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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• $10m reward to find Iraq killers – 'No timetable' for Turkey assault
• 'No whitewash' from UK's Iraq inquiry – Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri mocks US bill
• Ambush kills 13 Iraqi servicemen – AWB kickbacks report handed in
• AWB loses hold after Iraq probe – Baghdad market bomb 'kills 130'
• Baghdad market bomb kills 13 – Battle 'marks new Iraq campaign'
• Battle rages in Shia Iraqi town – Blasts hit Baghdad football game
• Blasts kill 14 at Baghdad airport – Bounty set over Prophet cartoon
• Breakthrough in Iraq oil standoff – Bush hails Iraq militia crackdown
• Bush hails Iraq militia crackdown – Bush vows to 'complete Iraq job'
• Bush vows to adapt Iraq tactics – Charges dropped in Haditha trial
• Checkpoint attack kills 10 Iraqis – Danes on trial over Iraq secrets
• Dangerous chemicals found at UN – Democrats wary over Iran claims
• Democrats' anger at Bush Iraq speech – eBay Iraq relic auction stopped
• Eden drying out – Fifty Iraqi security men captured
• Fijian died in Iraq accident – Fresh bombs hit Baghdad rush hour
• Fresh bombs shake Iraqi capital – Gunmen kill 29 villagers in Iraq
• Gunmen kill dozens in Iraqi town – Insurgents downed Iraq helicopter
• IOC offers last chance for Iraq – Iraq 'failing half US benchmarks'
• Iraq 'fails to meet key targets' – Iraq bomb attack toll rises to 52
• Iraq bomb attacks leave 16 dead – Iraq court drops Saddam's charges
• Iraq court names new Saddam judge – Iraq gunmen target Oman embassy
• Iraq hangs 13 for insurgency role – Iraq MPs block non-US troop bill
• Iraq MPs condemn parliament blast – Iraq postpones key elections vote
• Iraq power system 'near collapse' – Iraq shoe thrower 'was tortured'
• Iraq shoe thrower faces shoe-ing – Iraq tribes 'taking on al-Qaeda'
• Iraq troops 'buried family alive' – Iraqi 'bomber confession' aired
• Iraqi 'plot' officials released – Iraqi jailed over aid worker death
• Iraqi journalist's family 'safe' – Iraqi PM hails vote as 'victory'
• Iraqi PM home after health tests – Iraqi students seized near Baquba
• Iraqi Sunni leader meets Sistani – Italian troops' bodies flown home
• Italians 'cannot try US soldier' – Killing of Iraq Kurds 'genocide'
• Killing sparks Iraq-Australia row – Many killed in Iraq suicide bomb
• Many killed in Iraqi bomb attacks – Most people 'want Iraq pull-out'
• Mother recalls Iraqi gas attack – No new charges on UK Iraq death
• No public probe into Iraq 'abuse' – Petraeus says Iraq gains 'uneven'
• Pinter blasts Iraq war 'lies' – Reid urges Iraqi leaders to unite
• Relocation plan for Kirkuk Arabs – Russian hostages 'killed in Iraq'
• S Asian pilgrims shot in Iraq – Saddam trial defence continues
• Saddam trial faces fresh delays – Seven dead in Baghdad bank blast
• Seven dead in Baghdad blasts – Stress 'no excuse in Iraq case'
• Study reveals veterans' trauma – Tehran rejects US weapons claims
• Ten die in Baghdad car blast – Troops cleared over Iraq deaths
• Troops feared dead in Basra crash – Turkish soldiers cross into Iraq
• Turkish soldiers killed by rebels – UK may transfer Basra 'in spring'
• UK minister accused over Iraq attacks – UN warns of Iraq refugee crisis
• UN's concern over Iraqi killings – US air strike kills Iraqi troops
• US air strike kills nine in Iraq – US detains 'Iran-linked militant'
• US diplomats refuse Iraq jobs – US hostage makes third video plea
• US House approves war funds bill – US may pause Iraq troop pull-out
• US media talk of Iraq civil war – US rejects Masri wounding claim
• US rejects ruling on UK soldier – US soldier jailed over Iraq death
• US soldier kills comrades in Iraq – US troops leave anxious Iraqi cities
• US troops on Iraq death charges – Warrant issued for Iraqi minister
• Warrant out for Saddam daughter – Zawahiri tape praises insurgency

Iraq: news

Iraq bomb attacks leave 16 dead

Friday, June 23rd 2006, 20:39
related places: Baghdad

At least 16 people die in Iraq, as the government prepares to unveil a plan to persuade insurgents to end violence.
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Iraq bomb death toll reaches 250

