Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber in a wheelchair has attacked a police station near the capital, Baghdad, killing at least two people and wounding 18 others. Authorities say the bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the police compound in the central town of Tarmiyah on Sunday. At least nine of those wounded […]
Suicide Bomber in Wheelchair Kills 2 at Iraqi Police Station
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
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Suicide Bomber in Wheelchair Kills 2 at Iraqi Police Station
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber in a wheelchair has attacked a police station near the capital, Baghdad, killing at least two people and wounding 18 others. Authorities say the bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the police compound in the central town of Tarmiyah on Sunday. At least nine of those wounded […]
Several Dead in Suicide Bombing in Iraq
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say several people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a police station just north of the capital, Baghdad. The incident occurred Sunday in Tarmiyah when the bomber detonated his explosive vest. At least 12 people were wounded, many of them police officers. Police and security personnel have become a frequent target […]
Baghdad Bomb Blasts Kill 23, Scores Wounded
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi security officials say three bombs ripped through a Shi’ite neighborhood in the capital, Baghdad, late Thursday, killing at least 23 people and wounding 107 others. Sources at three local hospitals say at least 34 people died. Interior Ministry officials say the explosions occurred in quick succession in southwestern Baghdad. One targeted a Shi’ite mosque […]
Bomb Blasts Target Baghdad Market, At Least 17 Dead
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
A series of bomb blasts has ripped through a Baghdad neighborhood, killing at least 17 people. An official with Iraq’s Interior Ministry says the explosions rocked a market in a Shi’ite section of southwestern Baghdad late Thursday. Officials say at least another 34 people were wounded. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Iraq has […]
Iranian Officials Unhurt After Attack in Baghdad
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a series of shooting and bomb attacks in the capital, Baghdad, has killed one person and wounded about 30 others. In one incident Wednesday, gunmen opened fire on a convoy carrying Iranian oil officials, wounding two Iraqi guards who were protecting them. The Iranian oil ministry’s website says the Iranians were unhurt […]
Bomb Attacks Kill 1, Wound 25 in Iraqi Capital
Posted June 22nd, 2011 at 6:15 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a series of bomb attacks in the capital, Baghdad, has killed one person and wounded at least 25 others. Authorities say the deadly attack happened Wednesday when a car bomb exploded in the western part of the city, killing a passer-by. At least nine people were wounded in that blast. Another four […]
Car Bombs Kill 25 Outside Iraqi Governor’s House
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say two car bomb blasts in the city of Diwaniyah have killed at least 25 people and wounded 30 others. Authorities said the attack happened Tuesday at a police checkpoint outside the home of the provincial governor in Diwaniyah, about 150 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad. Officials say most of the victims […]
Car Bombs Kill 22 Outside Iraqi Governor’s House
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say two car bombs have exploded in Diwaniyah, killing at least 22 people and wounding 30 others. Authorities said the attack happened Tuesday at a police checkpoint outside a local governor’s house in Diwaniyah, which is located about 150 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad. The governor, Salim Hussein Alwan, was not harmed. […]
Car Bombs Kill 22 Outside Iraqi Governor’s House
Posted June 21st, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say two car bombs have exploded in Diwaniyah, killing at least 22 people and wounding 30 others. Authorities said the attack happened Tuesday outside a local governor’s house in Diwaniyah, which is located about 150 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad. It was not immediately clear if the governor was among the casualties. […]
