News: Iraq

We have started to collect the most important news related to Iraq in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Iraq: news

Saudis try to break Iraq impasse

Saturday, October 30th 2010, 22:06
related countries: Saudi Arabia
related places: Riyadh

Saudi Arabia's king invites the leaders of Iraq's political blocs for talks in Riyadh to try to break the continuing deadlock over a new government.
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Many killed in Iraq suicide blast

Friday, October 29th 2010, 21:08
related places: Baghdad

A suicide bomber strikes a cafe north of Baghdad killing at least 25 people in the country's first major attack in more than a month.
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Iraq leak 'a gift for terrorists'

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 15:22
related countries: United States

The leak of US military logs suggesting troops in Iraq ignored evidence of torture is a "propaganda gift" for terrorists, William Hague says.
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Stealth attacks

Wednesday, October 27th 2010, 10:12

Sticky bombs and silenced weapons on rise in Iraq
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UN urges Wikileaks torture probe

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 21:45
related countries: United States

The US and Iraq should investigate claims by the Wikileaks website that Iraqi forces tortured citizens during the US-led war, the UN says.
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Ten killed in Iraq jewellery raid

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 21:13
related places: Kirkuk

Gunmen attack jewellery shops at a market in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing 10 people.
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Tariq Aziz is sentenced to death

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 20:12

Tariq Aziz, for many years the international face of Iraq under Saddam Hussein, is sentenced to death by the Iraqi Supreme Court.
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Tariq Aziz is a victim, says his son

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 11:37

One of Saddam Hussein's most prominent deputies, Tariq Aziz, has been sentenced to death by the Iraqi Supreme Court.
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War-hit countries 'most corrupt'

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 8:46
related countries: Somalia

War-torn nations, such as Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq, are seen as the world's most corrupt, Transparency International says.
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Iraq's insurgents change their weapons

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 6:10

The use of large bombs are rarely used in Iraq but the insurgents are developing new methods of warfare.
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Shoe-thrower in TV attack on Australia ex-PM Howard

Tuesday, October 26th 2010, 0:54
related countries: Aruba, Australia

An audience member has hurled his shoes at former Australian Prime Minister John Howard on a TV talk show in protest at his involvement in the Iraq war.
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US rebuffs Wikileaks Iraq claims

Monday, October 25th 2010, 22:26
related countries: United States

The Pentagon denies claims made by Wikileaks that US soldiers "turned a blind eye" to torture carried out by local forces during the Iraq war.
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Gulf states urge Wikileaks probe

Monday, October 25th 2010, 14:48

The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) urges the US to investigate alleged "crimes against humanity" in Iraq after Wikileaks publishes scores of war logs.
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Iraq parliament ordered to meet

Sunday, October 24th 2010, 11:59

Iraq's Supreme Court orders the country's parliament to meet for only the second time since inconclusive elections some seven months ago.
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Wikileaks' timing angers Iraqi PM

Sunday, October 24th 2010, 6:33
related countries: United States

Iraq's prime minister criticises the timing of the release by Wikileaks of almost 400,000 secret US military documents about the conflict there.
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Wikileaks impact in Iraq

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 21:24

No surprises for Iraqis but disclosures fuel political row
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Wikileaks defends Iraq war leaks

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 19:28

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says the release of almost 400,000 classified Iraq war documents is an attempt to tell the truth about the war.
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MoD criticises Wikileaks release

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 17:04
related countries: United Kingdom

The release of almost 400,000 classified Iraq war documents by the Wikileaks website is criticised by the UK's Ministry of Defence.
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Wikileaks founder: "This is about truth"

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 10:37
related countries: United States

The founder of whistleblowing website Wikileaks has defended its decision to publish thousands of secret US military documents on the Iraq war.
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Leaked war logs 'reveal new deaths'

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 10:15
related countries: United States

US military documents leaked to a whistleblowing website reveal thousands of previously unreported civilian deaths, according to independent research organisation Iraq Body Count.
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US forces 'ignored Iraq torture'

Saturday, October 23rd 2010, 9:42
related countries: United States

The biggest leak of military records in US history, released by Wikileaks, shows commanders did not investigate torture by the Iraqi authorities.
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Wikileaks files 'threaten troops'

Friday, October 22nd 2010, 17:33
related countries: United States

The US military says the expected release of classified documents on the Wikileaks website could endanger US troops, allies and Iraqi civilians.
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Kelly's wounds 'self-inflicted'

Friday, October 22nd 2010, 14:20

Previously secret evidence about the death of Iraq weapons expert Dr David Kelly suggests that he died as a result of a "self-inflicted injury".
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US soldier 'killed two comrades'

Thursday, October 21st 2010, 0:26
related countries: United States

A US soldier is charged with murdering two comrades and wounding a third after an argument in Iraq, the US Army says.
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UN envoy survives Iraqi bombing

Wednesday, October 20th 2010, 11:26

The UN's top envoy to Iraq, Ad Melkert, survives a roadside bomb attack on his convoy near the city of Najaf, officials say.
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Iraq premier Maliki in Iran talks

Monday, October 18th 2010, 15:06
related countries: Iran

The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki is in Iran on one of several visits to neighbouring countries as he tries to secure a second term.
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US braces for huge new Iraq leak

Sunday, October 17th 2010, 23:01
related countries: United States

The US military assembles a large team to prepare for the expected publication of thousands of Iraq war documents on the Wikileaks website.
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Eight killed in Iraq jewellery raid

Sunday, October 17th 2010, 19:50

At least eight people have been killed in a gunfight during an attempted robbery of several jewellery shops in Iraq.
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Two cleared over Red Cap murders

Sunday, October 10th 2010, 17:23

Two men are cleared of murdering six Royal Military Police soldiers, seven years after they were killed in Iraq by an angry mob.
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Troops to get more stress support

Wednesday, October 6th 2010, 1:35
related countries: Afghanistan

Measures to help soldiers who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan deal with post-traumatic stress are to be announced.
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End in sight?

