Bomb blasts ripped through a number of Iraqi cities Monday, killing dozens of people. Iraqi officials say the worst violence was in the southern city of Kut where two explosions have killed at least 35 people and wounded 60 others. Police officials in the southern holy Shi’ite city of Najaf say two car bombs have […]
Bombings Kills Dozens Across Iraq
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 6:45 am (UTC-5)
Bomb blasts ripped through a number of Iraqi cities Monday, killing dozens of people. Iraqi officials say the worst violence was in the southern city of Kut where two explosions have killed at least 35 people and wounded 60 others. Police officials in the southern holy Shi’ite city of Najaf say two car bombs have […]
Explosions Rock Iraqi Cities
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
Bomb blasts ripped through a number of Iraqi cities Monday, killing dozens of people. Iraqi officials say the worst violence was in the southern city of Kut where two explosions have killed at least 34 people and wounded 60 others. Police officials in the southern holy Shi’ite city of Najaf say two car bombs have […]
Twin Bombings Kill 34 in Southern Iraq
Posted August 15th, 2011 at 3:15 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say two bombs have exploded in the southern city of Kut, killing at least 34 people and wounding 60 others. Police say a roadside bomb exploded first, followed by a car bomb that detonated as people arrived at the scene. Kut is located about 150 kilometers southeast of the capital, Baghdad. No group […]
Twin Bombings Kill 5 in Baghdad
Posted August 14th, 2011 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
Five Iraqi security force members have been killed in a pair of apparently coordinated bombings in Baghdad. Military officials say a roadside bomb exploded in the northern Adhamiya district of the capital on Sunday and then a second blast hit after security forces rushed to the scene. Officials say the blasts killed two army officers […]
Iraq’s Al-Sadr Tells US Troops to Leave or Face Resistance
Posted August 9th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
The radical Iraqi Shi’ite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, is calling on U.S. troops to leave Iraq or face resistance. His warning comes as Iraqi leaders prepare to discuss a possible extension of the U.S. military presence in the country. The anti-American cleric issued the warning to U.S. forces in a statement published on his website Tuesday. […]
Iraq Bombing Kills Six
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi police say insurgent attacks in several parts of the country have killed eight people, including six family members whose home was blown up in central Iraq. Police say several bombs exploded around the house before dawn Sunday in the town of Iskandariyah, also damaging a nearby residence. Two of those killed in the attack […]
Iraqi PM Orders Electricity Minister to Quit Over Power Contracts
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has ordered his electricity minister to step down because of irregularities in the awarding of contracts to improve Iraq’s power supply. The officials said Sunday that Electricity Minister Raad Shalal approved contracts worth $1.7 billion for Canadian company Capgent and German company MBH despite the two firms failing […]
Iraq Bombing Kills Six
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
Iraq police say six people have been killed and at least 11 wounded in a bomb attack on homes in a town south of Baghdad. Two children were among the dead. Police did not say Sunday what might be the motive behind the overnight attack in Iskandariyah, nearly 50 kilometers south of the capital. The […]
Deadly Clashes at Iraqi Prison
Posted August 6th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials are searching for at least eight inmates who escaped from a prison south of Baghdad following clashes at the facility that left at least five people dead. The prisoners escaped from a jail in the city of Hilla late Friday after some inmates seized weapons from guards and set jail cells on fire. […]
