Police officer says Iraqi raid on Iranian exile camp north of Baghdad kills 7BAGHDAD — An Iraqi raid on an Iranian opposition group’s camp north of Baghdad killed seven people, according to a police officer and members of the exile group. A standoff at the camp continued for a second day Wednesday. Britain says it will temporarily withdraw forces from Iraq as parliament didn’t extend mandateBAGHDAD — Britain will withdraw its remaining forces from Iraq to Kuwait by the end of the month because the Iraqi parliament failed to pass a deal allowing them to stay to protect oil platforms and provide training, a spokesman said Tuesday. Gunmen kill 8 guards in Baghdad bank robbery, make off with nearly $7 million, police sayBAGHDAD — Gunmen killed eight security guards and made off with nearly $7 million during a brazen bank robbery Tuesday in central Baghdad in the second such assault in a week. While overall violence is down in Iraq, ordinary crime has emerged as an increasing threat to the country’s stability. Iraqi police: Gunmen break into bank in central Baghdad, kill 8 security guardsBAGHDAD — Gunmen killed eight security guards Tuesday during an early morning robbery at a bank in central Baghdad, an attack that police say is the work of insurgents attempting to finance their operations. 2 people killed in Iraq bombings targeting police in Baghdad, Fallujah and MosulBAGHDAD — Two people were killed Monday in bombings across Iraq targeting police officers, considered the weakest link among the Iraqi security forces that have taken the lead from withdrawing American forces. Iraqi police: suicide bomber strikes funeral west of Baghdad, killing at least 5 peopleBAGHDAD — Iraqi police say as many as five people have been killed in a suicide bombing targeting a funeral west of Baghdad. Opposition party in Iraq Kurdish region alleges voting violations but expects strong showingSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — An opposition party on Sunday claimed there had been violations in the presidential and parliamenary elections in Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish region but said it still expected a strong showing. Police: Gunmen break into Baghdad money exchange, kill 5 during attackBAGHDAD — Five people were killed Sunday in a daylight attack at a popular money exchange office, a reflection of the increasing crime in Iraq even as violence is on the decline. Iraq’s Kurdish political establishment faces calls for change in self-ruled northern regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — The Kurdish political establishment faced its first real test in an election Saturday for a president and 111-seat parliament in a semiautonomous region mired in a bitter dispute with Baghdad over oil and land that threatens Iraq’s stability. Iraqi Kurds look for change as they head to the polls in their disputed oil-rich regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iraqis voting in Saturday’s election in the self-ruled Kurdish north expressed hope it would shake up the entrenched regional government and help reduce long-standing tension with Baghdad over oil and land disputes that threaten the country’s stability. Iraq’s Kurds cast ballots for president, members of parliament in disputed oil-rich regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iraqis headed to the polls Saturday in the country’s self-ruled Kurdish north, a region mired in a bitter dispute with Baghdad over oil and land that threatens Iraq’s stability. Iraq investigates reports that US, insurgent delegates held talks in Turkey earlier this yearBAGHDAD — Iraq said Friday it was investigating reports that U.S. delegates and Sunni insurgents held reconciliation talks in Turkey this year, alleging the meetings violated Iraqi sovereignty and showed tolerance for terrorists. Soldiers, the sick vote early ahead of elections in Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Soldiers, prisoners and hospital patients voted Thursday ahead of weekend elections in Iraq’s Kurdish region, which is locked in a dispute with the central government over oil-rich land. For Kurds, the election tests a political establishment that has kept their region relatively safe but faces allegations of corruption. 5 Iranian pilgrims on way to Najaf killed in drive by shooting on their convoyBAGHDAD — Gunmen in four cars opened fire Wednesday on a convoy of buses carrying Iranian pilgrims on their way to the holy Shiite city of Najaf, killing five of them, Iraqi police said. 5 Iranian pilgrims killed in drive by shooting on their convoy, Iraqi police sayBAGHDAD — Gunmen in four cars opened fire Wednesday on a convoy of buses carrying Iranian pilgrims through Iraq, killing five of them, Iraqi police said. Gunmen in four cars open fire on Iranian pilgrims, 5 died
