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Iraq car bombings leave dozens dead
BAGHDAD — Car bombs around Iraq killed at least 65 people Monday amid the worst wave of violence in the country since U.S. troops withdrew a year and a half ago. The attacks, which occurred along busy commercial streets in Shiite and Sunni areas,...
Tags: Islam, Parliament, Religion and Belief, Basra (Iraq), Wars and Interventions
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Car bombs in Iraq kill at least 65 people
BAGHDAD -- Car bombs around Iraq killed at least 65 people Monday as the country's worst wave of violence since U.S. troops withdrew a year and a half ago continued. The attacks that occurred by busy commercial streets in Shiite and Sunni areas followed...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Baghdad (Iraq), Explosions
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Bombings in Iraq leave at least 70 dead
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.BAGHDAD — Bombings in Iraq near a Sunni Muslim mosque, a busy shopping street and a funeral procession left at least 70 people dead Friday as the security situation continued to show signs of unraveling. The explosions brought the week’s...Tags: Government, Wars and Interventions, Pakistan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Baghdad (Iraq)
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Sword of division is poised over Iraq
BAGHDAD — Less than a year and a half after the last U.S. troops left, Iraq's political leaders are openly debating the prospect of two dangerous paths for their country: de facto division or civil war. Perhaps both. Tension between the Shiite...
Tags: Government, Activism, Islam, Parliament, Lobbying
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Iraqi inquiries find excessive force in Sunni protest camp raid
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security used disproportionate force, including shooting unarmed civilians, during a raid on an encampment of Sunni Arab protesters last week that left 45 people dead, according to two government investigations and foreign diplomats....
Tags: Government, Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts, Political Dissent, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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4 Iraqi soldiers killed at Sunni checkpoint
BAGHDAD — Four Iraqi soldiers were shot dead Saturday, the day after Sunni Arab tribes in the restive western province of Anbar announced that they had formed their own army to defend themselves against the Shiite-dominated Iraqi government. The...
Tags: Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Islam, Armed Conflicts, Baghdad (Iraq)
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Gunmen overtake town as clashes continue in Iraq
Gunmen reportedly overtook a town north of Baghdad as battles continued to rage Thursday between Iraqi government forces and Sunni fighters. The violence began Tuesday after security forces stormed a Sunni Muslim protest encampment in Hawija, spurring...
Tags: Elections, Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts, Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Iraq fighting leaves at least 41 more people dead
BEIRUT — At least 41 people died Thursday on the third straight day of pitched fighting between Iraqi security forces and Sunni Arabs, as Prime Minister Nouri Maliki warned the country was in crisis. The national police battled back Sunni fighters...
Tags: Government, Elections, Wars and Interventions, Mosul (Iraq), National Government
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Clashes continue in Iraq; at least 17 more die
BEIRUT -- Battles between Iraqi government forces and Sunni fighters left at least 17 people dead Wednesday as sectarian tensions showed little sign of abating and threatened an insurrection in Sunni provinces. Dozens of people were reportedly killed...
Tags: Government, Wars and Interventions, Religious Conflicts, Political Dissent, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Iraq violence sparks fears of a Sunni revolt
BEIRUT — Security forces for the Shiite-led Iraqi government raided a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on Tuesday, igniting violence around the country that left at least 36 people dead. The unrest led two Sunni officials to resign from the...
Tags: Government, Shootings, Activism, U.S. Army, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Iraqis vote in provincial elections amidst angst, ire
BEIRUT — After a week of violence, Iraq held its first provincial elections Saturday since the departure of U.S. troops last year. Results are not expected for several days, but the conditions under which the vote was held showed that little has...Tags: Government, Elections, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, National Government
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Bombings in Iraq kill more than 30 people
BEIRUT -- A string of bombings in Iraq claimed the lives of more than 30 people Monday in the run-up to provincial elections scheduled for this weekend. The attacks, which left dozens wounded, took place around the country, including in Baghdad; the...
Tags: Military Equipment, Islam, Explosions, Religion and Belief, Al-Qaeda
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