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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: Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions, Government, Nouri Maliki, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Iraq violence sparks fears of a Sunni revolt
BEIRUT — Security forces for the Shiite-led Iraqi government raided a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on Tuesday, igniting violence around the country that left at least 36 people dead. The unrest led two Sunni officials to resign from the...
Tags: Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Revolutions, Armed Conflicts, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Frustrated Iraqi Sunnis protest, fear they being sidelined
Reuters* Sunni provinces halt work, boycott schools in protest * Iraqi politics sharply divided along sectarian lines By Kamal Naama RAMADI, Iraq, April 22 (Reuters) - Iraqis in Sunni provinces boycotted government offices, closed shops and deserted...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Armed Conflicts, Islam, Wars and Interventions
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Iraqis vote in provincial elections amidst angst, ire
BEIRUT — After a week of violence, Iraq held its first provincial elections Saturday since the departure of U.S. troops last year. Results are not expected for several days, but the conditions under which the vote was held showed that little has...Tags: Government, International Military Interventions, Wars and Interventions, China Earthquake (2010), Nouri Maliki
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Did the system fail a soldier?
SHERMAN, Texas — Sgt. John Russell designed his new house here so there would be room for everyone: for him and his wife, Mandy, his wife's parents and his own. There was a doggie door for Louie and Queenie — "the little ones," he called...Tags: International Military Interventions, Iraq War (2003-2011), Health Insurance, Medical Specialization, University of Pennsylvania
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Bombings in Iraq kill more than 30 people
BEIRUT -- A string of bombings in Iraq claimed the lives of more than 30 people Monday in the run-up to provincial elections scheduled for this weekend. The attacks, which left dozens wounded, took place around the country, including in Baghdad; the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Islam, U.S. Military, Nouri Maliki, Emergency Incidents
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Iraq: String of attacks across country kills 32
BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents launched what appeared to be a highly coordinated string of attacks across Iraq on Monday morning, killing at least 32 and wounding more than 200, according to officials. The attacks, many involving car bombs, erupted...
Tags: International Military Interventions, Transportation Accidents, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts
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Four years after Camp Liberty killings, families losing patience
SEATTLE — On the day Sgt. John Russell allegedly walked into the mental health clinic at Camp Liberty in Baghdad and shot five U.S. service members to death, Pfc. Jacob Barton was just signing in at the front desk. It was the day after Mother’...Tags: U.S. Army, Murder, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics
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Iraq veterans remember the fallen on anniversary
FT. STEWART, Ga. — Angel Acevedo found the granite marker for his friend, Robert Stever, known to all as "Catfish." There it was on the Warriors Walk memorial. It lay beneath tree No. 31, one of 444 planted here to honor fallen soldiers: Army...
Tags: Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Weaponry, Iraq
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Bush's war, 10 years later
The 10th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq seems an appropriate time to look back at how it all happened and what it has wrought, not so much for Iraq as for the United States, which poured its own troops, treasure and world reputation into...
Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Wars and Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), United Nations, Colin Powell
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Baghdad Revisited: After Liberation, What Victory?
The Hartford CourantTen years ago I stood on the outskirts of Baghdad and looked at the city through my binoculars. Columns of thick, black smoke rose up from burning enemy vehicles off to our front. In the distance, a surface-to-air missile rocketed skyward in pursuit...Tags: Iraq
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