Bombers strike in Mosul and Baghdad, killing 13
BAGHDAD — Suicide car bombers struck twice Sunday in the northern city of Mosul, killing at least six people and wounding dozens of others, U.S....
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24 Killed, 45 Injured In Bombings And Shootings Across Iraq
Washington Post | Mary Beth Sheridan and Qais Mizher | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics
A car bomb exploded in a market in southern Baghdad late Friday afternoon, killing at least 14 people and prompting an outburst of sectarian rioting, ...
We are like a city on a hill
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics
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This election will show the public's choice, its mandate for the type of leader it wants to deal with complex issues, like why people use terrorism as a tactic to dialogue with those in power.
Suicide Bomber Kills 11 During US Raid In Iraq
AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — Egypt sent its foreign minister to Iraq Sunday for the first time in nearly two decades in a sign of growing Arab acceptance of the co...
Attacks In Baghdad Kill At Least 32
AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister sought safeguards Sunday for small religious communities in this mainly Muslim country as Christians protested p...
The Obvious Confirmed: Sectarian Cleansing Major Reason for Drop in Violence in Iraq
Max Bergmann | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics
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When McCain declares "victory" in Iraq and states that the troop increase was the fundamental reason for the decline in violence, he proves that he has no idea what he is talking about.
Iraq Violence Is Down - But Not Because Of The 'Surge': Newspaper
The Independent | Patrick Cockburn | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics
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As he leaves Iraq this week, the outgoing US commander, General David Petraeus, is sounding far less optimistic than the Republican presidential candi...
Roadside bombs strike Iraq police convoy, kill 5
AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — Three roadside bombs planted in succession struck a police convoy in one of Iraq's most dangerous provinces on Sunday, killing five po...
Area Of Iraq "On The Verge Of Exploding"
Washington Post | Amit R. Paley | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics
Kurdish leaders have expanded their authority over a roughly 300-mile-long swath of territory beyond the borders of their autonomous region in norther...
At least 18 killed in bombings, shootings in Iraq
AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — Gunmen on Saturday abducted and killed four employees of an Iraqi television station who were filming a program about the Islamic holy...
Bombers strike Iraq pilgrims for 3rd straight day
AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 08.16.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — Bombers struck Shiite pilgrims Saturday for a third consecutive day, killing at least three people in the latest in a series of attack...
US military blames al-Qaida in Iraq for bombing
AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — The U.S. military blamed al-Qaida in Iraq Saturday for a suicide car bombing in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, while an Iraqi of...
Iraq Attacks Kill 15
AFP | Salam Faraj | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics
At least 15 people were killed across Iraq on Sunday, including six in a Baghdad car bombing, a day after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said the capit...
The Surge Is Working? Not If You Read the Latest GAO Report
Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics
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What the GAO report makes clear, above all else, is that contrary to what the mainstream media and the GOP would have you believe, the surge has not worked. It's time for the U.S. military to go home.
My Conversation with Richard Engel
Charlie Rose | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics
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Suicide bomber kills 10 in Iraq
AP | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — The top official in a town west of Baghdad says 10 people have been killed when a suicide bomber struck a police checkpoint. Authorit...
US ambassador: al-Qaida close to defeat in Iraq
AP | LEE KEATH | Posted 05.24.2008 | Politics
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BAGHDAD — The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Saturday that al-Qaida's network in the country has never been closer to defeat, and he praised Prime...
Iraq Backs Off Allegations That Iran Is Behind Violence
McClatchy Newspapers | By Leila Fadel and Shashank Bengal | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics
The Iraqi Government seemed to distance itself from U.S. accusations towards Iran Sunday saying it would not be forced into conflict with its Shiite n...
US-backed plan sees shiny future for Green Zone in Iraq
AP | BRADLEY BROOKS and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 05.04.2008 | Politics
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BAGHDAD — Forget the rocket attacks, concrete blast walls and lack of a sewer system. Now try to imagine luxury hotels, a shopping center and ev...
Major Baghdad Hospital Damaged By US Missile, Dozens Injured
McClatchy Newspapers | Shashank Bengali | Posted 05.03.2008 | Politics
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A major hospital in Baghdad's Sadr City slum was damaged Saturday when an American military strike targeted a militia command center just a few yards ...
Baghdad Green Zone Bombarded With Rockets
Huffington Post | Posted 04.27.2008 | Home
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Reuters reports that the U.S. Green Zone in Baghdad was bombarded by rockets in one of the heaviest assaults in weeks on the fortified compound: Mili...
US GIs in Iraq Suffer Worst Week of '08
AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.12.2008 | Politics
BAGHDAD — A roadside bomb killed an American soldier in Baghdad on Saturday, capping the bloodiest week for U.S. troops in Iraq this year. Clash...
Hundreds Flee Fight in Shiite Stronghold
AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics
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BAGHDAD — Hundreds of people fled fighting in Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold Monday as U.S. and Iraqi forces increased pressure on anti-Ame...
Seesaw Violence in Iraq
AP | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics
Since the slow withdrawal of U.S. troops began in December, violence in Iraq has seesawed up and down, underscoring the instability of the country as ...
Fighting Erupts In Baghdad After Week Of Relative Calm
Reuters | Wisam Mohammed | Posted 04.06.2008 | Home
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Twenty-two people were killed and 55 wounded in clashes in Baghdad, police said on Sunday, the worst eruption of violence in the capital since Shi'ite...
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