Two bombs have exploded outside a government building north of Baghdad, killing at least 35 people. Iraqi officials say a car bomb and another explosive went off Tuesday in the town of Taji, about 20 kilometers north of the capital. They say more than two dozen people were wounded in the blasts. There was no […]
At Least 35 Killed in Iraq Bombings
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 7:40 am (UTC-5)
Two bombs have exploded outside a government building north of Baghdad, killing at least 35 people. Iraq officials said a car bomb and another explosive went off Tuesday in the town of Taji, about 20 kilometers north of the capital. They say more than two dozen people were wounded in the blasts. There was no […]
Bomb Blasts Kill 35 North of Iraqi Capital
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a pair of bombs have exploded outside a government building north of Baghdad, killing at least 35 people and wounding many others. The officials said a car bomb and another explosive went off Tuesday in the town of Taji, about 20 kilometers north of the capital. There was no immediate claim of […]
Bomb Blasts Kill 27 in Iraqi Capital
Posted July 5th, 2011 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a pair of bombs have exploded outside a government building north Baghdad, killing at least 27 people and wounding many others. The officials said a car bomb and another explosive went off Tuesday in the town of Taji, about 20 kilometers north of the capital. There was no immediate claim of responsibility […]
Bombings, Shootings Kill 8 People in Iraq
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi authorities say a series of bomb and shooting attacks across the country killed at least eight people from late Sunday into Monday, mostly Iraqi security personnel. In the deadliest attacks, a roadside bomb went off in western Baghdad, killing three policemen, while a car bomb exploded in the western town of Fallujah, killing two […]
Gunmen Kill 6 Iraqi Policemen
Posted July 3rd, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed six Iraqi policemen in separate attacks in the country’s west and in the capital, Baghdad. In the deadliest incident, authorities say gunmen killed five officers early Sunday in a drive-by shooting on a police checkpoint near the desert town of Rutba. The attack in Anbar province happened on a […]
3 U.S. Service Members Killed in Iraq
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. military says three American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq Wednesday, in the deadliest month for U.S. service members in two years. A statement issued Thursday gave no other details, but officials told Western news agencies that the soldiers were killed in a hostile attack. The Associated Press reports a rocket attack blamed […]
3 U.S. Service Members Killed in Iraq
Posted June 30th, 2011 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. military says three American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq Wednesday, in the deadliest month for U.S. service members in two years. A statement issued Thursday gave no other details. The U.S. is withholding the names of the killed soldiers until their families have been notified. Fifteen U.S. troops have died this month […]
Chinese Firm Opens Iraq’s First Oil Field in 20 Years
Posted June 28th, 2011 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
China’s largest state oil company says it has begun operations at an oil field in Iraq, marking the first new oil project to get under way in that country in more than 20 years. The China National Petroleum Corporation said on its website that it began pumping oil last week at the Al-Ahdab field 180 […]
2 More US Soldiers Killed in Iraq
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
Two U.S. service members were killed in Iraq Sunday, making June the deadliest month for American combat fatalities there in more than two years. The U.S. military announced the deaths, saying the two were killed in northern Iraq while conducting operations. No further details were immediately available. So far this month, 11 U.S. troops have […]
