iraq
Iraqi Christian leader: Arab Spring promoting bloodshed
World
February 9, 2013
Iraqi Christian leader: Arab Spring promoting bloodshed
The newly appointed patriarch of Iraq's largest Christian community said on Saturday that the Arab Spring had been hijacked by…
Iraq says 3,000 inmates freed amid demos
World
February 3, 2013
Iraq says 3,000 inmates freed amid demos
A top Iraqi minister said Sunday that the authorities had released 3,000 prisoners over the past month in a bid…
Attackers kill 33 at police HQ in disputed Iraqi city
World
February 3, 2013
Attackers kill 33 at police HQ in disputed Iraqi city
At least 33 people were killed in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday when a suicide bomber detonated a…
Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops
World
January 27, 2013
Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops
Thousands of mourners rallied Saturday at funerals for Sunni Muslims shot by troops in demonstrations against Iraq's Shia Prime Minister…
Suicide bomber kills 22 inside Iraqi Shia mosque
World
January 23, 2013
Suicide bomber kills 22 inside Iraqi Shia mosque
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
World
December 27, 2012
Iraq Sunnis block trade routes in protest against PM Maliki
Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims blocked Iraq's main trade route to neighboring Syria and Jordan in a fourth day…
Iraq president hospitalized due to ‘health emergency’
World
December 18, 2012
Iraq president hospitalized due to ‘health emergency’
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has been hospitalized in Baghdad due to a "health emergency," his office said on Tuesday. "Due…
Iraq attacks kill at least 20 people
World
December 17, 2012
Iraq attacks kill at least 20 people
Attacks against Iraqi security forces, Shias and a small minority killed at least 20 people and wounded 37 on Monday,…
Two bombs kill 28 people in Iraq Shia cities
World
November 29, 2012
Two bombs kill 28 people in Iraq Shia cities
Bombs in two majority Shia Muslim cities in southern Iraq killed 28 people on Thursday, police and hospital sources said.…
Iraq executes 10, including Egyptian
World
November 11, 2012
Iraq executes 10, including Egyptian
Iraqi authorities executed 10 men on Sunday, a spokesperson said, bringing to 129 the number of people put to death…