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More attacks across Iraq kill 7 people

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:20:10 -0400

BAGHDAD - New attacks in Iraq killed seven people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 lives across the country.

Attacks kill 95 in Iraq, hint of Syrian spillover

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:30:49 -0400

BAGHDAD - Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a dangerous spillover from Syria's civil war next door.

Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:20:40 -0400

BAGHDAD - A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting that brought Iraq to its knees in 2006 and 2007.

Iraq rejects refuge for Turkey's Kurdish fighters

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:28:26 -0400

BAGHDAD - Iraq on Thursday rejected a key element of an accord to bring an end to a long Kurdish uprising in Turkey - offering refuge to rebel fighters in country's north.

Rights group: Iraqi panel needs help probing raid

Sat, 04 May 2013 07:10:25 -0400

BAGHDAD - Human Rights Watch on Saturday urged Iraqi authorities to give more financial and political backing to a government panel probing a deadly raid by security forces at a protest camp last week to find out who is responsible for what it alleged was an unlawful use of lethal force.

Wife: American in Iraqi prison is on hunger strike

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:29:45 -0400

BAGHDAD - In Baghdad's maximum-security Karkh prison, Shawki Omar is triply damned, his supporters say.