Official: Iraqi forces press offensive in last insurgent stronghold in northern city of MosulOctober 2nd, 2009 Official: Iraqi forces lead crackdown in MosulBAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces are wrapping up a major operation in Mosul that has led to the capture of at least 150 suspected insurgents. An Iraqi security official says the crackdown is expected to end Saturday in the northern city, which is considered the last stronghold for al-Qaida in Iraq and other Sunni insurgents.
Roadside bombs kill policeman and 6 Iraqi soldiers in Mosul, BaghdadSeptember 23rd, 2009 Bombs kill policeman, 6 Iraqi soldiers in IraqBAGHDAD — Two roadside bombings in and around the restive northern Iraq city of Mosul and a third in Baghdad killed six Iraqi soldiers and a policeman on Wednesday. The policeman was killed around 9 a.m.
Roadside bombs kill policeman and 4 Iraqi soldiers in Mosul, BaghdadSeptember 23rd, 2009 Bombs kill policeman, 4 Iraqi soldiers in IraqBAGHDAD — Two roadside bombings in and around the restive northern Iraq city of Mosul and a third in Baghdad killed four Iraqi soldiers and a policeman on Wednesday. The policeman was killed around 9 a.m.
Insurgent killed, second captured after US helicopter fired on in IraqSeptember 14th, 2009 Man killed after firing on US helicopter in IraqBAGHDAD — U.S. and Iraqi forces killed one fighter, captured another and seized a truck loaded with weapons in an area of northern Iraq that remains an insurgent stronghold, the American military said Monday.
Violence kills 2 people in Iraq's capital and violence-plagued northern city of MosulSeptember 12th, 2009 Violence kills 2 in Iraq's capital and northBAGHDAD — Iraqi police officials say two people were killed in incidents involving bombs in the capital and the violence-plagued northern city of Mosul. In northwestern Baghdad, a bomb attached to a civilian car exploded, killing the driver and wounding two passengers.
Suicide attacker strikes mosque north of Baghdad as bombings kill at least 15 in IraqSeptember 7th, 2009 Iraq: Suicide bomber hits mosque north of BaghdadBAGHDAD — Iraqi police say at least three people were killed and 19 wounded when a suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque north of Baghdad. The attack raises to at least 15 the number of people killed nationwide Monday in a series of bombings.
Deputy commander of al-Qaida-linked cell arrested in Mosul, US military saysAugust 4th, 2009 US: Al-Qaida operatives arrested in MosulBAGHDAD — The American military says the deputy commander of an insurgent group linked to al-Qaida was arrested in Mosul during a joint U.S.-Iraqi operation. The military said in a statement released Tuesday that Fakri Hadi Gari, also known as Abu Abbas, was captured July 24 in a raid in Mosul.
Four killed, 35 injured in Iraq blastJuly 11th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Four civilians were killed and 35 injured Saturday when a parked car bomb exploded in a residential district of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, police sources said. Mosul, 500 km north of Baghdad, has been the scene of near-daily bomb attacks since US troops withdrew from Iraqi cities and towns June 30.
Suicide bombers kill 30, injure 63 in IraqJuly 9th, 2009 BAGHDAD - At least 30 people were killed and 63 injured in two consecutive suicide bombings Thursday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, police sources said. The bombers detonated their explosives in a crowded street in Tel Afar district, where many Shia Turkmen congregate, sources told DPA.
Insurgents target security forces in Iraqi capital and northern city, killing 6July 6th, 2009 6 killed in Iraq attacksBAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities say gunmen have killed five people in an attack on a security checkpoint in Baghdad, and a car bomb killed a man in the northern city of Mosul. An army officer and an interior ministry official say the attack on the checkpoint in western Baghdad on Sunday night killed two Iraqi police officers and three soldiers.
Suicide bomber targets Iraqi governor's houseMay 18th, 2009 MOSUL - An Iraqi policeman was killed and three civilians were wounded when a suicide bomber targeted the home of the governor of a northern Iraqi province, according to news reports Monday. Citing local police, it said a man detonated explosives packed into his car 150 metres away from the home of Athil al-Najifi, governor of Iraq's northern Nineveh province, in downtown Mosul, some 400 km north of Baghdad.
Iraq wants US forces out of cities by June deadline and return only with permissionApril 27th, 2009 Iraq wants US forces out of Mosul on timeBAGHDAD — Iraq wants American troops to withdraw from urban areas and only return with government approval, a defense ministry spokesman said Monday, casting doubt about whether the U.S. can maintain troops in certain trouble spots even as they withdraw elsewhere.
AP Interview: Pentagon official says troop withdrawal to likely spur short-term violenceApril 22nd, 2009 Pentagon: Insurgent attacks likely to rise in IraqWASHINGTON — The Pentagon's top Middle East adviser said Wednesday insurgent attacks in Iraq will probably increase as U.S. forces start to leave, but there's no plan now to delay troop departures.
4 killed, 17 wounded in suicide bombing in IraqMarch 31st, 2009 MOSUL - At least four people were killed and 17 injured Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden truck that he drove into a police station in this Iraqi city, a police source said. 'A suicide bomber drove his explosives-laden truck into the police station of the Mahatta neighbourhood in Mosul,' the source told Xinhua, requesting anonymity.
Car bomb kills 10 Iraqis, wounds 68March 6th, 2009 BAGHDAD - A car bomb in the Iraqi province of Babil killed 10 people and wounded 68 Thursday morning, the police said. The blast targeted the Hamza al-Gharbi district, south of Babil's provincial capital Hilla, a source in the Hilla police force said Thursday.
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