Witnesses say supporters and opponents of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s reform actions clashed in Baghdad on Friday. Iraqis massed in cities across the country to mark the expiration of the prime minister’s 100-day deadline for improved government performance. Opponents voiced their displeasure at what they say is a lack of progress. Loyalists rallied in […]
Iraq Clashes Reported Over Government Reform Plans
Posted June 10th, 2011 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
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Al-Qaida Claims Responsibility for Deadly Iraq Attacks
Posted June 8th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
An al-Qaida group has claimed responsibility for recent bombings in the Iraqi city of Tikrit that left at least 34 people dead. The militant group posted a statement on a jihadist website on Wednesday saying it was behind two bombings in the city north of Baghdad on Friday and a third attack on Monday. Iraqi […]
Five U.S. Soldiers, At Least 13 Iraqis Killed in Separate Attacks
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 8:35 am (UTC-5)
Five U.S. soldiers and at least 13 Iraqis were killed on Monday in separate attacks in Iraq. It was the deadliest day for American troops in Iraq in more than two years and comes months before most U.S. soldiers are scheduled to withdraw. American authorities did not release details of the U.S. deaths. But Iraqi […]
Suicide Blast Kills 12 in Iraq
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 6:40 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a suicide attacker has detonated a bomb-laden car in the city of Tikrit, killing at least 12 people and wounding 15 others. The blast happened Monday outside a compound that houses several palaces built during the rule of the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Officials say an Iraqi army colonel and several […]
Suicide Blast Kills 12 in Iraq
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a suicide attacker has detonated a bomb-laden car in the city of Tikrit, killing at least 12 people and wounding 15 others. The blast happened Monday outside a compound that houses several palaces built during the rule of the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Officials say an Iraqi army colonel and several […]
Suicide Blast Kills 7 in Iraq
Posted June 6th, 2011 at 4:55 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a suicide attacker has detonated a bomb-laden car in the city of Tikrit, killing at least seven people and wounding 15 others. The blast happened Monday outside a compound that houses several palaces built during the rule of the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Officials say an Iraqi army colonel and several […]
Iraq Bombings Kill 21
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
At least 21 people have been killed following apparently coordinated bombings in the Iraqi city of Tikrit. The first blast took place as worshippers were leaving a Sunni mosque at the conclusion of Friday prayers. Investigators say 16 people were killed and more than 50 others wounded. Hours later, a suicide bomber detonated explosives at […]
Iraqi Bomb Blast Kills 16 at Mosque
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
At least 16 people were killed and more than 50 wounded Friday morning when a bomb exploded at a Sunni mosque in the hometown of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Investigators say the blast took place as worshippers were leaving the mosque in Tikrit, a city about 130 kilometers north of Baghdad. The mosque is […]
Iraqi Bomb Blast Kills 5 at Mosque
Posted June 3rd, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
At least five people were killed and more than 25 wounded Friday morning when bomb detonated at a Sunni mosque in the town of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Officials in Tikrit, 130 kilometers north of Baghdad, say the wounded are being treated at a hospital. Accounts conflict as to whether the bomb went off […]
Nine Killed in Iraq Bombings
Posted June 2nd, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi government officials say a series of explosions have rocked the western city of Ramadi, killing at least nine people. Investigators say more than a dozen people were wounded. At least two of Thursday’s blasts occurred in a market that is near government offices. In February, a suicide bombing marred a religious ceremony in Ramadi, […]
