Car bomb near western Iraqi city of Ramadi kills 7, wounds 14

BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomber targeted a line of vehicles stopped at a checkpoint in western Iraq on Monday, killing seven people and wounding 14, police and hospital officials said.

Police: Car bomb in western Iraqi city of Ramadi kills 7, wounds 10

BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomber targeted a line of vehicles stopped a checkpoint in western Iraq on Monday, killing seven people and wounding 10, police and hospital officials said.

Iraq presses for tribunal for Syrian-based bomb suspects; Damascus refuses to extradite them

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister pressed a U.N. envoy Sunday on the need for an international tribunal to bring Syrian-based bombing suspects to trial, as Damascus refused to hand over those it called political refugees.

Iraqi premier presses UN envoy on request for bombings tribunal, help with Syria dispute

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister pressed the U.N. envoy Sunday for action on his request for an international tribunal to try suspects in last month’s suicide truck bombings at government targets.

Sunni Arabs protest plan to deploy Kurdish forces with US and Iraqi troops in north

BAGHDAD — Hundreds of Sunni Arabs opposed to the presence of Kurdish troops in disputed areas of northern Iraq demonstrated Saturday against a U.S. proposal to deploy a mixed force of American, Kurdish and Iraqi soldiers in the area.

Iraq deploys thousands more police to Syrian border as tensions build over bombing claims

BAGHDAD — Iraq has deployed thousands of reinforcements along its border with Syria to prevent insurgents from crossing the desert frontier, as the government said Friday it has provided Syria with evidence linking Iraqis there to bombings.

Iraq’s prime minister accuses Syria of harboring armed groups responsible for attacks

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister said Thursday that Syria was sheltering armed groups wanted for cross-border attacks, forcing him to appeal to the United Nations for help in stopping what he called a hostile act.

Car bomb northeast of Baghdad misses leader of Iraq’s largest Sunni political party, wounds 4

BAGHDAD — A car bomb apparently targeting the leader of Iraq’s largest Sunni political party wounded four people northeast of Baghdad on Thursday, police said. The politician escaped unharmed.

4 Iraqi security personnel to hang for bank robbery that threatens heavy political fallout

BAGHDAD — Four members of Iraq’s security forces were convicted Wednesday of robbing a Baghdad bank and killing eight guards and were sentenced to hang in a trial that could leave behind considerable political fallout.

4 members of Iraq’s security forces sentenced to hang for deadly bank robbery

BAGHDAD — A Baghdad court convicted four members of Iraq’s security forces Wednesday of involvement in a bank robbery in the Iraqi capital that left eight bank guards dead and sentenced them to death.

Iraqi court sentences 4 members of security forces to death in bank heist

BAGHDAD — A Baghdad court on Wednesday sentenced four members of Iraq’s security forces to death for their roles in a bank heist in the Iraqi capital that left eight bank guards dead.

Iraq Shiite leader reaches out to rivals; government pushes back census to Oct. 2010

BAGHDAD — The son of the late leader of Iraq’s largest Shiite political party acknowledged setbacks and reached out to political rivals Tuesday as he formally replaced his father at the party’s helm.

Iraq reschedules nationwide census for October 2010 to give time to settle ethnic tensions

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government has rescheduled a nationwide census for Oct. 24, 2010 after postponing the survey to allow time for ethnic and political tensions to settle.

Iraq’s biggest Shiite party picks late leader’s son to take over, party official says

BAGHDAD — The son of the late leader of Iraq’s largest Shiite political party on Monday took the reins of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, a party official said.

Iraq: suspected bomber recently released by US; man confesses to militant training in Syria

BAGHDAD — The suicide truck bomber who targeted Iraq’s Foreign Ministry in one of the most deadly attacks this year had recently been freed from U.S. custody, an Iraqi investigator said Sunday, raising fresh concerns that former detainees will return to violence.

US military says number of Iraqi detainees has fallen below 9,000, lowest since March 2005

BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says the number of Iraqi detainees has dropped below 9,000 from a high of 27,000 in 2007.

Bombs kill at least 18 people in Iraq, mostly in vulnerable communities in remote north

BAGHDAD — Bombs struck a cafe in Baghdad and remote communities in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 18 people, as the visiting Iranian foreign minister warned that Iraq’s instability affected the whole region.

Bombs kill at least 18 people in Iraq, most in vulnerable communities in remote north

BAGHDAD — Bombs struck a cafe in Baghdad and remote communities in northern Iraq on Saturday, killing at least 18 people, as the visiting Iranian foreign minister warned that Iraq’s instability affected the whole region.

Iraqi police: Two truck bombs explode north of Baghdad, kill 16

BAGHDAD — Two truck bombs struck separate communities north of Iraq’s capital on Saturday, killing at least 16 people in the latest attacks to indicate that insurgents are targeting relatively unprotected areas.

Iraqi police: Suicide car bomb explodes north of Baghdad, kills 8 people

BAGHDAD — A suicide truck bomber attacked a small police station in a remote village north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least eight people, Iraqi authorities said.

Iraqi police: Suicide car bomb explodes north of Baghdad, kills 5 police officers

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi police official says a suicide car bomber targeting a police station in a remote village north of Baghdad has killed five officers.

Eulogies for Iraqi Shiite leader reflect worries of instability in absence of strong figure

BAGHDAD — Thousands of mourners marched through Baghdad behind the coffin of one of the country’s most powerful Shiite leaders on Friday, and eulogies from rivals and allies reflected deep worry over the political void left by his death.

Iraqi prime minister says death of revered Shiite leader leaves ‘void’ at crucial time

BAGHDAD — Thousands poured into the streets of the Iraqi capital Friday amid tight security to pay their respects to a revered Shiite leader whose death the Iraqi prime minister said left a void in the country during a “delicate and sensitive period.”

Body of revered Shiite leader arrives in Baghdad amid tight security for funeral procession

BAGHDAD — The body of a revered Shiite leader arrived Friday for burial amid tight security that saw portions of the Iraqi capital sealed off, signaling fears the funeral procession may be targeted by insurgents to stoke sectarian tensions.

Top Iraqi officials on hand for arrival of body of revered Shiite leader in Baghdad

BAGHDAD — The body of a revered Shiite leader has arrived in Baghdad amid tight security to begin the second half of a two day funeral procession that will wind its way through Iraq’s Shiite heartland.

Car bombs target Iraqi forces ahead of funeral of top Shiite leader; 1 dead near US base

BAGHDAD — A string of car bombs exploded Thursday in Baghdad as Iraqi forces tightened security around Shiite mosques, shrines and political party offices ahead of the funeral of a top Shiite leader.

Iraqi police: Car bomb explodes near US base north of Baghdad, kills 1

BAGHDAD — Iraqi police officials say a string of car bombs have targeted Iraqi security forces in and around Baghdad, killing one and wounding 19 people.

Iraqi prime minister steps up pressure on Syria to hand over bombing suspects

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Syria to hand over two suspects wanted in recent suicide attacks on government ministries in Baghdad.

Iraqi foreign ministry summons Syrian diplomat in row over suspected bomb plotters

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s foreign ministry summoned a senior Syrian diplomat in Baghdad Wednesday amid a diplomatic row over Iraqi demands for the extradition of two suspected bomb plotters.

Iraq’s al-Qaida claims Baghdad bombings, while Iraq focuses blame on Saddam loyalists in Syria

BAGHDAD — An al-Qaida front group said Tuesday it carried out last week’s truck bombings on government targets in Baghdad, attacks that Iraq has said also involved plotters among Saddam Hussein loyalists based in Syria.