American held captive in Iraq released
March 18th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 18 (IANS) An American national reportedly held captive for around nine months in Iraq has been handed over to the US embassy, CNN reported.The man had earlier been ... Read more...
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Tens of thousands protest in Baghdad to demand U.S. troops to leave
May 27th, 2011 - 4:46 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Baghdad on Thursday to demand that American troops leave the country by the end of the year, local ... Read more...
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Iraqis demand end to American occupation
April 10th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators on Saturday took to the streets of Baghad to mark the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and demand the departure ... Read more...
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Radical Islamic cleric al-Sadr urges Iraqis to ‘resist occupier US with all means’
January 8th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Jan 7 (ANI): Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shiite cleric whose soldiers had earlier battled with the American forces, has urged his followers to resist the United States "with all means" in ... Read more...
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Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr returns to Iraq
January 6th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 6(ANI): A radical anti-American cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, whose supporters once led armed uprisings against U.S. forces in Iraq, has returned to the country after spending over three years of voluntary ... Read more...
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63 killed in Baghdad mosque blasts (Third Lead)
April 23rd, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, April 23 (DPA) At least 63 people were killed in a series of blasts targeting Shia mosques in Baghdad Friday, security and hospital sources said.
Officials said 180 people were injured in ... Read more...
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Iraq turns a ‘blind eye’ to torture, murder of gay men
August 17th, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 17 (DPA) The Iraqi government has done nothing to stop militias' torture and murder of gay men, the US-based Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday.
The organisation estimated ... Read more...
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Five killed, 23 wounded in Iraq suicide car bombing (Lead)
August 4th, 2009 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 3 (DPA) At least five civilians were killed and 23 wounded Monday when a man detonated his explosives-laden car in the western Iraqi province of al-Anbar.
The bomber was trying to ... Read more...
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21,000 soldiers to safeguard Iraqi Shia religious festival
August 3rd, 2009 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 3 (DPA) More than 21,000 Iraqi soldiers will provide security for Shia Muslims gathering in the city of Karbala in the coming days, a senior military officer said Monday.
Hundreds of ... Read more...
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Two killed, seven wounded in Iraq suicide car bombing
August 3rd, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Aug 3 (DPA) At least two civilians were killed and seven others were wounded Monday when a man detonated explosives packed into his car in the western Iraqi province of al-Anbar, ... Read more...
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Iraq mosque bombings undermine stability: UN chief
August 1st, 2009 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 31 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday condemned the bombings of Iraqi mosques that killed at least 30 people, calling them attempts to undermine the country's emerging stability.
"Attacks against ... Read more...
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Iraqi parliament passes security agreement with US
November 27th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 27 (DPA) After months of acrimony and delays, the Iraqi parliament Thursday approved the security agreement with the United States to set the timetable for a US forces pullout from ... Read more...
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Iraqis protest security treaty with US
November 21st, 2008 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 21 (Xinhua) Thousands of followers of Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr staged a protest in the capital Friday against a US-Iraqi security deal and prayed together with the members of the ... Read more...
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Thousands protest against new security deal in Iraq
October 18th, 2008 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Oct 18 (DPA) Tens of thousands of supporters of militant Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr demonstrated Saturday in Baghdad against the draft security deal being considered by the Iraqi and US legislatures.Al-Sadr ... Read more...
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Iraqi president condemns killing of Shia leader
October 10th, 2008 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Oct 10 (Xinhua) Iraq's President Jalal Talabani Friday condemned the killing of Shia lawmaker Saleh al-Ugaily by militants Thursday and called on all Iraqis to join forces against terrorism. "We have ... Read more...
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American troops in Iraq less aggressive to win Iraqi hearts
August 21st, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug.21 (ANI): Searches in suspect Iraqi neighbourhoods by the American armed forces have become less aggressive in an attempt to win the hearts of Iraqis ravaged by years of war. ... Read more...
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Radical cleric asks Iraq not to sign security deal with US
July 31st, 2008 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Xinhua
Baghdad, July 31 (Xinhua) Iraq's radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Thursday urged the government not to sign security deal that set a framework for the US troops' presence in the country after ... Read more...
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Six killed in Iraq clashes
May 18th, 2008 - 7:32 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Baghdad, May 18 (Xinhua) At least six people were killed and 30 others wounded in clashes between the US-backed Iraqi security forces and Shia militia here Sunday, an official said. Cashes broke ... Read more...
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Talks with US on Iraq security ‘useless’: Iran
May 5th, 2008 - 9:49 pm ICT by admin
Tehran, May 5 (IANS) Iran said Monday its next round of talks with the US on Iraq security would "make no sense" in the backdrop of intense US military offensive in the ... Read more...
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US air strike kills five in Iraq
May 5th, 2008 - 4:23 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Baghdad, May 5 (Xinhua) At least five suspected militants were killed and eight wounded in a pre-dawn US air strike in Baghdad's southern neighbourhood Monday, the police said. "The US army has ... Read more...
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300 killed in Iraqi Shia bastion in April
April 30th, 2008 - 6:31 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Baghdad, April 30 (Xinhua) The death toll in clashes between the Shia militia and the US-backed Iraqi forces in the capital's Sadr City area climbed to more than 300 in April, sources ... Read more...
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Eight people killed in joint US-Iraqi attack
April 19th, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Baghdad, April 19 (Xinhua) At least eight people were killed and 61 others injured in overnight clashes as joint US-Iraqi force conducted operations in Sadr city east of capital Baghdad, an Iraqi ... Read more...
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12 killed in US air raids in Iraq
April 11th, 2008 - 10:06 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Baghdad, April 11 (Xinhua) At least 12 suspected insurgents have been killed in US air strikes in different places in Iraq, the US military and coalition forces said Friday. According to a ... Read more...
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Toll in Iraq’s violence surges in March
April 1st, 2008 - 11:44 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Baghdad, April 1 (Xinhua) The death toll from the escalating violence in Iraq in the month of March has climbed to 1,082, up by 50 percent over February figures, officials said Tuesday. ... Read more...
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Cleric asks his militia to cease fire in Iraq
March 30th, 2008 - 9:48 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Baghdad, March 30 (Xinhua) Iraq's radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered Sunday his Mahdi militia to withdraw from the street battle with Iraqi army in all Iraqi cities, including Baghdad and Basra. "In ... Read more...
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Indefinite curfew in Baghdad
March 30th, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Baghdad, March 30 (Xinhua) A curfew, promulgated in the Iraqi capital Thursday till Sunday morning, has been extended indefinitely, state television Al-Iraqiya reported. The curfew has been extended after violent clashes continued ... Read more...
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US military reports killing 43 Sadrists in Baghdad
March 30th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Baghdad, March 30 (DPA) The US military said Sunday it had killed over 40 members of the militia of Shia cleri Muqtada al-Sadr in fighting in the Iraqi capital during the weekend. ... Read more...
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Iraqi PM says some Shia militants worse than Al Qaeda
March 30th, 2008 - 7:54 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Baghdad, March 30 (Xinhua) Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said some Shia militants were worse than Al Qaeda, as the Shia militia Mahdi Army continued heavy clashes with Iraqi forces Saturday. "Unfortunately ... Read more...
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Iraq’s Sadr declares renewal of ceasefire, U.S. welcome
February 22nd, 2008 - 9:27 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Baghdad, Feb 22 (Xinhua) Iraq's radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr Friday extended the six-month-old ceasefire of his Mahdi militia for six more months. "Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr has ordered that the activities of ... Read more...
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