Iraqi officials say a suicide attacker struck Monday near the Interior Ministry in central Baghdad, killing at least six people. Officials say dozens of other people were wounded. Witnesses say the suicide bomber detonated a car bomb adjacent to a checkpoint during the morning rush hour. Monday’s attack follows a wave of violence Thursday that […]
UN, Iraq Agree on Plan to Resettle Iranian Dissidents
Posted December 25th, 2011 at 11:00 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations and the Iraqi government have signed a deal to relocate 3,400 Iranian dissidents living in a camp in northeastern Iraq while their refugee status is determined. In a statement Sunday, the U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq said the agreement establishes a process to move the residents of Camp Ashraf to a temporary […]
Biden Calls Iraqi Leaders, Urges Dialogue to Resolve Political Crisis
Posted December 25th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
The White House says Vice President Joe Biden has spoken by phone with Iraqi leaders to urge them to hold a “dialogue” to resolve a political crisis in their fragile power-sharing government. Biden’s office says he spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday and the president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani […]
Thousands Protest in Iraq’s Sunni Strongholds
Posted December 23rd, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Several thousand Iraqis in Sunni Muslim regions have taken to the streets to protest against Shi’ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Friday’s protests took place a day after at least 69 people were killed in a wave of bombings across Baghdad. The demonstrations have also come on the heels of a growing political crisis involving Mr. […]
Blasts Kill 69 in Iraq as Political Crisis Continues
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a wave of bombings across Baghdad killed at least 69 people on Thursday and left more than 180 others wounded. The apparently coordinated blasts from car bombs, roadside bombs and sticky bombs were the country’s worst violence in months. The bombings occurred just days after U.S. troops finished their withdrawal from the […]
Blasts Kill 63 in Iraq as Political Crisis Continues
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say more than a dozen bomb blasts hit the capital, Baghdad, killing at least 63 people and wounding more than 180 others in the worst violence in months. The apparently coordinated blasts from car bombs, roadside bombs and sticky bombs struck across the city Thursday, just days after U.S. troops finished their withdrawal […]
Blasts Kill 63 in Iraq as Political Crisis Continues
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say more than a dozen explosions have hit the capital, Baghdad, killing at least 63 people and wounding more than 180 others in the worst violence to hit the country in months. The apparent coordinated blasts Thursday struck across the city, mainly in Shi’ite areas, days after the final withdrawal of U.S. troops […]
Blasts Kill 57 in Iraq as Political Crisis Continues
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say as many as a dozen explosions have hit the capital, Baghdad, killing at least 57 people and wounding nearly 180 others as a political crisis continues in the country. The apparent coordinated blasts Thursday struck across the city, mainly in Shi’ite areas, days after the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. […]
Blasts Kill 40 in Iraq as Political Crisis Continues
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say as many as a dozen explosions have hit the capital, Baghdad, killing at least 40 people and wounding nearly 150 others as a political crisis continues in the country. The apparent coordinated blasts Thursday struck across the city, mainly in Shi’ite areas, days after the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. […]
Blasts Kill 10 in Iraq as Political Crisis Continues
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say several explosions have hit the capital, Baghdad, killing at least 10 people as a political crisis continues in the country following the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Authorities said the blasts Thursday struck across the city, including the Karrada neighborhood where television footage showed large plumes of smoke rising from the explosion site. […]