Saturday, October 2nd 2010, 16:20

Iraq slowly moving towards setting up new government
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Reel despair

Saturday, October 2nd 2010, 11:00

Curtains close on the magic of Iraq's cinemas
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Iraq deadlock breaks world record

Saturday, October 2nd 2010, 2:10

Political parties in Iraq set a new world record for the amount of time taken to form a new government.
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IMF praises Iraq economy progress

Friday, October 1st 2010, 20:24

The International Monetary Fund praises Iraq for making "good progress" in reconstructing its economy, as it gives the go-ahead for a $741m loan.
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Iraqi Shia bloc nominates Maliki

Friday, October 1st 2010, 19:42

Iraq's main Shia coalition chooses to nominate the incumbent Prime Minister, Nouri Maliki, for a second term of office.
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Switching sides

Wednesday, September 29th 2010, 11:02

Iraqi militia leaders on why they turned on al-Qaeda
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UK defeated in Iraq - US general

Wednesday, September 29th 2010, 1:21
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

The British army suffered defeat in Iraq when it pulled out of Basra in 2007, a senior American general claims.
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We're a new generation - Miliband

Tuesday, September 28th 2010, 20:16

Ed Miliband says a new generation is running Labour and signals a break from the past by declaring the Iraq war wrong in his first big speech as leader.
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US soldier held over shootings

Tuesday, September 28th 2010, 11:08
related countries: United States

A US soldier is in custody in Iraq, being held over the deaths of two of his colleagues in a shooting incident in Fallujah.
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MoD's Iraq practices questioned

Monday, September 27th 2010, 20:01

The former government's top legal officer during the Iraq war questions the MoD's practices
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Iran 'kills rebels in Iraq raid'

Sunday, September 26th 2010, 21:50
related countries: Iran

Iran's Revolutionary Guards cross into Iraq and kill 30 Kurdish militants it blamed for bombing a military parade in Iran last week, state TV reports.
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Red Cap trial families 'excluded'

Saturday, September 25th 2010, 12:28

The parents of six Royal Military Police soldiers killed in Iraq say they are being "excluded" from the trial of the men accused of their murder.
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Carry on fighting

Saturday, September 25th 2010, 0:06
related countries: United States

US soldiers may be involved in combat as long as they are in Iraq
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Adventure holidays

Thursday, September 23rd 2010, 9:17

Can eco-tourism flourish in northern Iraq?
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Would you holiday in Iraq?

Thursday, September 23rd 2010, 8:50

It may not be the first place you think of when planning a holiday, but Iraq is trying to lure back the tourists.
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Artefacts restored to Iraqi museum

Tuesday, September 21st 2010, 5:46

More than 600 artefacts have been returned to the Iraqi National Museum, nearly two years after they went missing.
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Iraq artefacts found in PM office

Monday, September 20th 2010, 21:26

Hundreds of missing historical relics are returned to the Iraqi National Museum after being found in the prime minister's office.
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Twin blasts in Baghdad 'kill 23'

Sunday, September 19th 2010, 10:15
related places: Baghdad

At least 23 people have been killed and 100 injured in two large, near-simultaneous explosions in Baghdad on Sunday morning, officials say.
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Government in two months - Allawi

Thursday, September 16th 2010, 11:13
related places: `Allawi

Former Iraqi prime minister Ayad Allawi speaks to Kirsty Wark about the political vacuum in Iraq following March elections and how he hopes talks will lead to a new government by November.
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Roadside bomb kills Iraq soldiers

Wednesday, September 15th 2010, 10:47
related places: Mosul

Nine Iraqi soldiers are killed and six more injured by a roadside bomb on the outskirts of the northern city of Mosul, police say.
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Briton in jail in Iraq - Amnesty

Monday, September 13th 2010, 16:30
related countries: United Kingdom

A British man is among tens of thousands of people imprisoned without charge in Iraq, according to an Amnesty International report.
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Mandela 'blasted Blair over war'

Monday, September 13th 2010, 3:43

Nelson Mandela made a furious phone call to the Cabinet against the Iraq invasion, says shadow Welsh secretary Peter Hain.
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Journalists killed for their craft in Iraq

Sunday, September 12th 2010, 4:00
related countries: France, United States

More than 200 journalists and media workers have been killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003, according to French report.
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Targeting reporters

Saturday, September 11th 2010, 1:06

Freedom of press in Iraq comes at deadly cost
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Al-Qaeda men escape Baghdad jail

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 21:54
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

Four prisoners with ties to al-Qaeda have escaped from the US-controlled section of Baghdad's Karkh prison, US officials say.
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Bombed Iraqi car displayed in UK

Thursday, September 9th 2010, 15:41
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Baghdad, London

A car salvaged from the 2007 bombing of a historic Baghdad street book market in Baghdad, is going on display at the Imperial War Museum in London.
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American soldiers killed in Iraq

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 19:19
related countries: United States
related places: Washington

Two US soldiers are killed in northern Iraq, the first US military deaths since Washington last month declared an end to combat operations in Iraq.
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Gunmen kill Iraqi TV presenter

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 14:20
related places: Baghdad, Saray

Prominent al-Iraqiya TV presenter Riad al-Saray is shot dead in Baghdad by unknown attackers.
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Political void 'threatens Iraq'

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 12:26

Six months after Iraq's parliamentary elections, a minister warns that the political deadlock is damaging the security situation in the country.
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Iraq's six-month political stalemate

Tuesday, September 7th 2010, 5:55

Six months on from the declaration of a hung parliament in Iraq's election, there is still no new government.
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