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

Troops deployed 'to avoid cuts'

Thursday, January 13th 2011, 19:06
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

UK commanders were keen to redeploy Army troops leaving Iraq to Afghanistan because of fears they would be cut if they were not used, it is claimed.
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Kuwait premier in rare Iraq visit

Wednesday, January 12th 2011, 18:29
related countries: Kuwait
related places: Baghdad

Iraq and Kuwait pledge to resolve disputes dating from their 1990 Gulf War, during the first visit by a Kuwaiti premier to Baghdad since the conflict.
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Kuwait sinks Iraqi fishing boat

Tuesday, January 11th 2011, 11:05
related countries: Kuwait

A Kuwaiti coast guard is killed in a shootout with an Iraqi fishing boat, that leaves several fishermen injured and missing.
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Protests at 'attack' on Iraq camp

Sunday, January 9th 2011, 2:25
related countries: Iran, United Kingdom
related places: London

Demonstrators gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London to protest at what they say was an attack on Iranian exiles at Camp Ashraf in Iraq.
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Anti-US cleric Sadr back in Iraq

Wednesday, January 5th 2011, 17:06
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: Sadr

Anti-US Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has returned to Iraq after years of self-imposed exile in Iran, Iraqi officials say.
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Spain to probe Iraq camp deaths

Tuesday, January 4th 2011, 21:13
related countries: Iran, Spain

Spain opens a probe under its universal justice system into a deadly raid by Iraqi security forces on a camp housing Iranian exiles in July 2009.
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Christians killed in Iraq attacks

Thursday, December 30th 2010, 21:10
related places: Baghdad

At least two people are killed and 14 wounded in a series of attacks targeting Christians in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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Fall in violent deaths in Iraq

Thursday, December 30th 2010, 16:48
related countries: United States

The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq in the past year was the lowest since the 2003 US-led invasion, a rights group has said.
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'Slower fall' in Iraqi killings

Thursday, December 30th 2010, 11:21

The number of Iraqi civilians killed by violence this year fell to its lowest since 2003, a rights group says, but the decline is slower and the level may not drop further.
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Police chief killed in north Iraq

Wednesday, December 29th 2010, 12:32
related places: Mosul

Suicide bombers attack a police battalion in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing the commander, officials say.
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Oil slips back from 26-month high

Monday, December 27th 2010, 18:20
related countries: China

The price of oil slips back from a 26-month high over concern about Chinese demand, while Iraqi oil output hits a 20-year high.
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Twin blasts kill 14 in Iraqi town

Monday, December 27th 2010, 9:38

Two suicide bombers kill at least 14 people, including police, near a government compound in the Iraqi town of Ramadi.
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French haven

Saturday, December 25th 2010, 0:27
related countries: France

Iraqi Christian refugees recall horror of massacre
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Christmas under fire

Friday, December 24th 2010, 9:21

Iraqi Christians celebrate amid bullet holes and blast walls
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US Congress approves defence bill

Wednesday, December 22nd 2010, 18:34
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The US Congress approves a bill authorising the Pentagon to spend $160bn (£104bn) in Iraq and Afghanistan during this budget year.
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Violence fears after Mehdi army release

Wednesday, December 22nd 2010, 9:51

The release of members of Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi army has renewed fears of violence in Iraq.
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Iraq approves new government

Tuesday, December 21st 2010, 22:17

Iraq's parliament has approved a new government including all major factions, ending nine months of deadlock after inconclusive elections.
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Iraq MPs approve new government

Tuesday, December 21st 2010, 17:13

Iraq's parliament approves a new government including all major factions, ending nine months of deadlock after inconclusive elections.
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Iraqis lose 'abuse' inquiry bid

Tuesday, December 21st 2010, 15:16
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: More

More than 200 Iraq civilians lose a High Court bid for a public inquiry into claims they were mistreated by British forces in Iraq.
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Iraq cabinet formation 'delayed'

Monday, December 20th 2010, 15:43

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki delays unveiling his cabinet, more than nine months after inconclusive parliamentary elections.
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State of the nation

Monday, December 20th 2010, 10:33

'Normal life' in Iraq amid the continuing violence
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'Scars' of sectarian violence in Iraq

Friday, December 17th 2010, 23:39

The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse reports on living with "scars" of sectarian violence in Iraq.
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Christians 'fleeing central Iraq'

Friday, December 17th 2010, 15:27

The UN says thousands of Iraqi Christians are fleeing central provinces for the relative safety of the northern Kurdish region after a deadly church attack.
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Interpol told of 'al-Qaeda plots'

Thursday, December 16th 2010, 18:02
related countries: United States

Interpol confirms it has received information from Iraq about possible attacks by al-Qaeda cells in the US and Europe.
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UN lifts sanctions against Iraq

