Iraqi forces press offensive in last insurgent stronghold in northern city of MosulOctober 2nd, 2009 Iraqis lead crackdown in insurgent strongholdBAGHDAD — Iraqi forces in Mosul have detained more than 150 suspected Sunni insurgents during an offensive in the country's last major extremist stronghold, a security official said Friday. The crackdown is the latest attempt to break insurgent strength in the northern city — and the first wide-ranging operation since the U.S.
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.
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.
Gunmen attack Baghdad army checkpoint, kill 2 Iraqi soldiers, police sayAugust 22nd, 2009 Police: 2 Iraqi soldiers gunned down at checkpointBAGHDAD — Gunmen attacked an Iraqi military checkpoint in the Iraqi capital Saturday, as Iraqi lawmakers scrutinize the readiness of Iraqi forces following a string of bombings in recent weeks that have killed hundreds. The attack on the checkpoint in northern Baghdad killed two Iraqi soldiers and wounded another, a police official said, and follows a string of bombings in Baghdad that have shaken public confidence in Iraq's security forces.
2 people killed in Iraq bombings targeting police in Baghdad, Fallujah and MosulJuly 27th, 2009 2 people killed in Iraq bombings targeting policeBAGHDAD — Two people were killed Monday in bombings across Iraq targeting police officers, considered the weakest link among the Iraqi security forces that have taken the lead from withdrawing American forces. The bombings primarily targeted police vehicles in Baghdad, western Fallujah and northern Mosul, areas that have experienced an increase in attacks on Iraqi forces since U.S.
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.
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.
Insurgent attacks kill 2 in Iraqi cities of Mosul and BaqoubaJuly 5th, 2009 Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill 2 in Mosul, BaqoubaBAGHDAD — Attackers targeted police patrols in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday, killing a police officer with a grenade and injuring 14 people in a car bomb blast, authorities said. Separately, bombs in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, killed one civilian and injured 14 others, police said.
Top US commander in Iraq says US exit from Mosul uncertain; will be up to Iraqi leaderMay 9th, 2009 Top US general: Mosul exit date still unclearWASHINGTON — The top U.S. general in Iraq hedged his bets Friday about whether U.S.
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.
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.
Al Qaeda militants kill tribal sheikh, his family in IraqMarch 5th, 2009 BAGHDAD - Al Qaeda militants in Iraq Wednesday shot and killed a tribal sheikh, his wife and their son near their home in the northern city of Tikrit, a police official said. The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told DPA that the militants apparently wanted to take revenge on Sheikh Ziab Ahmed Ziara.
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