29 killed, 81 injured in Iraq attacksSeptember 10th, 2009 BAGHDAD - At least 29 people were killed and 81 injured in attacks that shook different parts of Iraq Thursday, security sources said. In northern Iraq, 25 people died 43 were injured in a truck bombing in eastern Mosul.
US service member dies after bomb blast in southern AfghanistanSeptember 6th, 2009 US service member dies in AfghanistanKABUL — NATO says a U.S. service member has died as the result of a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.
US service member dies following bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, according to NATOSeptember 6th, 2009 Bombing in S. Afghanistan kills US service memberKABUL — NATO says a U.S.
2 US troops killed in Afghanistan; August on track to be military's deadliest month of the warAugust 26th, 2009 2 US troops killed in AfghanistanKABUL — The NATO-led force in Afghanistan says attacks have killed two U.S. troops, keeping August on track to be the deadliest month of the war for the U.S.
Iraq mosque bombings undermine stability: UN chiefJuly 31st, 2009 BAGHDAD - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday condemned the bombings of Iraqi mosques that killed at least 30 people, calling them attempts to undermine the country's emerging stability. "Attacks against places of worship cannot be justified by any political or religious cause," Ban's spokesperson said in a statement.
Top US commander says extremist violence in Iraq is counterproductive ahead of electionsJune 28th, 2009 General says Iraq violence is counterproductiveWASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in Iraq says he believes that the recent increase in violence in Iraq may end up hurting the extremists who are behind the attacks.
Bomb hits minibus carrying students in Baghdad, deadliest in series of blasts that kill 5June 22nd, 2009 Iraq: Bombs hit Baghdad, at least 5 killedBAGHDAD — A roadside bomb exploded next to a bus carrying Iraqi high school students to their final exams on Monday, police said, the deadliest in a series of blasts that killed five people in Baghdad. The attacks came two days after the country's deadliest attack this year — a truck bombing that killed at least 75 people in northern Iraq.
US military warns insurgents increasingly using youths to stage attacks in IraqJune 7th, 2009 US mil: insurgents using youths in attacks in IraqBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says insurgents are increasingly using youths to stage attacks against American and Iraqi security forces.
2 US soldier die from non-combat related injuries in Iraq, military saysMay 31st, 2009 Iraq: 2 US soldiers die of non-combat injuriesBAGHDAD — Two American soldiers died from non-combat related injuries in separate incidents in Iraq, the U.S. military said Sunday.
US soldier killed in grenade attack on patrol in northern Iraq, military saysMay 29th, 2009 US soldier killed in northern Iraq, military saysBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in a grenade attack in northern Iraq.
Turkey's military says its warplanes have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside northern IraqApril 30th, 2009 Turkish warplanes hit Kurd rebel targets in IraqANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's military says its warplanes struck Kurdish rebel targets overnight in northern Iraq. A military statement says Air Force jets bombed targets in the Iraqi border regions of Zap and Avasin-Basyan on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Roadside bomb kills at least 9 soldiers in southeastern Turkey, Kurdish rebels suspectedApril 29th, 2009 Roadside bomb kills at least 9 Turkish soldiersANKARA, Turkey — A roadside bomb believed to have been planted by Kurdish rebels killed at least nine soldiers Wednesday in southeastern Turkey, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported. The bomb was detonated by remote control as a military vehicle was traveling on a road linking the mainly Kurdish cities of Diyarbakir and Bingol, CNN-Turk and other news reports said, without stating sources.
Iraq tightens security at Shiite shrine after 2 days of attacks, including deadliest this yearApril 25th, 2009 Iraq raises security at Shiite shrines after bombsBAGHDAD — Iraq tightened security Saturday at major Shiite shrines in response to two days of suicide attacks targeting worshippers — including one at a revered Baghdad tomb that was the single deadliest bombing in the country this year. More than 150 people, many of them Iranian pilgrims, died in the attacks Thursday and Friday.
US commander says attacks in Iraq will continue, Tunisian bombers joining fightApril 24th, 2009 Petraeus: Tunisian militants attacking IraqWASHINGTON — The top U.S. military commander in the Mideast says attacks in Iraq will continue for some time, and they may be the work of a network of foreign fighters from Tunisia.
73 killed in two suicide attacks in IraqApril 23rd, 2009 BAGHDAD - At least 73 people were killed in two suicide attacks in Iraq Thursday, the interior ministry said. A suicide bomber blew himself up at a restaurant in the Diyala province, some 100 km northeast of Baghdad, killing 45 people and wounding 28.
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