spike in violence in Iraq that has targeted both Sunni and Shia civilians and pushed the death toll over the past week to more than 200 people.    

A series of car bombs in Baghdad and Basra deepened worries that Iraq is spiraling toward levels of violence not seen since 2006.    

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.

Bloodshed has raised fears of a return to the widespread sectarian violence    

A series of car bombs in Baghdad and Basra deepened worries that Iraq is spiraling toward levels of violence not seen since 2006.    

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...

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....

Militants killed at least 10 Iraqi policemen in a series of attacks on checkpoints in the West of the country, police and local officials confirm.    

Army campaign to sign up 10,000 new soldiers as thousands who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan will lose their jobs.    

At least 10 policemen killed after gunmen attack station in city of Rawah, northwest of Baghdad.

Analysis: prime minister Nouri al-Maliki has been light on powersharing with his nation’s Sunnis and Kurds    

Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaida affiliate, consolidates position as scramble for control of wells acceleratesThe EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions to aid the opposition has accelerated a scramble for control over wells and pipelines in rebel-held areas and helped consolidate the grip of jihadist groups over the country's key resources.Jabhat al-Nusra, affiliated with...

Security heightened in Baghdad after four days of apparent sectarian violence in which least 140 people have died.

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...

Tensions in Iraq amplified by conflict between Sunni rebels and forces in Syria    

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....

At least 12 people killed and 10 policemen kidnapped, following country's deadliest day in months.

RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian hatred.

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....

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.    

On 9/11, Islam jihadists turned four U.S. airlines into weapons of mass destruction and killed almost 3,000 people. Within a month the George W. Bush...

Two bombs near a Sunni mosque and another against a Sunni funeral procession killed 49 people in Iraq on Friday, officials said, after two days of attacks against Shiites that killed dozens.

Toll represents deadliest day in eight months    

Iraqi al-Qaida fighters' goal is not toppling Assad, but the anti-Western jihad of the organization's leader Ayman al-Zawahri.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: The deadliest attack occured when two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers.

The top United Nations official in Iraq today urged Iraqi leaders to protect civilians following a wave of bombings over the past few days which have claimed more innocent lives.

NOTICE - - - - - - - CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE STABILIZATION OF IRAQ On May 22, 2003, by Executive Order 13303, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the...

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in...

The attacks made Friday one of the bloodiest days this year, as the country struggles to contain sectarian violence.    

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....

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...

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.    

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....

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The most feared and effective rebel group battling President Bashar al-Assad, the Islamist Nusra Front, is being eclipsed by a more radical jihadi force whose aims go far beyond overthrowing the Syrian leader.

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 in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence.

Mohammed Abdulkadir Osman jailed for eight years for stabbing British soldier to death during fight at Ayia Napa nightclubA Manchester man has been jailed for eight years for the manslaughter of a British soldier in Cyprus, the Ministry of Defence says.David Lee Collins, 19, was stabbed to death after a fight broke out in a nightclub in the popular resort of Ayia Napa...

John Russell found guilty of murder in case that raises questions about mental health problems of Iraq war veteransA US army sergeant has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.An army judge, Colonel David Conn, found Sergeant John Russell guilty of premeditated murder on Monday...

BASRA, Iraq (AP) -- Hundreds of Iraqis in a southern city have attended the funeral of two Shiite fighters killed in Syria....

Even non-soccer fans know how hooliganism can quickly turn a harmless match into a veritable war zone, full of riots, stabbings, even death. To help keep the peace at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, FIFA has decided to go high-tech by enlisting military robots for security. SEE ALSO: First-Ever Drone Launched From Aircraft Carrier iRobot recently announced...

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.    

The surviving Boston marathon bomber allegedly scrawled a note inside the boat where he was discovered, blaming America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for the deadly attack.    

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.

Rose Garden 12:48 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Please be seated, everybody.  Good afternoon.  It is a great pleasure to welcome my friend, Prime Minister Erdogan, back to the White House.  This visit is also another opportunity for me to return the extraordinary hospitality that the Prime Minister and the Turkish people showed me on my visit to Turkey four years ago. ...

Pro-regime figures call for Rafsanjani's disqualification amid growing support for ex-president's candidacy from Green movementHashemi Rafsanjani, the dark horse heavyweight candidate in Iran's presidential election, has hit back at hardline pro-regime figures who are alarmed by his growing popularity to insist that he has a "religious and national duty" to run – and...

Four men who caused millions of pounds of damage in 2011 get sentences of up to 32 monthsSome of the longest ever jail sentences for hacking have been handed down to four British members of the international computer hackers' gang LulzSec who masterminded a string of sophisticated cyber-attacks on major global institutions from their bedrooms.The four bragged of being...

Twenty-six people killed across Iraq after string of attacks and explosions rock the country.

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.

"You are not going to war against the youth, but against the religion of Allah." The statement, which appeared Sunday night on the Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia (AST) Facebook page, was attributed to Abu Iyadh al-Tunisi, AST's emir and the founder of the al Qaeda-linked Tunisian Islamic Combatant Group (TICG). Coming after Tunisian authorities suppressed AST preaching...

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,...

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."

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."    

British hackers who masterminded cyber-attacks on global institutions including CIA, Sony, FBI and Nintendo jailed for up to 32 monthsA group of young British computer hackers who masterminded sophisticated cyber-attacks on major global institutions from their bedrooms have been given the longest ever jail sentences for hacking.LulzSec "hacktivists" Ryan Ackroyd, Jake...

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...

TACOMA (Reuters) - A military judge ruled on Thursday that a U.S. soldier is to spend the rest of his life in prison without parole for killing five fellow servicemen in a 2009 overseas shooting spree, one of the worst cases of soldier-on-soldier violence in the Iraq war.

A former combat videographer, Kathryn Robinson, describes trying to get her life back on track after her return from Iraq left her with PTSD and thoughts of suicide.    

And it's about to become Obama's problem all over again.

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...

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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A car bomb exploded near a bus station in Baghdad's main Shiite district Wednesday, the deadliest in a series of explosions that killed at l...

  James S. Brady Press Briefing Room     1:26 P.M. EDT     MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.  I want to thank you for being here today.     I’ve often been asked and seen some comments about what it’s like to be up here, having been over there on the firing line, if you will.  And I can remember sitting in the chair that...

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.    

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.

At least 15 people killed in series of explosions, including two car bombs in northern city of Kirkuk.