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Iran’s Rouhani says ready to aid Iraq, nuclear deal by 20 July possible
World
June 14, 2014
Iran’s Rouhani says ready to aid Iraq, nuclear deal by 20 July possible
Iran stands ready to help Iraq's government in its fight against Sunni Muslim insurgents within the framework of international law,…
Iraq Kurds seize Kirkuk; Sunni militants surge toward Baghdad
World
June 12, 2014
Iraq Kurds seize Kirkuk; Sunni militants surge toward Baghdad
Iraqi Kurds seized control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk on Thursday, while surging Sunni Islamist rebels advanced towards…
Sunni insurgents close in on Iraq’s biggest oil refinery
World
June 11, 2014
Sunni insurgents close in on Iraq’s biggest oil refinery
Sunni insurgents from an al Qaeda splinter group closed in on Iraq's biggest oil refinery on Wednesday after seizing the…
Militants seize Iraq’s second-largest city, say officials
World
June 10, 2014
Militants seize Iraq’s second-largest city, say officials
Militants seized Iraq’s second-largest city Tuesday, officials said, in another blow to the authorities, who appear incapable of stopping rebel…
Baghdad car bombs kill 60; militants storm Ramadi university
World
June 8, 2014
Baghdad car bombs kill 60; militants storm Ramadi university
A wave of car bombs exploded across Baghdad on Saturday, killing more than 60 people, and militants stormed a university…
PM ‘certain’ of win as Iraqis vote despite dozens of attacks
World
April 30, 2014
PM ‘certain’ of win as Iraqis vote despite dozens of attacks
Iraqis on Wednesday defied a rash of militant attacks to vote in the country's first elections since US troops withdrew,…
18 killed in attack on Shiite political rally in Iraq
World
April 25, 2014
18 killed in attack on Shiite political rally in Iraq
A series of explosions killed 18 people at a Shi'ite political organization's rally in Iraq on Friday, police and medical…
Iraq attacks kill nine as bomber hits university
World
April 20, 2014
Iraq attacks kill nine as bomber hits university
Baghdad (AFP) - Attacks in Iraq, including a suicide bombing at a university in north Baghdad, killed at least nine…
Iraq attacks kill 12 as soldiers ambush militants
World
April 8, 2014
Iraq attacks kill 12 as soldiers ambush militants
Baghdad (AFP) - Attacks in Iraq left 12 people dead Tuesday while security forces said they killed 25 militants near…
Iraq suicide bomb kills 6 as UN warns of ‘divisive’ polls
World
April 2, 2014
Iraq suicide bomb kills 6 as UN warns of ‘divisive’ polls
A suicide bomber killed six army recruits Wednesday as the UN's envoy to Iraq warned that the country's election campaign…