Iraqi police say 55 dead in double bombing near Shiite shrine in BaghdadBAGHDAD — An Iraqi police official says at least 55 people have been killed in back-to-back suicide bombings outside the most important Shiite shrine in Baghdad. Iraqi police say 35 dead in double bombing near Shiite shrine in BaghdadBAGHDAD — Back-to-back suicide bombings killed at least 35 people Friday outside the most important Shiite shrine in Baghdad, police officials said. Iraqi police say 25 dead in double bombing near Shiite shrine in BaghdadBAGHDAD — Back-to-back suicide bombings killed at least 25 people Friday outside the most important Shiite shrine in Baghdad, police officials said. US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,276 Thursday, according to Associated Press countAs of Thursday, April 23, 2009, at least 4,276 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. AP IMPACT: Secret tally shows violence has killed at least 87,215 Iraqis since 2005BAGHDAD — Iraq’s government has recorded 87,215 of its citizens killed since 2005 in violence ranging from catastrophic bombings to execution-style slayings, according to government statistics obtained by The Associated Press that break open one of the most closely guarded secrets of the war. Suicide blasts kill at least 78 in Iraq, bloodiest day in more than a yearBAGHDAD — Suicide bomb blasts tore through crowds waiting for food aid in central Baghdad and inside a roadside restaurant filled with Iranian pilgrims Thursday, killing at least 78 people in Iraq’s deadliest day in more than a year. Suicide bombers kill 78 in Iraq’s deadliest day of violence this yearBAGHDAD — Suicide bombers struck a humanitarian aid distribution point and a crowded restaurant in separate attacks Thursday in Iraq, killing at least 78 people in the deadliest day of violence to strike the country this year. AP Exclusive: Secret tally shows violence has killed at least 87,215 Iraqis since 2005BAGHDAD — At least 87,215 Iraqis have been killed in violence since 2005, according to a previously undisclosed Iraqi government tally obtained by The Associated Press. Combined with tallies based on hospital sources and media reports since the beginning of the war and a review of available evidence by the AP, the figures show that more than 110,000 Iraqis have died in violence since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. AP Exclusive: Secret tally shows violence has killed at least 87,215 Iraqis since 2005BAGHDAD — A previously undisclosed Iraqi government tally obtained by The Associated Press shows that at least 87,215 Iraqis have been killed in violence since 2005. AP: Secret tally shows violence has killed at least 87,215 Iraqis since 2005BAGHDAD — A previously undisclosed Iraqi government tally obtained by The Associated Press shows that at least 87,215 Iraqis have been killed in violence since 2005. AP: Secret tally shows violence has killed at least 87,215 Iraqis since 2005BAGHDAD — A previously undisclosed Iraqi government tally obtained by The Associated Press shows that at least 87,215 Iraqis have been killed in violence since 2005. Iraq says it arrested a top leader of al-Qaida-linked insurgency, suicide bombers kill 69BAGHDAD — Iraqi security officials said they captured one of the most wanted leaders of the al-Qaida-linked Sunni insurgency Thursday, an arrest that could deliver a significant blow to an intensified campaign of attacks. Two separate suicide bombings killed at least 69 people. Iraq says it arrested one of top leaders of al-Qaida-linked insurgency, suicide bombs kill 54BAGHDAD — Iraqi security officials said they captured one of the most wanted leaders of the al-Qaida-linked Sunni insurgency Thursday, an arrest that could deliver a significant blow to an intensified campaign of attacks. Two separate suicide bombings killed at least 54 people. Iran says it will get Iraqi crude via new pipelineTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s official news agency says Tehran has reached an agreement with Iraq to build a pipeline that will feed Iraqi crude to an Iranian refinery. Iraqi security officials say al-Qaida-linked leader arrestedBAGHDAD — The suspected leader of an al-Qaida-linked militant network was captured Thursday by Iraqi military forces, security officials said, in what could mark a significant blow against Sunni insurgents as they step up attacks. Two separate suicide bombings, meanwhile, killed at least 42 people. Iraqi officials say suicide bomber strikes Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad, killing at least 22BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber blew himself up among a group of Iraqis collecting humanitarian aid Thursday in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least 22 people, the Iraqi military said. Serbian coach Bora Milutinovic signs deal to take over Iraqi national football teamBAGHDAD — Serbian coach Bora Milutinovic has officially taken over the Iraqi national soccer team. Wheels up: US troops in Iraq board planes bound for AfghanistanBAGHDAD — American soldiers who specialize in clearing bombs from roads boarded a plane Thursday from Iraq to the Taliban heartland in southern Afghanistan, part of the largest movement of personnel and equipment between the two war fronts. US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,275 Wednesday, according to Associated Press countAs of Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at least 4,275 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. Lawyer urges military to drop charge that Marine murdered unarmed Iraqi; 2 others acquittedCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine’s lawyer says the military will decide as early Friday whether to drop charges that his client murdered an unarmed detainee in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. Obama wins fight on halting F-22s, new skirmishes with Boeing on horizonWASHINGTON — The Obama administration has chalked up a quick victory in its drive to kill an expensive jet fighter better suited for the Cold War than Afghanistan, but more skirmishes with job-rich defense contractors and their allies in Congress are just over the horizon. US soldier killed during patrol in Baghdad, military saysBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in Iraq. AP Interview: Pentagon official says troop withdrawal to likely spur short-term violenceWASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s top Middle East adviser said Wednesday insurgent attacks in Iraq will probably increase as U.S. forces start to leave, but there’s no plan now to delay troop departures. Suicide bomber kills at least 5 in attack at Sunni mosque north of BaghdadBAGHDAD — A suicide bomber has killed at least five people in a Sunni mosque north of Baghdad. Senate report says Bush policies led to prisoner abuses at Gitmo and in Iraq and AfghanistanWASHINGTON — The brutal treatment of prisoners by the military at Guantanamo Bay, Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison and Afghanistan was systematic and a direct result of the CIA’s early use of harsh interrogation tactics, according to a Senate report. The 232-page report released Tuesday by the Senate Armed Services Committee came less than a week after President Barack Obama released the Aug. 1, 2002 memo that justified the use of severe methods by the CIA. Can Iraqis Tweet their way to a state of normalcy? Technology executives hope to helpBAGHDAD — “Breakfast time … Lots of helicopters … Met the president of Iraq … Amazing palace.” Top US military officer reviews Afghan militia program to combat violence on Kabul’s doorstepFORWARD OPERATING BASE AIRBORNE, Afghanistan — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff began a review Wednesday of a new community-based defense program recently deployed to combat rising violence in a province on the doorstep of Kabul. Fiancee of American journalist jailed in Iran defends her as innocent, begs for her releaseCAIRO — An Iranian filmmaker, who said he is engaged to the American journalist jailed in Iran for allegedly spying for the U.S., defended his fiancee as innocent in an open letter and begged Iranian authorities to release her. UN gives Iraqi leaders proposal to ease ethnic tensions in oil rich KirkukBAGHDAD — Iraqi leaders received on Wednesday a highly anticipated U.N. report on proposals to ease ethnic rifts in the oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk and other disputed areas, a U.N. spokesman said. Top Pentagon commander visits troops on Kabul’s doorstep, reviews new militia programFORWARD OPERATING BASE AIRBORNE, Afghanistan — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is reviewing a new community-based defense program recently started in an increasingly violent province on the doorstep of Kabul. |
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