Wednesday, August 15th 2007, 19:00

Iraqi officials say some 250 people died in bombings near Mosul - the deadliest such attack since the 2003 war.
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Iraq bomb death toll reaches 344

Friday, August 17th 2007, 14:29

Officials in Iraq say 344 people died in Tuesday's bomb attacks against the minority Yazidi community.
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Iraq bomb kills five US troops

Monday, March 10th 2008, 16:17
related countries: United States

Five US soldiers are killed by a suicide bomb in Baghdad, in one of the deadliest attacks on US troops there in months.
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Iraq bomb kills police recruits

Tuesday, August 26th 2008, 11:39

At least 25 people are killed as a suicide bomber attacks police recruits in Diyala province in Iraq, according to police.
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Iraq bomb kills Sunni militiaman

Sunday, May 10th 2009, 13:49
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

A leading figure in a US-allied militia has been killed by a roadside bomb in Taji, north of Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
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Iraq bomber 'was Belgian woman'

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 16:20
related countries: Belgium

Belgian prosecutors confirm a woman who carried out a suicide attack in Iraq was Belgian born.
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Iraq bomber kills army recruits

Saturday, May 5th 2007, 16:51

At least 10 people are killed in a suicide attack on an army recruiting centre - one of several attacks across Iraq.
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Iraq bomber strikes Sunni militia

Thursday, December 20th 2007, 14:50
related places: Baghdad

A suicide bomber kills 13 Iraqis and US soldier at a recruiting centre for Sunni militias north of Baghdad.
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Iraq bombings kill 12 in Baghdad

Monday, September 15th 2008, 11:26
related places: Baghdad

Two car bombs have exploded in central Baghdad, killing 12 people, Iraqi police say.
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Iraq bombs claim dozens of lives

Tuesday, February 28th 2006, 22:17
related places: Baghdad

An attack near a Baghdad Shia mosque kills at least 23 people hours after four other blasts claim 35 lives.
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Iraq bombs hit Sunni stronghold

Monday, January 7th 2008, 16:28
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

A double bombing kills 14 in Baghdad, including the head of a US-backed Sunni armed group fighting al-Qaeda.
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Iraq bombs hit US-backed militias

Tuesday, December 25th 2007, 23:42

More than 30 people are killed and scores injured as suicide bombs target Iraqi militias opposed to al-Qaeda.
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Iraq bombs strike football fans

Wednesday, July 25th 2007, 23:03
related places: Baghdad

At least 50 people die in two car bomb attacks in Baghdad, as fans celebrate a national football victory.
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Iraq bombs target security forces

Saturday, September 13th 2008, 12:57

At least 10 people are killed in two bomb attacks targeting security forces in Iraq, officials say.
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Iraq British hostages 'were shot'

Monday, June 29th 2009, 23:33
related countries: United Kingdom

The two hostages whose bodies were returned from Iraq two years after the men were seized had been shot, the BBC learns.
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Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal

Sunday, November 16th 2008, 21:30
related countries: United States

The Iraqi cabinet approves a security pact with the US, which foresees a US troop withdrawal by the end of 2011.
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Iraq cabinet ratifies oil deals

Saturday, October 17th 2009, 13:42
related countries: China

Iraq's cabinet ratifies a deal with a British and a Chinese energy company to develop the giant southern oilfield in Rumaila.
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Iraq cabinet row over hostages

Wednesday, November 15th 2006, 18:22

A row erupts between Iraqi government officials over the number of hostages in a mass kidnapping.
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Iraq calls for security support

Thursday, October 29th 2009, 9:59

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari calls for more support form the international community following Sunday's bombings.
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Iraq captures Saudi blast suspect

Friday, March 3rd 2006, 17:14
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Iraq says its forces have captured a Saudi who admits involvement in an attempted suicide attack in Saudi Arabia.
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Iraq car bomb kills 10 in market

Monday, October 16th 2006, 11:22
related places: Baghdad

At least 10 people are killed in a bomb attack in the town of Suweira south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.
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Iraq car bomb kills at least 20

Monday, May 28th 2007, 12:35
related places: Baghdad

A car bomb explodes in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens more.
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Iraq car bomb suspects detained

Tuesday, March 27th 2007, 9:30
related places: Baghdad

Two suspected leaders of a group responsible for car bomb attacks in Baghdad have been arrested.
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Iraq carnage 'mastermind' killed

Sunday, September 9th 2007, 15:15
related countries: United States

An Iraqi militant who planned blasts that killed more than 400 Yazidi minority members is killed, the US says.
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Iraq caveats

