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.

World news related to Iraq – overview

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Iraq: news

Australian troops start leaving Iraq

Monday, June 2nd 2008, 4:50
related countries: Australia

Australia, one of the first nations to send troops to Iraq, ends combat operations there under a new policy.
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US Iraq deaths 'at four-year low'

Sunday, June 1st 2008, 10:58
related countries: United States

US military deaths in Iraq are reported to have fallen to their lowest monthly level for four years.
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Iraqi checkpoint 'hit by bomber'

Saturday, May 31st 2008, 20:32

A suicide bomber reportedly kills at least nine people at a police checkpoint in Anbar province, western Iraq.
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France offers Iraq rebuilding aid

Saturday, May 31st 2008, 11:55
related countries: France

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is in Iraq to discuss France's contribution to the rebuilding effort.
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A shoulder to cry on in Baghdad

Saturday, May 31st 2008, 11:20
related places: Baghdad

Caroline Wyatt returns to Baghdad after a 10-year absence and explores the psychological effect of years of violence and unrest.
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US marine removed over coin claim

Friday, May 30th 2008, 11:44
related countries: United States

A US marine is removed from duty over claims he distributed coins with biblical verses to citizens in Iraq.
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Al-Qaeda in retreat - CIA chief

Friday, May 30th 2008, 9:26
related countries: Saudi Arabia

The head of the CIA says al-Qaeda is essentially defeated in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and on the defensive elsewhere.
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Iraq 'stepping back from abyss'

Thursday, May 29th 2008, 18:08

UN chief Ban Ki-moon praises progress in Iraq at a UN forum, while Iraq's PM calls for debt relief from Arab states.
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Iraq kidnap anniversary marked

Thursday, May 29th 2008, 12:03
related countries: United Kingdom

The relatives of five British men kidnapped in Iraq are marking a year without their loved ones.
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Suicide bomb targets Iraqi police

Thursday, May 29th 2008, 10:47

At least 16 Iraqis are killed in a suicide bombing at a police recruitment centre in northern Iraq, police report.
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Rice defends Bush over Iraq claim

Thursday, May 29th 2008, 9:51
related countries: United States
related places: Bush, White House

The US secretary of state rejects claims by an ex-White House aide that President Bush misled the US on Iraq.
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Fifa relaxes Iraqi World Cup ban

Thursday, May 29th 2008, 6:35

Iraq's World Cup qualifier against Australia will go ahead after a ban on the Iraqi Football Association was overturned.
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Haditha court martial opens in US

Wednesday, May 28th 2008, 22:48
related countries: United States

The court martial begins of US Lt Andrew Grayson, charged with destroying evidence of killings in Haditha, Iraq.
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Ex-aide criticises Bush over Iraq

Wednesday, May 28th 2008, 16:55

Ex-White House spokesman Scott McClellan says President Bush was not forthright on the Iraq war.
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US spending in Iraq ignored rules

Friday, May 23rd 2008, 10:15
related countries: United States

An audit of $8bn paid to contractors in Iraq finds that almost none of the payments complied with US federal laws.
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More Iraq US troop cuts 'likely'

Thursday, May 22nd 2008, 16:07
related countries: United States

The top US commander in Iraq expects to be able to recommend further cuts in US forces before September.
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Three die in Afghan Koran protest

Thursday, May 22nd 2008, 15:28
related countries: Afghanistan, United States
related places: Koran

Two civilians and a Nato soldier die in a protest in Afghanistan over the shooting of a Koran by a US soldier.
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US strike 'kills Iraqi civilians'

Thursday, May 22nd 2008, 8:53
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

Eight civilians die in an air strike by US military helicopters north of Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
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Bush apology for Koran shooting

Tuesday, May 20th 2008, 16:25
related countries: United States
related places: Koran

US President George W Bush apologises over the shooting of a Koran by a US soldier, the White House confirms.
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Tough penalty urged in Aziz trial

Tuesday, May 20th 2008, 14:16
related places: Baghdad

The prosecutor at the trial of Tariq Aziz calls for a punishment which would 'ease the hearts of widows'.
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Iraqi troops fan out in Sadr City

Tuesday, May 20th 2008, 11:11
related places: Baghdad

A large force of Iraqi troops moves deep into the Baghdad stronghold of Moqtada Sadr's militia.
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Gunmen 'kill 11 Iraqi recruits'

Monday, May 19th 2008, 21:52
related countries: United States
related places: Mosul

Eleven Iraqi police recruits are shot dead near Mosul as US and Iraqi forces try to crack down on al-Qaeda.
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Iraq al-Qaeda leader 'seized'

Monday, May 19th 2008, 14:19
related places: Mosul

Iraqi police say they have captured a senior al-Qaeda commander in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
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Death penalty over Iraq killing

Sunday, May 18th 2008, 18:19

A leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq is sentenced to death for killing Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho.
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US sniper shot at Koran in Iraq

Sunday, May 18th 2008, 13:14
related countries: United States
related places: Koran

An American sniper is sent home from Iraq for using a copy of the Koran for target practice, the US military says.
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US House rejects war funding bill

Thursday, May 15th 2008, 21:52
related countries: Afghanistan, United States
related places: Democrat

The Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives rejects a bill to fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Bombing at Iraq funeral kills 20

