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Five killed in clash in Turkey`s southeast

An official says four Kurdish rebels are killed after they attacked a Turkish military station on th...

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Iraq executes 14 in one day, 65 this year

Iraq executed 14 people on a single day this week, most of them al Qaeda members.

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Court agrees execution of Baghdad church attackers

Gunmen linked to al Qaeda seized hostages during Sunday mass at the Our Lady of Salvation church in ...

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Car bomb north of Baghdad kills 3 Iraqi soldiers

An Iraqi official said a bomb blast north of Baghdad killed three Iraqi soldiers.

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Pentagon prepares for new military talks with Iraq

The Obama administration is open to Iraqi suggestions about the scope and depth of defence ties.

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Iraq`s Sunni-backed MPs end Parliament boycott

Iraqiya began a boycott of parliament and cabinet to protest what it charged was Iraq PM`s central...

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Two anti-al Qaeda women gunned down in Iraq

The wife and daughter of an anti-al Qaeda leader in Iraq were on Saturday gunned down inside their h...

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Saddam-era finance minister dies

Azzawi was the fifth person on the US list of 55 most-wanted Iraqis to be arrested.

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Don`t blow this opportunity: US to Iraq

Hillary Clinton said the US would do whatever it could to help but at the end of the day, Iraq is no...

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34 executions in Iraq this year: Ministry

Iraq has executed 34 people so far this year compared with a total of 68 who were hanged last year...

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Insurgent bombing in central Iraq kills 13 people

At least 13 people were killed and eight injured in separate bomb and gunfire attacks in Iraq.

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`US withdrew from Iraq to save money`

An al Qaeda front group said in a message that America`s bankruptcy and collapse is imminent.

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Assassins kill Iraq Qaeda leader-turned-critic

Assassins have shot dead a former senior leader of al Qaeda in Iraq who defected from the extremis...

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Convicted Marine apologizes to Iraqi civilians

Frank Wuterich directed his words at the Iraqi family members who survived his squad`s attacks in 20...

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US Marine spared from jail time in Iraq killings

As part of his guilty plea, Wuterich accepted responsibility for giving negligent verbal instruction...

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Car bombs target Iraqi Shi`ite Muslims again

The turmoil has fuelled fears that Maliki is trying to shore up Shi`ite power and sideline Iraqiya.

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Car bombs kill 13, wound 75 in Iraq capital

Bombs in two parked cars exploded in a mainly Shi`ite area of Iraq`s capital on Tuesday, killing at ...

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Plea deal for US Marine in Iraqi deaths at Haditha

A Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi women and children pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty o...

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Iraq bans visits to Saddam Hussein`s grave

Hussein was executed in 2006 after an Iraqi court sentenced him to death for crimes against humanity...

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Kuwait’s envoy to US during Iraq invasion dies

Former US president George HW Bush called Sheik Saud Al Nasser Al Sabah a trusted partner during the...

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‘Iraq risks slipping into authoritarianism’

Maliki triggered a political crisis in December when his govt ordered the arrest of a Sunni vice pre...

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Body of UK hostage turned over to embassy in Iraq

Alan McMenemy was one of 5 men kidnapped by Shi’ite militants in a daytime attack outside Baghdad`s ...

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Rocket hits Turkish embassy in Iraq

Baghdad summoned Turkey`s ambassador complaining that comments made by Turkish officials amounted to...

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Iraq`s Sunni-backed Cabinet ministers suspended

Iraq`s Shiite-dominated Cabinet suspended boycotting Sunni-backed ministers, an official said, dee...

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Iraq wants `Saddam bottom` back taken by UK soldier

Iraq has demanded back a metal chunk that formed the bottom of a bronze statue of Saddam Hussein.

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Five police killed in Iraq desert attack

Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Iraq`s western desert, close to the Syrian and Jordanian bo...

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Car bomb kills at least 9 in Iraq`s Mosul

The bombing was the latest in a series of attacks on Shi`ite pilgrims, other targets since a politic...

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Iraqi woman, 111, sworn in as US citizen

US Citizenship and Immigration Services spokeswoman Marilu Cabrera says Warina Zaya Bashou was born ...

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Ten dead in militant attack in Iraq`s Ramadi

Ramadi witnessed some of the worst violence during the height of the war that followed the 2003 US-l...

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Iraq suicide bombing leaves 50 dead

At least 50 people were killed and around 100 others injured Saturday in a suicide bombing targeting...

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Investing in Iraq requires patience, drinking tea

Foreign investors seeking a foothold in Iraq take heed: you`ll need a healthy dose of patience and a...

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Car bombs hit Shi`ite pilgrims in Iraq

The political crisis pits the leaders of the country`s mostly ethnic and sectarian-based party blocs...

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Explosion kills 2 Shi’ite pilgrims south of Baghdad

Bombings targeting members of Iraq`s Shi’ite Muslim majority have been on the rise during the past d...

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Iraq asks Kurds to hand over Sunni Vice President

Iraq has formally asked authorities in the semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region to hand over Vice...

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Blast kills 2 Shi’ite pilgrims south of Baghdad

Over 80 people have been killed in a wave of violence which Iraqis fear will rekindle the large-scal...

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Blackwater settles Iraq killings suit

The company formerly known as Blackwater has agreed to settle with the families of 4 security contra...

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Bombs kill 2 Shi’ite pilgrims in Baghdad

The new wave of attacks raised fears of a renewal of the widespread sectarian bloodshed in Iraq.

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Iraq Shi`ite militia says ready to lay down arms

Khazali also said the group was willing to hand over the remains of British bodyguard Alan McMenemy ...

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Wave of bombings target Iraqi Shi`ites

Iraqi police said they defused another roadside bomb about 100 yards from the site of the first expl...

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‘Iraqi civilian deaths climb in 2011’

A total of 4,059 civilians were killed in Iraq in 2011, compared to 3,976 in 2010, a rights group sa...

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Sunni leader slams `massive` Iraq rights problems

Parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi said that massive violations were destroying its democracy.

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Iraq Shiite militia offshoot backed by Iran: Sadr

The cleric said that the Shiite militia, which is blamed for the killing of US troops, had only rece...

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Explode, but not like a bomb: PM tells Iraqis

Marking the end of an agreement with Washington that allowed US troops to be stationed in the countr...

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Turkey acknowledges killing civilians in Iraq strike

The incident threatens to spoil efforts to forge Turkish-Kurdish consensus for a planned new constit...

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`Turkish air strikes kill 35 Kurds near Iraq`

Turkish warplanes regularly strike Kurdish militant targets in the region.

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‘Iraq headed for sectarian autocracy’

Sectarian tensions are running high in Iraq ten days after the last US troops pulled out.

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Iraq releases 3 security contractors: Congressman

The men weren`t charged with any crimes and King said it appeared that they were not injured.

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‘Iraq blocs talking to Iran over standoff’

Iraqi political blocs have held talks with Iran over a standoff sparked by arrest warrant of Sunni V...

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Al Qaeda in Iraq says it was behind Baghdad blasts

An al Qaeda front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the wave of attacks that rocked Baghd...

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Sadr bloc calls for early elections in Iraq

Two senior Sadrist lawmakers said early elections were just one of the possible actions being consid...

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