Wednesday, December 15th 2010, 19:30

The UN Security Council lifts most international sanctions imposed on Iraq during the Saddam Hussein era, citing progress made in the country.
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Sweden bomber 'headed for crowds'

Monday, December 13th 2010, 20:28
related countries: Sweden
related places: Stockholm

A man who blew himself up in Stockholm was carrying three explosive devices towards crowded areas, intending to kill as many as possible, prosecutors say.
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Deadly suicide bombs strike Iraq

Sunday, December 12th 2010, 16:49

Two separate suicide bomb attacks kill at least 13 people in the Iraqi cities of Ramadi and Baquba.
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Blair recalled for Iraq questions

Wednesday, December 8th 2010, 16:06

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is to be recalled to give evidence a second time to the Iraq Inquiry.
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Baghdad bombs hit Iran pilgrims

Saturday, December 4th 2010, 11:58
related countries: Iran
related places: Baghdad

A series of bombings across Baghdad kills at least 13 people, including six or more Shia pilgrims from Iran, police officials say.
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Iraqi rowing on river of death

Friday, December 3rd 2010, 8:58
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: London

World Olympic Dreams finds out how Iraq's Olympic rowers are managing to prepare for the 2012 Games in London.
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UK 'pledged to limit Iraq probe'

Tuesday, November 30th 2010, 22:30
related countries: United Kingdom, United States

The government promised to limit the scope of the Iraq war inquiry to protect US interests, according to reports of leaked diplomatic cables.
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Iraq arrests 12 over church siege

Saturday, November 27th 2010, 12:09
related places: Baghdad

Iraq says it has arrested 12 suspected militants in connection with a deadly church siege in Baghdad a month ago, which left at least 50 dead.
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Oil tankers ablaze on Iraq border

Thursday, November 25th 2010, 19:02

At least two people have been killed after a string of oil tankers catch fire on the Iraqi-Jordan border following an "accidental" explosion, officials say.
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Maliki assembling Iraq government

Thursday, November 25th 2010, 12:42

After a world record eight months of political deadlock, Iraq's outgoing Prime Minister Nouri Maliki is formally asked to form a new government.
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Iraqi girl given gift of hearing

Wednesday, November 24th 2010, 17:03
related countries: India

A four-year-old Iraqi girl has heard her mother's voice - and other sounds - for the first time following an operation in India.
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UK troops 'to leave Iraq in May'

Wednesday, November 24th 2010, 16:24
related countries: United Kingdom

The majority of the remaining 150 British troops in Iraq will return home next spring, a senior military spokesman says.
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Iraq's benefit system runs dry

Wednesday, November 24th 2010, 15:07

Parliament has reconvened in Iraq after nearly nine months of deadlock, only to discover that the country has run out of money for incapacity benefits and other payments.
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Iraq parliament gets down to work

Sunday, November 21st 2010, 14:45

The Iraqi parliament reconvenes to get down to business following the election in March.
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Talabani blocks Aziz death order

Wednesday, November 17th 2010, 17:03

Iraqi president Jalal Talabani is refusing to sign the execution order for Tariq Aziz, former deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein.
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Man charged over Iraq war MP blog

Wednesday, November 17th 2010, 10:09

A 23-year-old man is charged with soliciting murder in relation to a blog listing MPs it claimed voted for the Iraq war.
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McGovern drama 'fails soldiers'

Tuesday, November 16th 2010, 9:30
related countries: Afghanistan, United Kingdom

A BBC drama about British troops in Afghanistan "fails the soldiers on the front line", a prominent Iraq war veteran claims.
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Iraq parties 'committed' to deal

Saturday, November 13th 2010, 15:42

Iraq's main Sunni-backed alliance confirms it is committed to a power-sharing deal, calling an earlier parliamentary walk-out a "misunderstanding".
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Balancing act

Friday, November 12th 2010, 23:47

The rivalries behind Iraq's struggle to form a government
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Iraq accused over Ashraf refugees

Friday, November 12th 2010, 14:48
related countries: Iran
related places: Ashraf

The Iraqi government has been accused of denying Iranian dissidents living in Camp Ashraf free access to medical treatment.
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Obama hails Iraq government deal

Friday, November 12th 2010, 9:43
related countries: United States

US President Barack Obama says the new power-sharing agreement in Iraq after eight months of deadlock marks another "milestone" for the country.
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Maliki reappointed as Iraq's PM

Friday, November 12th 2010, 2:58

Newly re-elected Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has reappointed Shia leader Nouri Maliki as prime minister.
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Maliki reappointed as Iraq's PM

