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Series of Bombs Kills 10 in Iraqi Capital
By not in system - AOL NewsBAGHDAD -- A series of bombs in and around the Iraqi capital killed 10 people on Sunday, and an intelligence official warned of a campaign to undermine security before a much anticipated meeting of Arab heads of state in March. The senior Iraqi official also said insurgents appeared to be taking advantage of the government's delay in appointing a new interior minister, who runs the nation's security forces. The three-hour drumbeat of explosions began around 7 a.m. in Baghdad's rush hour at the start of the local workweek. Besides the dead, 34 people were wounded. The attacks appeared to ...
Wave of Violence Leaves Dozens Dead in Iraq
By not in system - AOL NewsBAGHDAD (Nov. 2) -- Rapid-fire bombings and mortar strikes killed 76 people and wounded more than 200 across Baghdad's myriad neighborhoods Tuesday, demonstrating the insurgents' ability to carry out coordinated strikes from one side of the capital to the other. The attack - blasts in at least 13 separate neighborhoods - was clearly designed to hit civilians at restaurants and cafes where many Iraqis were gathered to enjoy the warm evening. The sophistication and the targets - Shiites - suggested that al-Qaida-linked Sunni militants were responsible for the deadliest day in Iraq since ...
Car Bombs Tear Through Baghdad, Fallujah; 36 Dead
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BAGHDAD (Sept. 19) -- Three car bombs tore through Baghdad and the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah Sunday, killing at least 36 people. The blasts in the capital were so powerful they sheared the sides off buildings and left streets choked with chunks of rubble. It was the worst violence since the U.S. military dropped to 50,000 troops in Iraq and formally declared an end to combat operations on Sept. 1, saying Iraqi forces were up to the task of protecting their own country. Insurgents have hammered Iraqi forces and government buildings, capitalizing on gaps in security as the U.S. ...
US Forces Drawn Into Fighting Baghdad Battle
By not in system - AOL NewsBAGHDAD (Sept. 5) -- Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq's ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday. The fighting killed 12 people and wounded dozens. It was the first exchange of fire involving U.S. troops in Baghdad since the Aug. 31 deadline for formally ending the combat mission, and it showed that American troops remaining in the country are still being drawn into the fighting. The attack also made plain the kind of lapses in ...
Vote Count to Take Several Days After Millions of Iraqis Turn Out for Elections
By David Sessions - Politics DailyVoting tallying is underway after millions of Iraqis participated Sunday in the country's highly anticipated elections despite scattered bombings and the threat of more violence from insurgents, the Washington Post reports. The turnout was modest, but included droves of Sunnis, who boycotted the last general election in 2005. U.S. officials hailed the election as a success, though it will likely be followed by a period of intense wrangling over political positions and alliances. President Obama said the population's determination to vote "demonstrates that the Iraqi people have chosen to ...
Suicide Bomber Hits Forensics Center in Baghdad
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(Jan. 26) – A suicide bomber has blown himself up at a Baghdad forensics center, killing at least 18 people and injuring 82, according to Iraqi police. The brazen attack comes a day after bombs rocked three Baghdad hotels frequented by Western visitors. Forty-one people died Monday. This week's attacks are reminiscent of large-scale bombings of Iraqi government buildings in the autumn, after a decrease in overall violence in Iraq in recent years. The Justice Ministry was badly damaged in October by a huge truck bomb, and a court complex was hit in December. But Iraq is scheduled to ...
Coordinated Bomb Attacks Rip Through Baghdad
By Joseph Schuman - AOL News(Dec. 8) -- Insurgents greeted the announcement of a new date for Iraqi elections with a series of explosions across Baghdad on Tuesday that killed at least 127 people and left Iraqis infuriated that the government still can't secure the capital. The three car bombings and two other attacks, targeting the neighborhoods of key government buildings, marked the worst assault since a series of blasts killed more than 150 people in October and the third large-scale strike since August. The Iraqi Health Ministry said more than 500 people were injured Tuesday, while police said one of their patrols ...
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