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Iraq PM to deploy more troops to combat Anbar unrest
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January 2, 2014
Iraq PM to deploy more troops to combat Anbar unrest
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday reversed a decision to withdraw soldiers from Anbar cities and ordered reinforcements to…
Police: Iraq troops arrest Sunni MP, kill five people
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December 28, 2013
Police: Iraq troops arrest Sunni MP, kill five people
Iraqi security forces arrested a Sunni Muslim member of parliament in the western city of Ramadi and clashed with his…
Christmas bomb attacks kill 20 in Baghdad’s Christian areas
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December 25, 2013
Christmas bomb attacks kill 20 in Baghdad’s Christian areas
At least 20 people were killed in bomb attacks in Christian areas of Baghdad on Wednesday, including a car bomb…
Shelling kills four Iraqi army officers, two soldiers
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December 23, 2013
Shelling kills four Iraqi army officers, two soldiers
Mortar rounds struck an Iraqi army base west of Baghdad on Monday, killing four officers and two soldiers, security officials…
Police: Suicide bomber kills at least 10 Shi’ite pilgrims in Baghdad
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December 19, 2013
Police: Suicide bomber kills at least 10 Shi’ite pilgrims in Baghdad
A suicide bomber blew himself up near a funeral tent on Thursday, killing at least 10 Shia Muslim pilgrims in…
Bombs, suicide attacks in Iraq kill at least 21: police, medics
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December 16, 2013
Bombs, suicide attacks in Iraq kill at least 21: police, medics
uicide attacks and bombings across Iraq killed at least 21 people on Monday, medical and police sources said, the latest…
Car bomb near Iraqi cafe used by Sunni militia kills 11
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December 9, 2013
Car bomb near Iraqi cafe used by Sunni militia kills 11
A car bomb exploded near a cafe in northeastern Iraq on Monday, killing 11 people and wounding 23, police said,…
Iraq car bomb kills 30 as year’s death toll tops 5,800
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November 21, 2013
Iraq car bomb kills 30 as year’s death toll tops 5,800
A car bomb in a packed food market north of Baghdad killed 30 people on Thursday as a surge in…
Spate of Baghdad blasts kill 24
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November 20, 2013
Spate of Baghdad blasts kill 24
A wave of attacks, most of them car bombs targeting Shia neighbourhoods, rocked Baghdad early on Wednesday, killing at least…
Bombings target Iraq police, pilgrims, killing 19
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November 13, 2013
Bombings target Iraq police, pilgrims, killing 19
At least 19 people were killed in bomb attacks targeting Iraqi police and pilgrims on Wednesday, police and medical sources…