Car bombing in Iraq kills 16

October 8th, 2009 Iraq: Roadside bomb kills 3 northeast of BaghdadBAGHDAD — A roadside bomb struck a police patrol northeast of the Iraqi capital, killing three officers, a police official said Thursday. U.S. and Iraqi forces continued to be targeted by insurgents with regularity, raising concerns about the ability of Iraqis to keep the lid on violence once U.S.

September 20th, 2009 Blackhawk crash kills US service member in IraqBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says a Blackhawk helicopter has crashed in an American base in Iraq, killing 1 service member and wounding 12 others.

September 19th, 2009 Roadside bomb kills 11-year-old in north IraqBAGHDAD — Authorities say a roadside bomb has killed an 11-year-old boy and wounded his two friends in the violence-plagued city of Mosul in northern Iraq. A Mosul police officer says the bomb exploded around 4 p.m.

September 10th, 2009 Truck bomb kills at least 18 in northern IraqBAGHDAD — Officials say a truck bomb has exploded in a village in northern Iraq, killing at least 18 people and injuring 19 others. A police officer and a health official in Mosul say the bomb went off before dawn Thursday about 35 miles (55 kilometers) southeast of the city in the village of Wardek.

August 29th, 2009 Suicide car bomb kills 5 police officers in IraqBAGHDAD — An Iraqi police official says a suicide car bomber targeting a police station in a remote village north of Baghdad has killed five officers. The official says the suicide bomber struck at about 8 a.m.

August 13th, 2009 Double suicide bombing kills at least 17 in IraqBAGHDAD — A double suicide bombing struck a cafe packed with young people in northwestern Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 17 people, officials said, in the latest attack against a minority community. The blast occurred shortly after 5 p.m.

July 21st, 2009 2 killed in Baghdad bombingBAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say bombs have killed two people and wounded at least 30 others in Baghdad's Sadr City area. Police and hospital officials say two bombs exploded a few seconds apart on Tuesday morning near a group of day laborers.

July 9th, 2009 Iraq suicide bomber kills 15BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber has killed at least 15 people and injured 40 near a judge's house in the northern town of Tal Afar. A police officer and an official in the provincial command center say the attack occurred at around 6:30 a.m.

June 22nd, 2009 Iraq: Bomb hits minibus in Baghdad, killing 3BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say that at least three people were killed and 13 others wounded in a roadside bombing in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad. The attack comes just over a week before U.S.

June 20th, 2009 Major bombings in Iraq since Jan. 1Deadliest bombings in Iraq since Jan.

June 10th, 2009 Iraq: Car bomb kills 15 in southern Shiite areaBAGHDAD — A car bomb ripped through a market district Wednesday in a mainly Shiite area in southern Iraq, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, officials said. The blast is the latest in a series of high-profile explosions that have raised concerns about a resurgence of violence as the U.S.

June 2nd, 2009 US: roadside bomb kills American soldier in IraqBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in a roadside bombing in Baghdad.

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April 16th, 2009 RAMADI - The death toll from a suicide bombing inside a military base in central Iraq Thursday rose to 18 with 53 soldiers injured, a military source said. 'The latest reports said that 18 Iraqi soldiers were killed and 53 others were injured in the blast,' the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

January 3rd, 2009 BAGHDAD - At least 37 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a suicide bomb attack near a shrine in northern Baghdad Sunday, an interior ministry official said. The bomber, who targeted Shia pilgrims, blew up his explosive-belt at a checkpoint near the main gate of the shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim, one of the holiest men for Shias, the source said.