At least 19 people have been killed in two car bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. The blasts happened within minutes of each other in the central Shia district of Karrada in the middle of the afternoon rush hour. The first bomb exploded outside a restaurant and a bakery in al-Andalus Square, [...]
Waves of bomb attacks and shootings in north of Baghdad have killed at least 82 people, say security and medical officials. Many of those killed were security forces – who appear to have been a prime target. One of the worst-hit places was Taji, a Sunni neighbourhood some 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, [...]
Serial bomb attacks in six Iraqi provinces, including 10 locations in Baghdad, has killed 62 people and wounded dozens more, Iraqi police say. Many of the dead in the Iraqi capital were Shia pilgrims gathering for a religious festival. In Hilla, two car bombs exploded near a restaurant, killing at least 15 people. There has [...]
The American flag has been lowered in Baghdad, bringing nearly nine years of US military operations in Iraq to a formal end. Leon Panetta, the US Defence Secretary, told troops the mission had been worth the cost in blood and dollars. Leon Panetta said the years of war in Iraq had yielded to an era [...]
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