Wednesday, May 14th 2008, 19:25

At least 20 people are killed and 35 wounded in a suicide bombing at a funeral in the Iraqi capital, officials say.
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Bush bemoans 'flawed' Iraq data

Wednesday, May 14th 2008, 11:20
related countries: United States

US President Bush says he was disappointed in "flawed intelligence" on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.
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French Iraq recruiters are jailed

Wednesday, May 14th 2008, 10:08
related countries: France, United States

Seven men are convicted in France for recruiting young people to fight against the US-led coalition in Iraq.
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Baghdad clashes break ceasefire

Tuesday, May 13th 2008, 9:48
related places: Baghdad

At least 11 people are killed in fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City, just hours after a ceasefire deal was signed.
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Baghdad district calm after truce

Sunday, May 11th 2008, 16:43
related places: Baghdad

A ceasefire between the Iraqi government and Shia militias seems to be holding in Baghdad's Sadr City.
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Ceasefire deal with Sadr militia

Saturday, May 10th 2008, 18:28
related places: Mosul

The Iraqi government agrees to a ceasefire with the Shia Mehdi Army to end fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City.
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Iraq al-Qaeda chief not captured

Friday, May 9th 2008, 10:44

The US military in Iraq says a man detained in Mosul is not in fact the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq.
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Baghdad clashes 'kill 17 gunmen'

Thursday, May 8th 2008, 16:06
related countries: United States

Seventeen militants are killed in clashes over the last 24 hours with US and Iraqi forces, the US military says.
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'Guantanamo man' in Iraq attack

Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 18:21
related countries: Kuwait, United States

A former Kuwaiti detainee at Guantanamo Bay carried out a recent suicide bombing in Iraq, the US says.
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Iraq prepares Baghdad exodus

Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 12:42
related places: Baghdad

Two Baghdad stadiums are prepared to receive people warned to leave home ahead of an assault.
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'Saddam's jail diaries' published

Tuesday, May 6th 2008, 17:25

A newspaper prints what it says are excerpts from diaries by ex-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein before his execution in 2006.
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Unicef warns of Iraqis 'at risk'

Tuesday, May 6th 2008, 7:17
related places: Baghdad

UN children's agency says it is getting harder to help people in Baghdad's Sadr City area caught up in fighting.
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Oil hits $120 a barrel milestone

Monday, May 5th 2008, 20:03
related countries: Nigeria

The price of oil rises above $120 for the first time, driven by concerns about supply threats in Nigeria and Iraq.
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Checkpoint attack kills 10 Iraqis

Monday, May 5th 2008, 18:52

Ten Iraqi soldiers are killed in an attack on a checkpoint in the province of Diyala, Iraqi police say.
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Iraqi first lady survives bombing

Sunday, May 4th 2008, 21:04
related places: Baghdad

The wife of Iraq's president is unhurt after a bomb exploded near her motorcade in Baghdad.
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Turkey 'kills 150 Kurdish rebels'

Saturday, May 3rd 2008, 15:45
related countries: Turkey

The Turkish army says it killed over 150 Kurdish guerrillas in air raids over northern Iraq this week.
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Fourteen killed in Iraq clashes

Saturday, May 3rd 2008, 14:39
related countries: United States

In Baghdad, 14 suspected Shia militants are killed, while 20 people are wounded in a US air strike near a hospital.
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Turkish planes bomb Kurd rebels

Friday, May 2nd 2008, 11:53
related countries: Turkey

The Turkish air force launches fresh raids on separatist Kurds in northern Iraq, the Turkish military says.
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Iraq suicide bombers hit market

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 20:43

Suicide bombers kill at least 35 people in a market attack, as Iraq reports nearly 1,000 civilians dead in April.
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Iraqi MPs call Maliki 'depraved'

Thursday, May 1st 2008, 12:42
related places: Baghdad

Several Iraqi deputies bitterly attack PM Maliki over a bloody military campaign against forces loyal to Moqtada Sadr.
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Baghdad clashes 'leave 400 dead'

Wednesday, April 30th 2008, 20:34
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

More than 400 people have been killed in fighting in Baghdad in April, say officials at hospitals in Iraq's capital.
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Tariq Aziz trial begins in Iraq

Tuesday, April 29th 2008, 15:54
related places: Baghdad

Former Iraqi Deputy PM Tariq Aziz is due to go on trial over the deaths of a group of Baghdad merchants.
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Casualties mount in Baghdad clash

Tuesday, April 29th 2008, 13:32
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

Twenty-eight militants are killed and US soldiers are wounded in clashes in Sadr City, Baghdad, the US says.
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US troops killed in Iraq clashes

Monday, April 28th 2008, 21:09
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

Four US soldiers are killed in Baghdad, the latest casualties of fierce clashes with Shia militia.
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UN probe urged over Iraqi inmates

Monday, April 28th 2008, 15:26
related countries: United States

The UN should examine concerns about the detention policies of US-led troops in Iraq, a rights group says.
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Hundreds of Iraq schemes 'failed'

Monday, April 28th 2008, 3:30
related countries: United States

An audit of US-funded reconstruction for Iraq finds millions of dollars were wasted on incomplete projects.
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Treasures return to Iraq museum

Sunday, April 27th 2008, 23:16
related countries: Syria

Iraqi's national museum welcomes the return of 700 artefacts seized by Syria from traffickers.
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