Topic: Karbala
At least seven people were killed in new violence in Iraq on Wednesday, including three civilians in roadside bombings south of Baghdad, medical and security sources said.The civilians died in explosions at around 8:00 am (0500 GMT) in the village of Al-Khanafsa, ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two car bombs struck the Iraqi city of Kerbala Monday, killing five people and wounding 64 others, authorities said.The bombs hit a restaurant and a security checkpoint one km from the Imam Hussein shrine, one of the holiest sites ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A bicycle loaded with explosives killed five people and wounded 37 at a market in Mussayab, south of Baghdad, on Sunday and a bomb on a bus killed at least three more further south in Kerbala, police and health ...
Eleven people were killed and 60 others wounded in attacks in Baghdad, the northern city of Mosul and the Shiite shrine city of Karbala on Wednesday, police and ministry officials said.In northwest Baghdad, nearly simultaneous mortar attacks and shootings during jewellery heists ...
Nine people were killed and 44 others wounded in attacks in Baghdad and the Shiite shrine city of Karbala on Wednesday, police and ministry officials said.In northwestern Baghdad, nearly simultaneous mortar attacks and shootings during jewellery heists in the popular Jawadain market ...
Gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped 11 Iraqi pilgrims travelling in a minibus on their way to the holy Shiite city of Karbala for a religious festival, a police officer said. "Gunmen stopped them and took them with the bus onto a dirt road," ...
Iraqi Cleric Orders 6-Month `freeze' of Militia, Halts Attacks on US ForcesAnti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took his Mahdi Army out of action for up to six months Wednesday to overhaul the feared Shiite militia _ a stunning move that underscores the growing ...
Shiite Gunmen Clash in Karbala During Religious Festival, Pilgrims Ordered to LeaveFighting erupted Tuesday between rival Shiite militias in Karbala during a religious festival, claiming 51 lives and forcing officials to abort the celebrations and order up to 1 million Shiite pilgrims ...
U.S. Forces Kill Militant Behind Brazen Killing of 4 American Soldiers in Southern IraqU.S. forces on a raid in northern Baghdad killed a Shiite militant believed to have masterminded a brazen January attack in Karbala that led to the capture and killing ...