Topic: Baghdad

Death toll spikes for Iraqis, US troops

Violence killed more Iraqis last month than at any time since September, figures showed on Friday after the US reported deaths that also made June the deadliest month for its troops in Iraq for three years.The Baghdad government blames Al-Qaeda for most ...

Attacks kill five US soldiers, 20 Iraqis

Attacks killed five American soldiers and 20 Iraqis on Monday, the deadliest day for US forces in Iraq in more than two years, just months before all of them must withdraw. The violence raises major doubts over Iraqi security capabilities ahead of ...

Attacks kill five in Iraq's disputed Kirkuk

Violence in Iraq's disputed northern oil province of Kirkuk killed five people on Monday, the latest in a string of attacks in the region, as part of nationwide unrest that left nine dead.The latest violence further raised tensions in Kirkuk, an ethnically ...

Easter church blast wounds four in Baghdad

A roadside bomb explosion wounded four people, including two policemen, near a small church in the Iraqi capital on Easter Sunday, medical and security officials said.The bomb went off near the entrance of the Sacred Heart church, which is surrounded by concrete ...

Two US soldiers killed in Iraq: military

Two American soldiers have been killed during a mission in southern Iraq, the US military said on Saturday.The fatalities raised to 4,450 the number of US soldiers who have died in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion to oust Saddam Hussein, according ...

Iraqi army bars burials at Iran rebel camp

Iraq-based Iranian rebels who lost 34 members in a clash with the Iraqi army this month were barred from burying the dead at a cemetery inside their base, spokesmen for both sides said on Sunday.The People's Mujahedeen of Iran (PMOI) wanted to ...
Last week's deadly Iraqi raid on an Iranian opposition base inside its territory signals the growing influence of neighbouring Iran, as US forces prepare to withdraw at the end of this year."Baghdad has no interest in taking a hostile attitude toward Iran, ...
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that American forces were prepared to stay in any role beyond a scheduled pullout late this year, but time was running out for Iraq to ask.Gates, who arrived in Baghdad late Wednesday on an unannounced ...

US military says troops responded to Tikrit attack

American forces rapidly responded to a brazen attack in Tikrit and some were lightly wounded, the US military said on Wednesday, as the Iraqi city buried the 58 who died in the previous day's concerted assault.Gunmen dressed in military uniforms and suicide ...

Iraq, U.S. officials say attack bore signs of Qaeda

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bloody siege at a provincial council headquarters in Saddam Hussein's hometown in which 58 people were killed bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda militants, Iraqi and U.S. officials said on Wednesday.Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed to punish ...