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Dozens killed and injured in attacks across Iraq

February 23, 2012 06:09
Thursday’s attacks unfolded over a two-and-a-half-hour period, and mainly targeted security forces and checkpoints in predominantly Shia areas.

Iraq car bomb: 20 police recruits killed

February 19, 2012 13:48
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The bombing broke the relative calm of February, after Iraq experienced a very deadly January, with 500 deaths.

Iraq detains foreign contractors

January 16, 2012 17:30
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The Iraqi government has not renewed many authorizations for foreign contractors, causing detentions at checkpoints and airports.

Insurgents storm Iraqi police compound

January 15, 2012 16:58
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As many as eight insurgents attacked a compound in an area once considered an Al Qaeda stronghold.

Baghdad: Two car bombs kill at least 16, targeting Shiites

January 9, 2012 14:50
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Both bombs, one set off at night, seemed to have targeted Shiites. The bombs appear to be a part of the latest wave of violence in Iraq targeting Shiites and killing more than 90 people in a week.

Iraq: bombs kill at least 72

January 5, 2012 06:56Updated January 5, 2012 10:34
A day of bombings raises fears that sectarian violence will once again engulf Iraq, a month after the last US troops left the country.

Obama announces full troop withdrawal from Iraq

Jordan HeltonOctober 21, 2011 13:23
President Barack Obama announced Friday that the U.S. will withdraw all of its troops from Iraq by the end of the year.

UPDATE: Turkish military kill 49 Kurdish rebels in large offensive

October 20, 2011 16:51
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Turkish President Abdullah Gül descibed the military offensive as retribution to the PKK-led attack that left at least 24 Turkish soldiers dead

Dozens die in twin blasts near Baghdad

News DeskJuly 5, 2011 09:08
“It was a double explosion. The first was caused by a car bomb. We have no idea what the second was, whether a suicide bomber or a roadside bomb,” Taji municipality chief Raad al-Tamimi told Reuters.
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