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A group of Shiites in Iraq celebrated in their own way Ashora December 27, 2009
Suicide bomber kills 22 inside Iraqi Shia mosque
Reuters 23 Jan 2013
A suicide bomber disguised as a mourner killed at least 22 people inside a Shia Muslim mosque in northern Iraq...
Iraq Sunnis block trade routes in protest against PM Maliki
Reuters 27 Dec 2012
Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims blocked Iraq's main trade route to neighboring Syria and Jordan in a fourth day...
Iraq's President Jalal Talabani (R) receives former prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari at his residence in Baghdad.
Iraq president hospitalized due to 'health emergency'
AFP 18 Dec 2012
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has been hospitalized in Baghdad due to a "health emergency," his office said...
Iraqis inspect the remains of destroyed vehicles in the aftermath of at least four car bombs where were set off across the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on 16 August. A spate of bombings and gun attacks that killed at least 53 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations Friday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, amid warnings that insurgents could strike again. (AFP Photo/Marwan Ibrahim)
Iraq attacks kill at least 20 people
AFP 17 Dec 2012
Attacks against Iraqi security forces, Shias and a small minority killed at least 20 people and wounded 37 on Monday,...
A group of Shiites in Iraq celebrated in their own way Ashora December 27, 2009
Two bombs kill 28 people in Iraq Shia cities
Reuters 29 Nov 2012
Bombs in two majority Shia Muslim cities in southern Iraq killed 28 people on Thursday, police and hospital sources...
Iraqi officers in a graduation ceremony at a police academy. A suicide bomber killed 15 people and wounded more than 20 others as he blew himself up in front of a police academy in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi security officials said. (AFP Photo/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
Iraq executes 10, including Egyptian
AFP 11 Nov 2012
Iraqi authorities executed 10 men on Sunday, a spokesperson said, bringing to 129 the number of people put to death...
Fugitive Iraq VP sentenced to death on second charge
Reuters 01 Nov 2012
An Iraqi court sentenced fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi to death for a second time on Thursday on a charge of...
A picture taken by a mobile phone shows a destroyed car sitting over rubble in Hilla, south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, May 5, 2011, after a suicide attacker blew up a bomb-filled car at a police station, killing at least 21 policemen, as Iraqi forces braced for Al-Qaeda revenge attacks after Osama bin Laden's death.
Double Baghdad blasts kill 13 over Eid holiday
Reuters 27 Oct 2012
Two blasts hit a Baghdad Shia neighborhood and a bus full of Iranian pilgrims on Saturday, killing at least 13 people...
Iraqi officers in a graduation ceremony at a police academy. A suicide bomber killed 15 people and wounded more than 20 others as he blew himself up in front of a police academy in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi security officials said. (AFP Photo/Ahmad al-Rubaye)
Iraq: Potential for prisoner exchange with Egypt
MENA 11 Oct 2012
The Iraqi cabinet formed a committee to discuss exchanging prisoners with Egypt at their next meeting, the Iraqi...
A picture taken by a mobile phone shows a destroyed car sitting over rubble in Hilla, south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, May 5, 2011, after a suicide attacker blew up a bomb-filled car at a police station, killing at least 21 policemen, as Iraqi forces braced for Al-Qaeda revenge attacks after Osama bin Laden's death.
String of Iraq car bomb blasts kill at least 17
Reuters 30 Sep 2012
BAGHDAD — A string of car bomb blasts targeting mainly police checkpoints killed at least 17 people across Iraq...