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8 killed, 8 policemen kidnapped in Iraq’s violence – Xinhua

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 ...

Attacks kill 16 people in Iraq, 8 policemen kidnapped on road to Syrian … – Washington Post

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 ...

Ten Years After Invasion, Iraq Continues to Import Oil Products – Center for Research on Globalization

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 ...

Iraq attacks leave 8 dead – Yahoo! News

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 ...

Deadly Iraq violence spills into fourth day – Aljazeera.com

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 ...

bombs strike Sunni areas in Iraq, killing 76 – Fox News

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 ...

Bombings kill dozens of Sunnis in Iraq – CNN International

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 ...

Scores killed in Iraq mosque bombing – Aljazeera.com

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 ...

Deadly sectarian attacks strike Iraq – Aljazeera.com

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 ...

Deadly attacks target Iraq liquor stores – Aljazeera.com

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 peopleAl-Arabiya
Iraq alcohol stores gunmen kill 11Belfast Telegraph
Iraq Attacks Kill 4, Injure 14Al-Manar TV
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