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Anti-terror officer killed with family in Baghdad

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:56:22 +0300

Baghdad, May 19 (IANS) Five people, including an anti-terrorism police officer along with his wife and children, were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Iraqi capital Saturday, a government source said.

Many killed in string of Iraq attacks

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:28:51 +0300

At least 16 people killed and 10 policemen kidnapped, following country's deadliest day in months.

Thirteen killed, 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:24:10 +0300

(Updates death toll in headline to conform with text) RAMADI, Iraq, May 18 (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslimmilitants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq onSaturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them ascollaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nationplagued by sectarian hatred. Sunni-Shi'ite tensions in Iraq have been amplified by theconflict between mostly Sunni rebels and President Basharal-Assad's Alawite-dominated forces in neighbouring Syria. ...

Eight killed, 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraq's Sunni heartland

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:14:25 +0300

RAMADI, Iraq, May 18 (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslimmilitants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq onSaturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them ascollaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nationplagued by sectarian hatred. Sunni-Shi'ite tensions in Iraq have been amplified by theconflict between mostly Sunni rebels and President Basharal-Assad's Alawite-dominated forces in neighbouring Syria. ...

Gunmen mass at Iraq security command HQ

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:14:14 +0300

Hundreds of gunmen gathered near the headquarters of a provincial security command in Iraq on Saturday, while others ambushed a patrol and kidnapped 10 security force personnel, police said.

Iraq violence kills eight

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:12:17 +0300

Violence in Iraq killed eight people, including a police officer, his wife and two children, on Saturday, while gunmen kidnapped 10 security force personnel, officials said.

Deadly Iraq violence spills into fourth day

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:37:55 +0300

At least seven more people reported to have been killed in Mosul and Fallujah after deadliest day in months.

73 killed, 148 injured in Iraq attacks

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:38:19 +0300

Baghdad, May 18 (IANS) A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq Friday, leaving as many as 73 people dead and 148 injured, police and officials said.

U.S. chides Russia over Syria missiles as peace plans suffer

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:09:33 +0300

(Repeats to additional subscribers) * U.S. criticises Russian missile delivery to Assad * U.S.-Russia push for peace conference hits obstacles * Sectarian bombings in Iraq show risks of war spreading By Erika Solomon BEIRUT, May 18 (Reuters) - The United States chided Russiafor sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for apeace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit bydiplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose. ...

U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:07:06 +0300

* U.S. criticises Russian missile delivery to Assad * U.S.-Russia push for peace conference hits obstacles * Sectarian bombings in Iraq show risks of war spreading By Erika Solomon BEIRUT, May 18 (Reuters) - The United States chided Russiafor sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for apeace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit bydiplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose. ...

43 killed, 70 injured in Iraq bombings

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:26:30 +0300

Baghdad, May 18 (IANS) As many as 43 people were killed and 70 injured in bomb blasts that occurred in different parts of Iraq Friday.

Two blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:31:23 +0300

* First bomb explodes as worshippers leave after prayers * Second blast kills people rushing to help * One of deadliest attacks in month-long surge in violence (Updates death tolls) BAQUBA, Iraq, May 17 (Reuters) - Two bombs exploded outsidea Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba as worshippersleft Friday prayers, killing at least 43 people in one of thedeadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian violence. ...

Roadside bomb kills 19 in west Baghdad - police, medics

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:39:49 +0300

BAGHDAD, May 17 (Reuters) - Nineteen people were killed onFriday when a roadside bomb exploded near a commercial complexin the Amiriya district in the west of Baghdad, police andmedics said. Earlier on Friday, two bombs went off outside a Sunni Muslimmosque in Baquba as worshippers left Friday prayers, killing atleast 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-longsurge in sectarian violence. (Writing by Mike Collett-White; Editing by JOn Hemming)

Photos show Iraq president for first time since suffering stroke

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:56:54 +0300

ARBIL, Iraq, May 17 (Reuters) - The first photographs ofIraqi President Jalal Talabani since he suffered a stroke lastyear were released on Friday, in an apparent attempt to dampenspeculation about the Kurdish statesman's health. The undated pictures showed Talabani, who turns 80 thisyear, seated outdoors at a table with people dressed in whitemedics' coats. They gave no obvious clues to the state of hishealth. ...

Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al Qaeda

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:17:58 +0300

* Al Qaeda group overshadows Syrian rebel fighters * Jihadis' aims go beyond toppling Assad * Rebel break-up complicates calculation for West (Adds U.S. official comment in paragraph 10) By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT, May 17 (Reuters) - The most feared and effectiverebel group battling President Bashar al-Assad, the IslamistNusra Front, is being eclipsed by a more radical jihadi forcewhose aims go far beyond overthrowing the Syrian leader. ...

Scores killed in Iraq mosque bombing

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:56:10 +0300

At least 40 dead and many wounded in Baquba twin blasts, the latest in string of attacks targeting places of worship.

35 killed, 45 injured in blasts in Iraq mosque blasts

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:15:46 +0300

Baghdad, May 17 (IANS) At least 35 people were killed and 45 others injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously on Friday in Baquba, capital of eastern Iraq's Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, an official said.

Iraqi Sunni cleric calls on Anbar protesters to stand firm

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:27:44 +0300

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Leading Iraqi Sunni cleric, Abdul Malik Al-Saadi, has accused some parties of putting pressure on the demonstrators to return to their homes before prospective negotiations with the government begins.In a public statement, Saadi said: “Some governors and directors of religious endowments, especially in Al-Anbar—using my initiative to form a committee for dialogue with the government as an excuse—are putting pressure on the preachers and protesters to end the protests and call off the ‘Unity Friday’, ordering them to return to their mosques. ...

Iraq blast near Sunni mosque 'kills 38'

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:52:30 +0300

One bomb exploded as worshippers were departing the Saria mosque in the city of Baquba while a second detonated after people gathered at the scene of the first blast, the sources said.

Bodies of Iraq Shiites killed in Syria war arrive home

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:07:33 +0300

The bodies of two Iraqi Shiites killed fighting in neighbouring Syria alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces arrived home on Friday, providing more evidence that members of Iraq's Shiite majority have joined the war.

Death toll rises to 18 after blast outside mosque in Iraq's Baquba

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:57:28 +0300

BAGHDAD, May 17 (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killedin an explosion outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba, about50 km (30 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police and medics said onFriday. Attacks on Sunni and Shi'ite mosques, security forces andtribal leaders have spread since security forces raided a Sunniprotest camp near Kirkuk a month ago, igniting clashes andfuelling fears of a slide back into all-out inter-communal war. Iraq has grown more volatile as the civil war inneighbouring Syria strains fragile relations between Sunni andShi'ite Muslims. ...

At least 8 killed by blast outside Sunni mosque Iraq's Baquba

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:47:24 +0300

ARBIL, Iraq, May 17 (Reuters) - At least eight people werekilled in an explosion outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba,about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Baghdad, after Fridayprayers, police and medics said. The death toll was likely to rise, they said. (Reporting by Isabel Coles; Editing by Louise Ireland)

Second deployment of PKK fighters arrives in Iraq

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:11:09 +0300

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The second deployment of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters withdrawing from Turkish territory have arrived in Iraqi Kurdistan, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned.Bakhtiar Dogan, a spokesman for the People’s Defense Force (HPG)—the armed wing of the PKK—informed Asharq Al-Awsat that the withdrawing fighters had arrived in Iraqi Kurdistan, emphasizing that “the area where the fighters will settle is not under the control of the governments of Turkey, Iraq or Iran. ...

Deadly sectarian attacks strike Iraq

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:17:51 +0300

Twenty-six people killed after string of attacks and explosions rock Kirkuk and Baghdad among other cities.

US soldier gets life for 2009 killings in Iraq

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:42:41 +0300

A US soldier convicted of killing five of his colleagues in Iraq in May 2009 was sentenced to life behind bars and dishonorably discharged.

Boston suspect wrote note before capture: report

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:28:59 +0300

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote a note before his capture in which he called the victims "collateral damage" for US action in Afghanistan and Iraq, local media reported.

12 killed, 25 injured in Iraq mosque bombing

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:50:42 +0300

Baghdad, May 17 (IANS) At least 12 people were killed and 25 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia mosque in northern Iraq, police said.

War photographers share insight in new work

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:45:26 +0300

A new book presents eye witness accounts from photojournalists covering the Iraq war in an anthology of stories, individuals and acts of heroism that didn't make headlines.