US military in Iraq says 1 civilian, 2 assailants killed in attack on American convoyBAGHDAD — A U.S. military spokesman in Iraq says American soldiers have killed two people who attempted to throw grenades at a convoy west of Baghdad. Bombs in Iraqi cities kill at least 18 ahead of PM meeting with Obama in WashingtonBAGHDAD — Bombs killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens in Iraq on Tuesday in a sign that insurgents, though weakened, remain intent on destabilizing a country that is struggling to consolidate U.S.-backed security gains. Iraq’s PM al-Maliki heads to US to meet Obama, seek American investmentBAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is heading to Washington to visit President Barack Obama and seek U.S. investment in Iraq despite persistent security concerns. Iraqi forces limit US operations in cities, but Americans still operate in outlying areasBAGHDAD — The Iraqi military has turned down requests from American forces to move unescorted through Baghdad and conduct a raid since the transition of responsibility for urban security at the end of last month, an Iraqi military commander said Monday. Iraqi military commander compares new restrictions on US forces to “house arrest”BAGHDAD — An Iraqi military commander on Monday compared new restrictions on the U.S. military to “house arrest,” saying American combat troops cannot patrol as freely as they did before pulling out of cities on June 30. Iraq: 4 police killed in bomb, shooting attacks in cities of Ramadi, MosulBAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities say a car bomb has killed two police officers and injured eight civilians west of Baghdad. Suspect arrested in rocket attack that killed 3 US troops in Basra, Iraqi police sayBAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities have arrested a member of an Iranian-backed militia suspected in an attack that killed three U.S. soldiers in southern Iraq, police said Saturday. US military says 3 troops killed in southern Iraq as bomb kills 2 Shiite pilgrims in BaghdadBAGHDAD — The U.S. military said Friday that three of its soldiers were killed in the south in an attack on a base outside Iraq’s second largest city of Basra. US military says 3 coalition soldiers have died in Basra in southern IraqBAGHDAD — Three soldiers were killed in an attack on a coalition forces base in the former Shiite militia stronghold of Basra, the U.S. military said Friday. 18 injured in explosion targeting minibus carrying Shiites to holy shrine in BaghdadBAGHDAD — Eighteen people were injured Thursday in an explosion that targeted a minibus transporting Shiite pilgrims to a holy shrine to commemorate the death of a revered imam. Bombs kill 11 in Iraq, highlighting security challenges following pullback of US troopsBAGHDAD — A suicide bomber on Wednesday killed six people, including an Iraqi policeman, in an attack on security forces in a former insurgent stronghold in Iraq’s western Anbar province, police said. A Baghdad bombing killed five other people. Iraqi officials say bombs in Baghdad and Ramadi kill 11, injure dozens.BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber on Wednesday killed six people, including an Iraqi policeman, in an attack on security forces in a former insurgent stronghold in Iraq’s western Anbar province, police said. A Baghdad bombing killed five other people. Iraqi policeman, 5 others die in suicide bombing in western IraqBAGHDAD — A suicide bomber on Wednesday killed six people, including an Iraqi policeman, in an attack on security forces in a former insurgent stronghold in Iraq’s western Anbar province, police said. Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 7 at checkpoint in Anbar provinceBAGHDAD — A suicide bomber has killed seven people in an attack on security forces in Iraq’s Anbar province. |
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BAGHDAD — Gunmen in four cars opened fire Wednesday on a convoy of buses carrying Iranian pilgrims through Iraq, killing five of them, Iraqi police said. Some 35 others were also wounded in the attack, which took place near the village of Kebasi north of the capital. The convoy was part of the movement of millions pilgrims — many of them from neighboring Iran — visiting the southern holy Shiite cities of Najaf and Karbala throughout the year.