Thursday, July 17th 2008, 0:04
related countries: United States

Iraq is key issue for US presidential candidates
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Iraq celebrates football victory

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 19:29
related places: Baghdad

Iraq's national football team arrives back in Baghdad to be congratulated on their unexpected Asian Cup victory.
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Iraq celebrates football victory

Sunday, July 29th 2007, 17:41
related countries: Indonesia

Iraqis take to the streets to celebrate their Asian Cup victory, firing guns into the air despite a government ban.
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Iraq checkpoint attack kills 15

Wednesday, July 4th 2007, 19:58

At least 15 people are killed in a suicide car bombing at a checkpoint east of the Iraqi city of Ramadi, police say.
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Iraq chides 'meddling' neighbours

Sunday, September 9th 2007, 17:47

Iraqi leaders criticise neighbouring countries for interfering into the country's internal affairs.
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Iraq chiefs vow to fight al-Qaeda

Monday, September 18th 2006, 17:53

Iraqi tribal chiefs in the Sunni Triangle say they have 20,000 men ready to take the fight to al-Qaeda.
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Iraq children 'paying high price'

Friday, December 21st 2007, 16:46

Two million Iraqi children are facing threats including poor nutrition, lack of education and violence, Unicef says.
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Iraq cholera outbreak kills six

Monday, September 8th 2008, 17:48
related places: Babil

A state of emergency is declared in Iraq's Babil province after six people die from cholera, with more cases confirmed elsewhere.
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Iraq cities rocked by car bombs

Tuesday, December 15th 2009, 13:07
related places: Baghdad

A series of car bombings in Iraq kill at least eight people and wound scores in Baghdad and Mosul.
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Iraq city hit by suicide bombing

Wednesday, July 15th 2009, 8:36

A suicide bomb attack in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi kills at least six people and injures 17 others, local police say.
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Iraq civil war warning for Blair

Thursday, August 3rd 2006, 11:46

Civil war is a more likely outcome than democracy in Iraq, a top diplomat warns in a confidential memo.
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Iraq civilian deaths 'dropping'

Monday, July 2nd 2007, 9:40

Iraq's civilian death toll falls in June to its lowest level since February, the Iraqi government says.
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Iraq civilian deaths down in 2008

Monday, December 29th 2008, 3:05

The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq has fallen by two-thirds in 2008, researchers say.
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Iraq civilian toll continues rise

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 12:10
related countries: United States

Civilian deaths in Iraq continue to rise, as the BBC learns the US is to announce a new strategy for the country.
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Iraq clashes 'kill 250 militants'

Sunday, January 28th 2007, 20:42
related countries: United States

US and Iraqi troops kill about 250 militants in fierce fighting around the holy city of Najaf, Iraqi police say.
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Iraq cleric attends Turkey talks

Friday, May 1st 2009, 17:41
related countries: Turkey

Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr makes his first public appearance in two years, at talks in Turkey on Iraq's future.
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Iraq cleric calls for disarmament

Thursday, April 27th 2006, 20:48

Iraq's most influential Shia cleric calls for the next government to disband militias operating in the country.
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Iraq cleric on rare public visit

Tuesday, July 21st 2009, 9:53
related countries: Syria

The Iraqi Shia cleric, Moqtada Sadr, makes a rare public appearance, visiting Syria for talks with the president.
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Iraq cleric Sadr explains absence

Friday, March 7th 2008, 19:19

Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr explains why he has not been seen in public for more than nine months.
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Iraq clerics urge end to violence

Friday, October 20th 2006, 23:06

Leaders from across Iraq's sectarian divide call for a halt to sectarian violence in Iraq as they meet in Mecca.
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Iraq compromise on non-US troops

Sunday, December 21st 2008, 16:17
related countries: United States

A compromise is reached to let Iraq's parliament vote on a resolution allowing non-US forces to remain next year, MPs say.
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Iraq condemns Abu Ghraib images

Thursday, February 16th 2006, 13:25

The Iraqi government condemns the abuse of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib, after new images are broadcast.
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Iraq condemns Turkish 'shelling'

Saturday, June 9th 2007, 10:47
related countries: Turkey

Iraq makes an official protest to Turkey, accusing it of shelling Kurdish areas in northern Iraq.
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Iraq confirms new bird flu death

Friday, February 17th 2006, 16:38

Iraq confirms that a 39-year-old man who died in January, was killed by the H5N1 strain of bird flu.
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Iraq contractors 'cost US $85bn'

Wednesday, August 13th 2008, 11:03
related countries: United States

The US has spent $85bn on contractors in Iraq and neighbouring countries since 2003, an offical report finds.
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Iraq convoy troops 'did not flee'