Friday, November 12th 2010, 1:23

Shia politician Nouri Maliki is reappointed as Iraq's prime minister, despite a walk-out from parliament by his main rival Iyad Allawi.
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Attacks in Iraq target Christians

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 21:48
related places: Baghdad

A series of bombings and mortar attacks targeting Christian areas has killed at least five people and injured dozens in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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France's pledge to help Iraqi Christians

Wednesday, November 10th 2010, 2:47
related countries: France

The French government has said it will defend the rights of Christian minorities living in Muslim countries around the world.
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Prosecutors consider 'Iraq abuse'

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 20:23
related countries: United Kingdom

Three British soldiers are being investigated by military lawyers over the alleged abuse of Iraqi detainees, the High Court is told.
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Iraqi talks stall on key issues

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 19:15
related places: Baghdad

A second round of top-level talks on ending the Iraqi political crisis ends in Baghdad without major results.
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Iraqi wounded treated in France

Tuesday, November 9th 2010, 12:25
related countries: France
related places: Baghdad

A group of Iraqi Christians wounded in a deadly attack on a Baghdad church, arrive in France for medical treatment.
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Iraqi talks to break political deadlock

Monday, November 8th 2010, 20:03

A top-level conference of Iraqi leaders has met in Erbil in northern Iraq.
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Deadly blasts target Iraq Shias

Monday, November 8th 2010, 19:04

Bomb attacks on Shia targets in Karbala, Najaf and Basra in Iraq leave at least 19 people dead and many injured.
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Iraqi leaders in coalition talks

Monday, November 8th 2010, 16:57

A top-level meeting of Iraq's political factions opens in Irbil to try to finalise a deal on a new government, eight months after an inconclusive general election.
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Bombs kill Shia pilgrims in Iraq

Monday, November 8th 2010, 15:31
related places: Karbala'

Two bombings in Iraq's holy Shia cities of Karbala and Najaf have killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more, officials say.
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Living in fear

Monday, November 8th 2010, 0:00

Iraqi Christians torn between staying and going
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Iraqi Christians urged to leave

Sunday, November 7th 2010, 16:01
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Baghdad

A senior Iraqi Christian in the UK calls on his fellow believers to leave Iraq, after an attack on a Baghdad church left more than 50 dead.
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Civilians 'were abused' in Iraq

Friday, November 5th 2010, 15:16
related countries: United Kingdom

More than 220 Iraqi civilians were subjected to "systemic abuse", including torture, by British soldiers and interrogators in Iraq, the High Court was told on Friday.
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Lawyers seek 'Iraq abuse' inquiry

Friday, November 5th 2010, 0:51
related countries: United Kingdom

Lawyers are going to the High Court to push for a full public inquiry into allegations made by 142 Iraqi civilians that they were abused by British soldiers in southern Iraq.
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Extra security at Iraq churches

Thursday, November 4th 2010, 0:18

There is extra security around churches and other Christian institutions in Iraq, in response to threats from a militant Islamist group linked to Al-Qaeda.
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Iraqi parliament to hold session

Wednesday, November 3rd 2010, 18:13

Eight months after elections, Iraq's parliament has been called to a session on Monday.
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Life term for MP murder attempt

Wednesday, November 3rd 2010, 14:02

A 21-year-old student is jailed for life at the Old Bailey for trying to murder Labour MP Stephen Timms because he voted for the war in Iraq.
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Bush memoir confesses Iraq regret

Wednesday, November 3rd 2010, 2:54
related countries: United States

Former US President George W Bush says he still has a "sickening feeling" because no WMDs were found in Iraq, in memoirs due to appear next week.
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Dozens die in Baghdad explosions

Wednesday, November 3rd 2010, 1:24
related places: Baghdad

At least 63 people are killed in a series of co-ordinated blasts in Baghdad, the first such show of force by insurgents for months.
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Iraq channel off air after raid

Monday, November 1st 2010, 20:50
related places: Baghdad

The Iraqi TV station that said it was contacted by gunmen during Sunday's fatal church hostage drama is taken off air.
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Iraq defends deadly church raid

Monday, November 1st 2010, 17:02
related places: Baghdad

The Iraqi government defends a rescue operation to free dozens of people from gunmen in a Baghdad church that ended with many dead.
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MP stabbed in 'revenge for war'

Monday, November 1st 2010, 16:47

A woman stabbed Labour MP Stephen Timms during a constituency surgery in revenge for his vote for the Iraq war, a court hears.
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Hostages die in Iraq church siege

Monday, November 1st 2010, 11:54
related places: Baghdad

At least 52 people are killed after Iraqi troops storm a Catholic church in Baghdad to free dozens of hostages being held by gunmen.
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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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