28 killed in motorbike suicide bombing in Iraq (Third Lead)
March 8th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 8 (DPA) At least 28 people were killed and 54 others injured Sunday when a man driving a motorcycle detonated explosives strapped to his body outside a police recruitment centre ... Read more...
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Iraq police station attack kills at least 52 (Second Lead)
March 8th, 2009 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 8 (DPA) At least 52 people were killed and 35 others were injured Sunday when a man driving a motorcycle detonated explosives strapped to his body outside a police recruitment ... Read more...
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Iraq police station attack kills 30 (Lead)
March 8th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, March 8 (DPA) At least 30 people were killed and 48 others injured Sunday when a man driving a motorcycle detonated explosives strapped to his body outside a police recruitment centre ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda in Iraq weakened but not vanquished
November 12th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Nov 12 (ANI): Analysts in Iraq have said that Al-Qaeda jihadists were weakened but may regain influence in the country, especially if integration of the anti-Qaeda Sahwa forces into Iraq''s ... Read more...
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Iraqi army begins fresh crackdown on Shia fighters
June 19th, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Baghdad, June 19 (DPA) Iraqi troops in the early hours of Thursday mounted a new security offensive against Shia militias in the southern province of Maysan after a four-day deadline for militants ... Read more...
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Iraqi police arrests al-Qaeda chief
May 9th, 2008 - 11:39 am ICT by admin
Baghdad , May 9 (ANI): Iraqi police has arrested the fugitive Abu Hamza al-Muhajir who called himself the head of al-Qaeda.The US State Department had announced five million dollars reward ... Read more...
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Two killed in Baghdad blast
April 15th, 2008 - 12:29 am ICT by admin
DPA
Baghdad, April 14 (DPA) At least two people were killed Monday and 11 wounded when a bomb went off in central Baghdad, while a fire broke out in a public market in ... Read more...
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28 criminals and militants executed in Iraq’s Basra
April 14th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Baghdad, April 14 (DPA) Iraq has executed 28 criminals and members of militant groups in Basra, some 550 km south of the capital city, media reports said Monday. Abdul-Karim Khalaf of the ... Read more...
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Iraq government to enforce ban on weapons
April 9th, 2008 - 12:52 am ICT by admin
DPA
Baghdad, April 8 (DPA) Iraq's security forces were ordered Tuesday to collect arms from ordinary people and political parties in Baghdad, while Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr postponed a planned protest against US ... Read more...
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At least 25 killed, dozens injured in clashes in Basra
March 25th, 2008 - 11:21 pm ICT by admin
(Second Lead)
DPA
Baghdad, March 25 (DPA) At least 25 people were killed in Iraq Tuesday, including civilians and members of Mahdi militia, and dozens others were wounded in ongoing heavy fighting between the ... Read more...
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12 killed, 26 injured in clashes in Iraq’s Basra
March 25th, 2008 - 8:17 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)
DPA
Baghdad, March 25 (DPA) At least 12 people were killed Tuesday, including civilians and members of Mahdi militia, and 26 others wounded in ongoing heavy fighting between Iraqi forces and militants in ... Read more...
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Iraqi prime minister launches security plan for Basra
March 25th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Baghdad, March 25 (DPA) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki launched Tuesday a security plan in the southern city of Basra to maintain security and fight militias and gangs in the city, which ... Read more...
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