Friday, September 29th 2006, 6:29
related countries: United States

The US military rejects claims that its soldiers abandoned civilian truck drivers during an insurgent attack in Iraq.
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Iraq corruption 'costs billions'

Thursday, November 9th 2006, 9:56
related countries: United States

Corruption within the Iraqi government is costing the country billions of dollars, a US official says.
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Iraq court drops Saddam's charges

Monday, January 8th 2007, 16:11

Charges against the executed Saddam Hussein are dropped as the genocide trial of six co-defendants resumes.
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$10m reward to find Iraq killers – 'No timetable' for Turkey assault'No whitewash' from UK's Iraq inquiry – Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri mocks US billAmbush kills 13 Iraqi servicemen – AWB kickbacks report handed inAWB loses hold after Iraq probe – Baghdad market bomb 'kills 130'Baghdad market bomb kills 13 – Battle 'marks new Iraq campaign'Battle rages in Shia Iraqi town – Blasts hit Baghdad football gameBlasts kill 14 at Baghdad airport – Bounty set over Prophet cartoonBreakthrough in Iraq oil standoff – Bush hails Iraq militia crackdownBush hails Iraq militia crackdown – Bush vows to 'complete Iraq job'Bush vows to adapt Iraq tactics – Charges dropped in Haditha trialCheckpoint attack kills 10 Iraqis – Danes on trial over Iraq secretsDangerous chemicals found at UN – Democrats wary over Iran claimsDemocrats' anger at Bush Iraq speech – eBay Iraq relic auction stoppedEden drying out – Fifty Iraqi security men capturedFijian died in Iraq accident – Fresh bombs hit Baghdad rush hourFresh bombs shake Iraqi capital – Gunmen kill 29 villagers in IraqGunmen kill dozens in Iraqi town – Insurgents downed Iraq helicopterIOC offers last chance for Iraq – Iraq 'failing half US benchmarks'Iraq 'fails to meet key targets' – Iraq bomb attack toll rises to 52Iraq bomb attacks leave 16 dead – Iraq court drops Saddam's chargesIraq court names new Saddam judge – Iraq gunmen target Oman embassyIraq hangs 13 for insurgency role – Iraq MPs block non-US troop billIraq MPs condemn parliament blast – Iraq postpones key elections voteIraq power system 'near collapse' – Iraq shoe thrower 'was tortured'Iraq shoe thrower faces shoe-ing – Iraq tribes 'taking on al-Qaeda'Iraq troops 'buried family alive' – Iraqi 'bomber confession' airedIraqi 'plot' officials released – Iraqi jailed over aid worker deathIraqi journalist's family 'safe' – Iraqi PM hails vote as 'victory'Iraqi PM home after health tests – Iraqi students seized near BaqubaIraqi Sunni leader meets Sistani – Italian troops' bodies flown homeItalians 'cannot try US soldier' – Killing of Iraq Kurds 'genocide'Killing sparks Iraq-Australia row – Many killed in Iraq suicide bombMany killed in Iraqi bomb attacks – Most people 'want Iraq pull-out'Mother recalls Iraqi gas attack – No new charges on UK Iraq deathNo public probe into Iraq 'abuse' – Petraeus says Iraq gains 'uneven'Pinter blasts Iraq war 'lies' – Reid urges Iraqi leaders to uniteRelocation plan for Kirkuk Arabs – Russian hostages 'killed in Iraq'S Asian pilgrims shot in Iraq – Saddam trial defence continuesSaddam trial faces fresh delays – Seven dead in Baghdad bank blastSeven dead in Baghdad blasts – Stress 'no excuse in Iraq case'Study reveals veterans' trauma – Tehran rejects US weapons claimsTen die in Baghdad car blast – Troops cleared over Iraq deathsTroops feared dead in Basra crash – Turkish soldiers cross into IraqTurkish soldiers killed by rebels – UK may transfer Basra 'in spring'UK minister accused over Iraq attacks – UN warns of Iraq refugee crisisUN's concern over Iraqi killings – US air strike kills Iraqi troopsUS air strike kills nine in Iraq – US detains 'Iran-linked militant'US diplomats refuse Iraq jobs – US hostage makes third video pleaUS House approves war funds bill – US may pause Iraq troop pull-outUS media talk of Iraq civil war – US rejects Masri wounding claimUS rejects ruling on UK soldier – US soldier jailed over Iraq deathUS soldier kills comrades in Iraq – US troops leave anxious Iraqi citiesUS troops on Iraq death charges – Warrant issued for Iraqi ministerWarrant out for Saddam daughter – Zawahiri tape praises insurgency