Bombers target markets, mosque in Iraq, 25 dead

Thu, 16 May 2013 21:55:03 +0300

(Updates with Kirkuk suicide bomber) BAGHDAD, May 16 (Reuters) - Bombs tore through markets inBaghdad and a suicide attacker blew himself up in a mosque innorthern Iraq in violence across the country on Thursday thatkilled at least 25 people and extended a surge insectarian-tinged bloodshed. Attacks on Sunni and Shi'ite Muslim mosques, security forcesand tribal leaders have spread since security forces raided aSunni protest camp near Kirkuk a month ago, igniting clashes andfuelling fear of a slide back into all-out inter-communal war. ...

Iraq violence kills 25 as PM blames sectarianism

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:54:00 +0300

A suicide bomber attacked Shiite mourners in north Iraq Thursday, killing 12 people, and 13 died in other violence, officials said, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki blamed sectarianism for unrest plaguing the country.

Soldier who killed fellow U.S. troops in Iraq gets life sentence

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:47:08 +0300

(Adds color from court, details of crime, comment from judge) By Eric M. Johnson TACOMA, Wash., May 16 (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant wassentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday forkilling five fellow servicemen in a shooting spree in Iraq, oneof the worst cases of violence by an American soldier againstother U.S. troops. In a deal that spared him the death penalty, Sergeant JohnRussell pleaded guilty last month to killing two medical staffofficers and three soldiers at the Camp Liberty combat stressclinic, near Baghdad's airport. ...

Deadly bomb blasts rock Baghdad

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:19:06 +0300

At least 14 people killed and 30 others injured as series of attacks hit Iraq's capital and northern region.

Iraq violence kills 13 as PM blames sectarianism

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:43:03 +0300

Attacks killed 13 people and wounded more than 35 on Thursday, officials said, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki blamed violence plaguing Iraq on "sectarian hatred."

Baghdad market attacks, shootings in north kill 17

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:28:42 +0300

(Adds more attacks, quote from bomb witness, background) BAGHDAD, May 16 (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killedby bombs in markets in Baghdad and attacks in northern Iraq onThursday, police said, adding to a surge of sectarian-tingedviolence in the past four weeks. Attacks on Sunni and Shi'ite mosques, security forces andtribal leaders have mushroomed since security forces raided aSunni protest camp near Kirkuk a month ago, igniting clashes andfuelling worries of a slide back into all-out sectarian war. ...

Judge to decide fate of US soldier who killed servicemen in Iraq

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:59:54 +0300

By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE, May 16 (Reuters) - A military judge is expected torule on Thursday whether a U.S. soldier who faces a likely lifesentence for killing five fellow servicemen in a 2009 shootingspree in Iraq will ever be eligible for parole. In a deal that spared him the death penalty, U.S. ArmySergeant John Russell pleaded guilty last month to killing twomedical staff officers and three soldiers at Camp Liberty, acombat stress clinic in Baghdad. The military has said the shooting may have been triggeredby combat stress. ...

Senior US general visits Iraq for security talks

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:12:41 +0300

General Lloyd Austin, the officer who oversaw the US military withdrawal from Iraq, visited Baghdad for talks on defence cooperation and security issues including Syria, the US embassy said on Thursday.

Three market blasts rock Baghdad Shi'ite districts, kill 14-police

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:50:10 +0300

BAGHDAD, May 16 (Reuters) - Three blasts hit markets inShi'ite districts in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday,killing at least 14 people, police and medical officials said. Two car bombs exploded in busy markets in Sadr City,north-eastern Baghdad and killed at least 11 people and woundedanother 18. The third explosion targeted a small market inKamaliya district, killing three more, police said. Tensions between minority Sunni Muslims and the Shi'ites whonow lead Iraq are at their highest since U.S. ...

Nine killed, 65 wounded in Baghdad car bombings

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:46:22 +0300

Baghdad, May 16 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 65 others wounded as six car bombings struck the Iraqi capital, an interior ministry official said.

Deadly bombings strike Iraqi cities

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:43:39 +0300

At least 38 people killed in separate attacks in Baghdad, Kirkuk, Mosul and Tarmiyah among other places.

Bombs kill more than 35 people across Iraq

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:04:10 +0300

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed more than 35 people on Wednesday, following weeks of violence by Sunni Islamist insurgents determined to unleash sectarian confrontation. Tensions between minority Sunni Muslims and the Shi'ites who now lead Iraq are at their highest since U.S. troops pulled out in 2011, with relations coming under more pressure by the day from the largely sectarian conflict in neighbouring Syria. ...