Iraqi police say two car bombs have exploded in a Shi’ite area of the capital, killing at least 10 people in the latest attack targeting Iraq’s majority. Authorities say the first blast Tuesday in Baghdad’s Sadr City hit a group of laborers waiting for work. The bombing killed at least eight people and wounded more […]
Allawi: Iraq Heading Toward Sectarian War
Posted January 18th, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
The leader of Iraq’s main Sunni-backed political coalition says the country needs either a new prime minister, early elections or full implementation of a power-sharing deal, to prevent the country from sliding into a sectarian war. Speaking Wednesday at a meeting in Baghdad of his Iraqiya alliance, Ayad Allawi blamed Iraq’s political crisis on Prime […]
Car Bombs Kill At Least 12 People in Iraq
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi authorities say separate car bombings in the north and south of the country have killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 10 others. In the deadliest of the attacks Monday, a car bomb went off inside a residential compound for displaced Iraqi Shi’ites near the northern city of Mosul, killing nine people, […]
Car Bomb Kills 8 in Northern Iraq
Posted January 16th, 2012 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a car bomb has exploded near the northern city of Mosul, killing at least eight people and wounding three others. The blast happened Monday in an area housing displaced Shi’ite Muslims. The bombing is the latest in a series of attacks on Shi’ites in Iraq. The violence has killed more than 100 […]
Militants Storm Police Building in Western Iraq, Killing 7 Officers
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi authorities say militants have raided a government security compound in the western city of Ramadi, killing at least seven policemen and wounding about 15 other people. Officials say the assault began Sunday morning when the insurgents set off several bombs around the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province. They say one assailant later blew himself […]
Militants Storm Police Building in Western Iraq, Killing 3 Officers
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi authorities say militants have raided a government security compound in the western city of Ramadi, killing at least three policemen and wounding 14 other people. Officials say at least one suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the compound Sunday, allowing other militants to shoot their way inside. Iraqi security forces exchanged […]
Gunmen Storm Police Building in Western Iraq
Posted January 15th, 2012 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say gunmen stormed a police building in the western city of Ramadi Sunday, as at least one suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the facility. Police say clashes are ongoing inside the building. It is not clear if there are any casualties. A day earlier, a suicide bomber handing out food and pastries blew […]
53 Dead in Attack on Iraqi Shi’ites
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
An Iraqi suicide bomber handing out food and pastries blew himself up outside the mainly Shi’ite port city of Basra Saturday, killing at least 53 people and wounding 137 others. Local authorities said the blast targeted Shi’ite worshippers taking part in a major religious commemoration, Arbaeen. It marks the 40th day since the slaying anniversary […]
53 Dead in Attack on Iraqi Shi’ites
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
An Iraqi suicide bomber handing out food and pastries blew himself up outside the mainly Shi’ite port city of Basra Saturday, killing at least 53 people and wounding 137 others. Local authorities said the blast targeted Shi’ite worshippers taking part in a major religious celebration, Arbaeen , which commemorates the slaying of Imam Hussein, one […]
53 Dead in Attack on Iraqi Shi’ites
Posted January 14th, 2012 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
A suicide bombing in southern Iraq has killed at least 53 Shi’ite pilgrims. It is the latest in a series of attacks on Shi’ites in recent weeks. Iraqi officials say the attack Saturday near the city of Basra wounded 137 people. The blast struck close to a police checkpoint as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims […]
