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France offers Iraq help to counter surge in unrest
France on Monday offered weapons, training and intelligence cooperation to help Iraq combat worsening violence Middle East -
Officials: Car bomb north of Baghdad kills 30
Attack occured a day after nationwide violence Middle East -
Blasts hit Iraq as millions mark Ashura
At least 39 people killed in Karbala despite tight security measures for Shiite religious occasion Middle East -
Attacks concentrated in north Iraq kill seven
Attacks across Iraq, the deadliest of which struck the main northern city of Mosul, left seven people dead and 50 wounded Sunday, the latest in a ... Middle East -
Iraq VP sets parliamentary poll for April 30
Iraq will hold a general election on April 30 after lawmakers agreed on polling regulations Monday, setting a marker that officials hope could end ... Middle East -
Iraq deaths last month most since 2008
October was Iraq’s deadliest month since April 2008, figures compiled by government ministries showed Friday, with 964 people killed last month ... Middle East -
Washington reiterates commitment to help Iraq combat terrorism
The United States renews its commitment to help Iraq combat al-Qaeda with military sales and intelligence sharing, Agence France-Presse reported a U.S ... Middle East -
Suicide bombers kill 11 military, police in Iraq dinner attack
Two suicide bombers killed at least 11 military and police officers and wounded 19 late on Tuesday by blowing themselves up outside a Sunni militia ... Middle East -
Bombings across Iraq kill 9 people, say officials
Officials say a market bombing and an attack on policemen's homes killed nine people in central Iraq. Police officials say a bomb went off inside a ... Middle East -
Iraqi journalist killed in Mosul
A cameraman for Al-Mosuliya television station was killed in north Iraq on Thursday, the channel said, the third journalist to be murdered in the city ... Media -
Suicide bombers, gunmen kill 28 in Iraq
Gunmen and suicide bombers driving explosives-rigged vehicles launched a wave of coordinated attacks in Iraq’s Anbar province overnight, killing ... Middle East -
Deadly clashes erupt at Iraqi police headquarters in Fallujah
A coordinated attack including several gunmen and two suicide bombers has killed five policemen in a former al-Qaeda stronghold in Iraq, officials ... Middle East -
Officials: eight suicide bombers kill at least six in Baghdad
At least six people were killed and 15 others wounded on Sunday after eight suicide bombers attacked security forces and a local government building ... Middle East -
Suicide bombing in Iraq kills 35 in busy cafe
A suicide bomber slammed his explosive-laden car Sunday night into a busy cafe in Iraq’s capital, part of a day of violence across the country ... Middle East -
Fear curbs holiday celebrations in Iraq’s Mosul
Fear generated by near-daily violence has kept residents of Iraq’s second-largest city Mosul at home this Eid al-Adha rather than out ... Features -
Suicide bomber kills 15 in north Iraq
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle in a village in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing 15 people, police and a doctor said. The ... Middle East -
Attacks including Baghdad car bombs kill 66 in Iraq
A series of car bombs hit Baghdad province on Thursday, killing at least 44 people, while 22 died in other attacks, including two suicide bombings in ... Middle East -
Study: War-related deaths near 500,000 in Iraq
A bomb ripped through a crowd of worshippers at a Sunni mosque in Iraq, killing 12 people as a study put the death toll in the war-torn country at ... Analysis -
Al-Qaeda surges back in Iraq, reviving old fears
First came the fireball, then the screams of the victims. The suicide bombing just outside a Baghdad graveyard knocked Nasser Waleed Ali over and ... Analysis -
Iraq’s PM urges rethink over moving Gulf Cup
Iraq’s prime minister urged the football federations overseeing the Gulf Cup to reconsider moving next year’s tournament from the Iraqi ... Sports -
Iraq car bomb targeting shoppers kills 17
A car bomb exploded on Saturday in a crowded street in a city north of Iraq’s capital, killing 17 people and wounding 35. The blast in Samarra ... Middle East -
Deadly explosion hits southern Baghdad
A roadside bomb exploded near a truck carrying workers in Iraq on Wednesday, killing eight people, a police officer and a hospital employee said. The ... Middle East -
Deaths mount in Baghdad after attack on Shiite pilgrims
A suicide bomber blew himself up amidst a group of Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, killing at least 73 people including two journalists, on the eve of the ... Middle East -
Blasts at Iraq police station, school kill 15
Two suicide bombers detonated explosives-rigged vehicles at a police station and a nearby primary school in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing 15 people ... Middle East -
Iraq officials say bombing at soccer field kills 5
Iraqi officials say a bomb has exploded near a soccer field while teenagers were playing south of Baghdad, killing at least five people. Police say ... Middle East -
Iraqi helicopter shot down on anti-militant operation
Gunmen shot down an Iraqi helicopter on Wednesday killing four security forces members during a military operation against militants in the desert, ... Middle East -
Al-Qaeda claims Iraq bombings that killed 55
Al-Qaeda’s local franchise in Iraq has claimed responsibility for a string of car bombings in Baghdad that killed 55 people. In a statement ... Middle East -
Wave of deadly car bombs hits Baghdad neighborhoods
Iraqi officials say a wave of car bombings in Shiite neighborhoods in Bagdad has killed at least 24 people. Police officers say the parked car bombs ... Middle East -
Violence across Iraq kills 11 people
Violence in Iraq, which included attacks on security forces and their families, killed 11 people on Saturday, officials said. In Tarmiyah, north of ... Middle East -
Militants kill 10 in attack on government offices in north Iraq
Militants launched a coordinated assault against local government and police buildings in northern Iraq on Wednesday, with suicide car bombs and ... Middle East