Iraq
Iraqis inspect the damage following an explosion in the Kamaliya area of eastern Baghdad on May 20, 2013. A wave of 12 bomb attacks across Iraq killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens more, security and medical officials said.
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Now 100% of drinking water in Southern Iraq has to be either imported or bottled at one of two rural osmosis plants that were built by USAID. Think of it, there is no such thing as drinkable water in that part of the country anymore.
I was in the National Guard and spent some time in Iraq and Kuwait
We continue to be concerned about the influence of extremist groups, including al-Qaida in Iraq. This is why we have been coordinating and discussing with partners the need to continue to strengthen the moderate opposition and channel any assistance through the moderate opposition, including the Supreme Military Council.More quotes »
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LI home to a dozen U.S. Army generals
even know the other two were from Smithtown until I stumbled across it in conversations. At one time, we all were serving in Iraq at the same time, but I didn't know even then."The absence of large military installations on Long Island would appear to make Read more »
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Bloodshed continues in Iraq; 16 killed
-- A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq yesterday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria , the latest in a wave of violence to grip the country. The shootings and bombings follow Read more »
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Wave of bombings kills at least 33 in Iraq
pushed the country to the brink of civil war in 2006-2007.Majority Shiites control the levers of power in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. Wishing to rebuild the nation rather than revert to open warfare, they have largely restrained their militias over the past Read more »
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Turkey: oil search deal reached in northern Iraq
after his visit to the United States on Thursday.Both the United States and the Iraqi central government oppose allowing Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government to sign oil deals without Baghdad's approval. They fear that could threaten Iraq's unity and stability.It Read more »
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Suicide tanker truck kills 3 people in Iraq
officer himself was not home at the time.A hospital official confirmed the casualties. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to media.Violence has ebbed in Iraq, but insurgent attacks are still frequent. Read more »
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Iraq attacks leave at least 39 dead
— A barrage of car bombings and shootings across Iraq left at least 39 people dead, authorities said today. It’s the latest spate of violence plaguing the country amid heightened sectarian strife. At least nine people were killed and 37 others wounded when 3 m ago from The Sentinel Source Read more »
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At least 54 dead in string of car bombings in Iraq
after two bombs went off in Basra and a blast in Samarra killed three people. Nearly 200 people were injured during the day. Iraq is in the throes of an upsurge of tit-for-tit sectarian attacks. Another eight killed in a bombing that targeted a bus carrying 10:30 AM from DebkaFile Read more »
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At least 22 killed in nine car bombings in Iraq
- At least 22 people were killed and more than 130 others injured in a string of nine car bombings Monday in the Iraqi capital and in the southern oil hub of Basra, police said. Two car bombs went off almost simultaneously in Basra, 550 km south of Baghdad, 10:15 AM from IndiaVision Read more »
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Wave of attacks kills at least 70 in Iraq
was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but such large-scale bombings bear the hallmarks of al Qaeda in Iraq. The violence also struck Sunni areas, hitting the city of Samarra north of Baghdad and the western province of Anbar, a Sunni stronghold. 10:07 AM from Zee News Read more »
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Multiple Car Bomb Attacks Hit Iraqi Cities
in violence in Iraq linked to growing political and sectarian tension. Police said 175 people were injured in Monday’s violence in Iraq, with more than half the dead – at least 25 – in Baghdad. The bombs in Basra, a mainly Shia Muslim city, killed at least 9:14 AM from Tumfweko Read more »
