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Baghdad bomb blasts kills 16
Two bombs targeting Sunni mourners in Baghdad killed at least 16 people on Monday, officials said, the third attack on a funeral in the Iraqi capital. ... Middle East -
U.N. warns against escalation after Iraq blasts kill 73
The U.N. warned on Sunday against retaliatory attacks in Iraq after two blasts killed 73 people in a Shiite area of Baghdad, a day after a Sunni ... Middle East -
Suicide bomber kills 12 at Sunni funeral in Baghdad
A suicide bomber attacked a Sunni funeral in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 12 people, Iraqi officials said, a day after bombings targeting ... Middle East -
Attack on Baghdad Shiite stronghold kills at least 57 people
At least 57 people were killed on Saturday following a triple bombing that targeted a tent filled with mourners in Baghdad’s Shiite Muslim ... Middle East -
Violence kills 24 in Iraq
Attacks in Iraq killed at least 24 people on Tuesday, including several civilians who died when five car bombs exploded in the capital, security and ... Middle East -
Iraq attacks kill 39 as official escapes assassination
Attacks across Iraq, including more than a dozen car bombs, killed 39 people on Sunday while the head of Baghdad's provincial council escaped an ... Middle East -
At least 35 killed in Baghdad mosque bombing
A bombing against a Shiite mosque as worshippers were streaming out was the deadliest of attacks across Iraq that left 35 dead on Wednesday, part of a ... Middle East -
Iraq officials say bombings kill at least 14
Officials say separate attacks in Iraq have killed at least 14 civilians and wounded dozens. Police say the deadliest of Tuesday’s attacks took ... Middle East -
Al-Qaeda affiliate claims attacks against Shi'ites in Baghdad
An al-Qaeda affiliate has claimed responsibility for a series of car bombs that killed around 60 people in predominantly Shi'ite districts of the ... Middle East -
Iraqis lack awareness on life insurance despite violence
Despite the killing of hundreds of Iraqis every month, lack of awareness about life insurance is one of the main reasons why people in the country are ... Features -
Bomb attack on Shiite families near Baghdad kills 18
Militants bombed adjacent houses belonging to two Shiite Muslim brothers south of Baghdad early on Wednesday morning, killing 18 members of their ... Middle East -
U.N. says over 800 people killed in Iraq in August
The U.N. mission in Iraq says over 800 people have died in violence throughout August - down somewhat from the month before, but still one of the ... Middle East -
Iraq officials: 2 vehicle bomb blasts kill 23
Iraqi officials say bomb blasts at a market north of Baghdad and another on the outskirts of the capital have killed 23 people. Police say the bigger ... Middle East -
Bare-faced killer rises to fore of Iraq militancy
“He is the only one who kills without covering his face, and is working on declaring an Islamic state,” said Colonel Yassin Dwaij, head of ... Features -
Gunmen kill five people in Iraq
Gunmen killed five people, including two soldiers, in Iraq on Thursday, officials said, the latest in a spike in violence that the government has so ... Middle East -
Iraq violence kills 35 as authorities hail arrests
Iraq violence killed 35 people including 15 civilians on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities hailed arrests in a campaign aimed at curbing the ... Middle East -
Al-Qaeda front group in Iraq claims wave of deadly Eid attacks
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an al-Qaeda front group, on Sunday claimed a wave of attacks that reportedly killed 74 people and injured ... Middle East -
Car bombs kill 60, wound nearly 200 in Iraq
A series of car bombs in mainly Shi’ite areas of Baghdad killed 50 people and wounded 140 on Saturday, police and medical sources said, part of ... Middle East -
At least eight killed in Iraq violence, officials say
Gunmen shot dead a woman and her two daughters in Iraq on Saturday, and a city center roadside bomb killed a man and his son, officials said. Iraq is ... Middle East -
The morbid reality of Arab civil war
In the last few weeks and months I have engaged in a daily morning morbid ritual; reviewing the harvest of blood by compiling the number of victims of ... Middle East -
Gunmen kill five Kurdish security forces in northern Iraq
Gunmen killed five members of the Kurdish security forces at a checkpoint in northern Iraq on Sunday, bringing the day’s death toll from ... Middle East -
Bombs strike favored Ramadan hangouts in Iraq
Young Iraqis often spend evenings in cafes after fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, but a string of bombings against the popular ... Features -
Suicide bomber kills 20 in Iraq Sunni mosque
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, killing at least 20 people in the middle of a sermon on Friday, police and ... Middle East -
Violence in Iraq’s Diyala province causes concern
Iraq’s Diyala province, most known for its religious and ethnic diversity, is once again witnessing violence and breaches of security. Armed ... Perspective -
Bombs blasts across Iraq kill 9, wound 32
Iraqi officials say a bomb left inside a restaurant north of Baghdad exploded on Monday and killed at least seven civilians and wounded 25 others. ... Middle East -
Three dead in new Iraq attacks on security
Three members of Iraq’s security forces, including two senior officers, were killed in renewed violence on Tuesday after a wave of attacks a day ... Middle East -
Al Qaeda, Sunni insurgents exploit Iraq’s sectarian woes
Masked gunmen stopped the bus full of Shi’ite Muslim police officers and families at what looked like an Iraqi army checkpoint on a western ... Analysis -
Baghdad car bomb in Shiite area kills four
A car bomb in a majority Shiite area of Iraq’s capital killed four people Saturday, officials said, the latest in a spate of attacks sparking ... Middle East -
Iraq car bomb kills six Iran pilgrims
A car bomb in a restive town north of Baghdad on Friday killed six Iranian pilgrims, officials said, the latest in a spike in violence that has ... Middle East -
Kurdish rebels and Turkish military exchange fire
Kurdish rebels shot at a Turkish army base on the country's border with Iraq on Monday, prompting an army helicopter to return fire, the Turkish ... Middle East