Three suicide attacks in the central Iraqi city of Baquba kill at least 31 people, days ahead of parliamentary elections. Read More Iraqi city hit by triple bombing
On a day when car bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims in Iraq killed at least 32 people, Iraq’s Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashimi, said “drastic action” is required to improve the quality of Iraq’s security forces.
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SUICIDE BOMBINGS in Ramadi’s fortified Green Zone have killed 23 people and wounded more than 100. One of those critically injured was the governor of Anbar, Iraq’s largest province. Most of the dead and wounded were police officers. The first bomber blew up his vehicle yesterday at a checkpoint near the provincial administration’s office buildings, [...]
Hundreds of thousands of Shia Muslims gather in the Iraqi city of Karbala for the climax of Ashura, amid tight security. Read More Shia pilgrims flock to Iraqi city