Car bomb kills at least 8 on market in former Iraqi flashpoint city of Fallujah, police sayOctober 6th, 2009 Iraqi police: market blast kills 8 in FallujahBAGHDAD — A car bomb tore through an open-air market west of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, an Iraqi police official said. It was the second consecutive day of attacks in the mostly Sunni Anbar province, raising questions about the ability of Iraqi security forces to keep the lid on violence as U.S.
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 and other attacks kill 11 in Iraq's capital, volatile northern city of MosulSeptember 23rd, 2009 Bombs kill 11 in Iraq's capital, northern cityBAGHDAD — A bomb exploded Wednesday outside a home in southwestern Baghdad, killing a woman and her two children, as other bombings killed at least seven Iraqi security personnel and a local politician in the capital and a volatile northern area. The blast outside the home of Mohammed Ali Wais in the Baghdad neighborhood of Radwaniyah killed his wife and two children.
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.
Officials: Truck bomb kills at least 18 people, injures 19 in northern Iraqi villageSeptember 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.
Car bomb outside Sunni tribal leader's house kills 8 in northern Iraqi city of KirkukSeptember 9th, 2009 Car bomb in Iraq kills 8 in northern cityBAGHDAD — Iraqi police say a car bomb exploded outside a house in the flash point city of Kirkuk, killing eight people inside the building and wounding one. Kirkuk police chief Brig.
Iraqi police: Car bomb explodes near US base north of Baghdad, kills 1August 27th, 2009 Iraqi police: Car bomb kills 1 near US baseBAGHDAD — Iraqi police officials say a string of car bombs have targeted Iraqi security forces in and around Baghdad, killing one and wounding 19 people. The blasts come as security has tightened throughout Iraq ahead of the funeral of Iraqi Shiite leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim.
Eight killed in Iraq violenceAugust 16th, 2009 BAGHDAD - At least six people were killed in violence in western and northern Iraq Sunday, police said. Near the western city of Falluja, in Iraq's Sunni heartland to the west of Baghdad, gunmen burst into the home of a member of a government-allied Sunni militia.
Bombers target Baghdad, northern town of Tal Afar, Iraqi officials sayJuly 9th, 2009 Bombings in Iraq kill 26BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber on Thursday killed at least 20 people and injured 40 near a judge's house in northern Iraq, and bombs in Baghdad killed six people, authorities said. The attacks came one day after car bombs in two Shiite villages near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killed 16 civilians and injured more than two dozen, signaling the challenges that face Iraq despite big improvements in security in the past two years.
Nine killed in fresh bombings in IraqJune 25th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Nine people, including four civilians, were killed in two bombings in Iraq Thursday, a day after a devastating bomb attack in Sadr City which killed 74. In Baghdad's Bayaa district, a bomb blast killed four persons and wounded another nine.
Truck bomb explodes near Shiite mosque in northern Iraq, killing 5 people, police sayJune 20th, 2009 Truck bomb kills at least 5 in northern IraqBAGHDAD — Police say at least five people have been killed and 30 wounded in a truck bombing near a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq. Brig. Gen. Sarhat Qader says Saturday's explosion occurred following noon prayers south of the disputed city of Kirkuk.
US military: Gunman in Iraqi army uniform kills 2 American soldiers in MosulMay 2nd, 2009 Gunman in Iraqi army uniforms kills 2 US soldiersBAGHDAD — A gunman wearing an Iraqi army uniform opened fire on a U.S. military team Saturday, killing two American soldiers and wounding three others at a combat outpost in northern Iraq, the military said.
Al Qaeda suspects in Iraqi custody gunned downMarch 15th, 2009 RAMADI - Six detainees suspected of belonging to the Al Qaeda network in Iraq were fatally shot while being transferred from custody in northwestern Iraq, the police said Saturday. 'Unidentified gunmen killed six detained Al Qaeda members between the villages of Baiji and Haditha in the northwest of Iraq,' a source in al-Anbar's security forces told DPA on condition of anonymity.
Senior Al Qaeda commander killed in IraqMarch 6th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Iraqi security forces Thursday said they had killed a top military commander in the Iraqi branch of the Al Qaeda network. General Tariq al-Assil, police chief for Iraq's western al-Anbar province, told DPA that his forces had killed Hamza Ubid Idris, also known as Abu al-Ansar, Wednesday night.
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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