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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, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bombings, 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: Armed Conflicts, Government, Parliament, Religion and Belief, Iraq
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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: Armed Conflicts, Government, Parliament, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Political Dissent
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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 Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Baghdad (Iraq), United Nations
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Elections, Iraq, Religious Conflicts
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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, Armed Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Baghdad (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: Armed Conflicts, Government, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Political Dissent
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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, Armed Conflicts, Political Dissent, Shootings, Murder
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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, Voting, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Baghdad (Iraq), 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: Explosions, Bombings, Religion and Belief, Elections, Emergency Incidents
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Letters: The tragedy of the Iraq war
Re "Iran appears the victor in postwar Iraq," March 29 In 1991, the first President Bush, a decorated World War II combat veteran, was content to simply drive Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait. Iraq was left militarily capable of opposing its...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Government, Vietnam War (1955-1975), U.S. Congress, Iran
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Ten years after Iraq war began, Iran reaps the gains
BAGHDAD — Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, the geopolitical winner of the war appears to be their common enemy: Iran. American military forces are long gone, and Iraqi officials say Washington's...
Tags: Government, Parliament, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Religion and Belief, Iran
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