Iraq Suicide Bombing

Bombs in Baghdad

James Denselow | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


James Denselow

With a rerun of Afghan elections dominating the headlines, the road to January's Iraqi elections may prove equally bloody unless the Sunnis feel they are getting a fair slice of the power cake.

Terrence Barnich: State Department Official Among 3 Americans Killed In Iraq

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 06.26.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — A roadside bomb blasted a U.S. convoy west of Baghdad, killing three Americans, including a top reconstruction official who once heade...

The Source

Nick McDonell | Posted 05.30.2009 | World


Nick McDonell

War has many definitions in Iraq. This is why it is possible to hear that the war is winding down, and then wake up to the news that 150 Iraqis were killed in coordinated suicide attacks across Baghdad.

Iraqi Bombings Spark Fear Of Insurgent Push

AP | BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 05.25.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — It's been a season of jarring flashbacks in Iraq: a spate of major suicide bombings, including more than 145 dead over two days of blo...

Two Suicide Bomb Attacks Kill 78 in Iraq

AP | BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 05.24.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — Suicide bomb blasts tore through crowds waiting for food aid in central Baghdad and inside a roadside restaurant filled with Iranian p...

Iraqi Child Suicide Bombers In Training Arrested: Iraqi Forces

UPI | Posted 05.22.2009 | World


Iraqi forces arrested four children, all under 14, who are allegedly linked to al-Qaida and training to become suicide bombers, an Iraqi general said....

Suicide Attack On Iraq Tribal Leaders Kills More Than 30

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.10.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber struck Sunni and Shiite tribal leaders touring an outdoor market after a reconciliation meeting in a Baghdad suburb T...

(Female) Suicide Bombers

Courtney E. Martin | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics


Courtney E. Martin

Since 2003 Iraq has experienced over 50 suicide bombings carried out by women. It is no longer justifiable for the media to act aghast when another woman turns up with blood on her hands.

Iraq Bombings Kill Scores, Wound Hundreds in Baghdad, Kirkuk

AP | SELCAN HACAOGLU | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — Female suicide bombers struck a Shiite pilgrimage in Baghdad and a Kurdish protest rally in northern Iraq on Monday, killing at least ...

Former Guantanamo Detainee Takes Part In Iraq Suicide Bombing

Washington Post | Josh White | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics


A Kuwaiti man who complained about maltreatment during a three-year stay in the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was involved in a dea...

Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Joined Iraq Suicide Bombing

Washington Post | Josh White | Posted 05.16.2008 | Politics


A Kuwaiti man who complained about maltreatment during a three-year stay in the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was involved in a dea...

Iraq Violence Claims Over 40 Lives

Reuters | Paul Tait | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


At least 42 people were killed in violence across Iraq on Tuesday, including 14 mourners from one family when a roadside bomb hit a bus in a southern ...

5 US Soldiers Killed in Baghdad Bombing

AP | BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber killed five U.S. soldiers as they chatted with shop owners while on a foot patrol in central Baghdad on Monday, the d...

Charges Dropped Against Iraqi Officials

AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


BAGHDAD — An Iraqi court dropped charges Monday against two former Health Ministry officials accused of allowing Shiite death squads to use ambu...

Suicide Bomber Kills 18 North of Baghdad

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber apparently targeting a senior security official blew himself up inside a funeral tent Monday, killing 18 people in th...

Separate Iraq Bombings Kill At Least 34, Wound Dozens

AP | HAMID AHMED | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Two separate suicide attacks, including one apparently targeting workers in a northern oil hub, killed at least 34 people on Tuesday, shattering more ...