May 18, 2013 in Iraq
8 killed, 8 policemen kidnapped in Iraq's violence Xinhua RAMADI, Iraq, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were killed in separate attacks across Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen kidnapped eight policemen in the western province of Anbar, the police said. In western Iraq, two people were killed in clashes between ... |
May 18, 2013 in Iraq
Attacks kill 16 people in Iraq, 8 policemen kidnapped on road to Syrian ... Washington Post Tensions have been worsening since Iraq's minority Sunnis began protesting what they say is mistreatment at the hands of the Shiite-led government, including random detentions and neglect. The mass demonstrations, which began in December, have ... |
May 18, 2013 in Iraq
Ten Years After Invasion, Iraq Continues to Import Oil Products Center for Research on Globalization Former Iraqi oil minister Issam al-Jalabi says that although Iraq is an oil-rich country, it still imports petroleum products from abroad to meet its needs 10 years after the US-led invasion of the country. Jalabi, an international energy expert, told ... |
May 18, 2013 in Iraq
Iraq attacks leave 8 dead Yahoo! News BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen killed the entire family of an anti-terrorist policeman in Baghdad and a Sunni cleric in the Shiite-majority south on Saturday, part of a wave of attacks across Iraq that left eight dead, said officials. The attacks follow three ... |
May 18, 2013 in Iraq
 Aljazeera.com | Deadly Iraq violence spills into fourth day Aljazeera.com Deadly violence in Iraq has spilled into a fourth day, with reports that seven more people killed and three more injured, amid fears over a new round of sectarian bloodshed. Two police officers were killed on Saturday after an improvised device ... |
May 17, 2013 in Iraq
bombs strike Sunni areas in Iraq, killing 76 Fox News BAGHDAD – Bombs struck Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months, officials said, as a spike in violence has raised fears the country could be on the path to a ... |
May 17, 2013 in Iraq
Bombings kill dozens of Sunnis in Iraq CNN International Baghdad (CNN) -- Bombs struck Sunnis leaving a mosque and attending a funeral in Iraq on Friday, killing dozens amid festering tensions between Sunnis and Shiites. At least 40 people were killed and 46 others wounded Friday in two roadside explosions ... |
May 17, 2013 in Iraq
Aljazeera.com | Scores killed in Iraq mosque bombing Aljazeera.com The violence raises the spectre of tit-for-tat killings common during the height of sectarian violence in Iraq that killed tens of thousands of people, and comes at a time of festering sectarian tensions between Iraq's Sunni minority and Shia majority ... |
May 17, 2013 in Iraq
 Aljazeera.com | Deadly sectarian attacks strike Iraq Aljazeera.com In Iraq's north, a suicide bomber driving an explosives-rigged vehicle killed two soldiers and wounded three in Mosul, while a car bomb wounded two police officers. The attacks came as Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi prime minister, blamed sectarianism for the ... |
May 14, 2013 in Iraq
 AFP | Deadly attacks target Iraq liquor stores Aljazeera.com Even though most people shun alcohol, forbidden under Islamic law, Iraq is a generally less conservative Muslim society than neighbours such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, thanks to its mix of Shia, Sunnis, ethnic Kurds and Christians. But ultra ... Iraq officials: 2 attacks kill 4 people Iraq alcohol stores gunmen kill 11 Iraq Attacks Kill 4, Injure 14 |
