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Bomb outside Sunni mosque kills 6 in Iraqi capital
ReutersBAGHDAD, May 3 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Sunni cleric and five worshippers when they left a mosque in Bagdhad after Friday prayers, police and medics said, as regional sectarian violence threatens to return Iraq to all-out conflict. Iraq has...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Wars and Interventions, Explosions, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Iraqi inquiries find excessive force in Sunni protest camp raid
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security used disproportionate force, including shooting unarmed civilians, during a raid on an encampment of Sunni Arab protesters last week that left 45 people dead, according to two government investigations and foreign diplomats....
Tags: Political Dissent, Armed Conflicts, Nouri Maliki, Government, Wars and Interventions
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Car bombs in 4 Iraqi cities kill at least 22
BAGHDAD — Shiite-dominated areas in southern and central Iraq were rocked Monday by car bomb explosions that killed at least 22 people and fueled fears that the country is sliding into a civil war. The violence occurred as Iraqi security forces...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Emergency Incidents, Bombings, Wars and Interventions, Parliament
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Car bombings in Shiite areas of Iraq kill more than 20
BAGHDAD -- Shiite-dominated areas in Iraq's southern and central regions were rocked Monday by a series of car bombs that killed at least 22 people and fueled fears that the country is sliding into a civil war. The bombings -- particularly in the city...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Bombings, Iraq, Explosions
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4 Iraqi soldiers killed at Sunni checkpoint
BAGHDAD — Four Iraqi soldiers were shot dead Saturday, the day after Sunni Arab tribes in the restive western province of Anbar announced that they had formed their own army to defend themselves against the Shiite-dominated Iraqi government. The...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Nouri Maliki, Islam, Religion and Belief, United Nations
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Iraq shuts down 10 television channels
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government ordered 10 predominantly Sunni Muslim satellite television channels to cease broadcasting Sunday, accusing them of encouraging the sectarian unrest that left more than 200 people dead in a week of violence in...Tags: Satellite Technology, Government, Islam, Wars and Interventions, Politics
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Iraq watchdog suspends 10 TV channels for inciting violence
ReutersBAGHDAD, April 28 (Reuters) - Iraq has suspended the licences of satellite news network Al Jazeera and nine other channels, accusing them of inciting violence through their coverage of recent sectarian clashes. The Communication and Media Commission...Tags: Entertainment, Crime, Law and Justice, BBC, Nouri Maliki, Television
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Bomb blast kills four outside Sunni mosque in Iraq capital
ReutersBAGHDAD, April 26 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb exploded outside a Sunni mosque in a southern district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing four worshippers as they left following Friday prayers, police and medics said. The attack, which targeted the...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Bombings, Explosions, Iraq
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Iraq PM's coalition leads in eight of 12 provinces after vote
ReutersBAGHDAD, April 25 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition has taken the lead in eight out of the 12 provinces that held provincial elections at the weekend, including the capital Baghdad, preliminary results showed on Thursday. A...Tags: Government, Politics, Elections, National Government
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Iraq fighting leaves at least 41 more people dead
BEIRUT — At least 41 people died Thursday on the third straight day of pitched fighting between Iraqi security forces and Sunni Arabs, as Prime Minister Nouri Maliki warned the country was in crisis. The national police battled back Sunni fighters...
Tags: Armed Conflicts, Mosul (Iraq), Nouri Maliki, Government, Wars and Interventions
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At least 10 Iraq policemen killed in clashes with militants-sources
ReutersBAGHDAD, April 25 (Reuters) - At least 10 policemen were killed in clashes with Sunni Islamist militants in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Thursday, military sources said. The fighting marked a third day of violent unrest ignited when Iraqi troops... -
Clashes continue in Iraq; at least 17 more die
BEIRUT -- Battles between Iraqi government forces and Sunni fighters left at least 17 people dead Wednesday as sectarian tensions showed little sign of abating and threatened an insurrection in Sunni provinces. Dozens of people were reportedly killed...
Tags: Political Dissent, Armed Conflicts, Nouri Maliki, Emergency Incidents, Government
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