<< Back

---

Attacks in Iraq kill over 40, sectarian tensions high - Reuters Tue, 21 May 2013 20:38:48 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Attacks in Iraq kill over 40, sectarian tensions high Reuters BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - A series of bomb and gun attacks across Iraq killed more than 40 people on Tuesday, a day after over 70 died in violence targeting majority Shi'ites that has stoked fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis. Nearly ... Iraq's Sectarian Violence: Bombings Plunge Country in Deadly SpiralTIME bombings continue across IraqAljazeera.com Car bomb explodes as Sunni worshippers leave mosque in Iraq, deadliest of ...Washington Post RT -MiamiHerald.com all 519 news articles »

---

Iraq Bombings: Wave Of Explosions Kills At Least 12, Police Say - Huffington Post - Huffington Post Tue, 21 May 2013 10:57:31 GMT

Iraq Bombings: Wave Of Explosions Kills At Least 12, Police Say - Huffington Post Huffington Post KIRKUK, Iraq, May 21 (Reuters) - Several bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in Iraq on Tuesday, police said, a day after more than 70 died in attacks on majority Shi'ites, stoking fears of all-out sectarian war with minority Sunnis. More than 200 ...

---

Wave of Car Bombings Targets Shiites in Iraq - Wall Street Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 20:02:36 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Wave of Car Bombings Targets Shiites in Iraq Wall Street Journal ... in a Shiite-majority neighborhood in eastern Baghdad. BAGHDAD—A barrage of car bombings in mostly Shiite areas across Iraq killed scores of people on Monday, in one of the country's deadliest weeks since a sectarian civil war raged in 2006 and 2007.

---

Officials: More attacks in Iraq; 7 killed - USA Today - USA TODAY Tue, 21 May 2013 09:38:22 GMT

Officials: More attacks in Iraq; 7 killed - USA Today USA TODAY BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say new attacks in Iraq have killed seven people and wounded dozens. A police officer says a suicide blast at a checkpoint, followed by militants who opened fire at Iraqi troops, has killed three soldiers in Tarmiyah. The town ...

---

Wave of Violence Continues in Iraq - VOA - Voice of America Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:38 GMT

Voice of America

Wave of Violence Continues in Iraq - VOA Voice of America In the United States, White House spokesman Jay Carney condemned all the attacks in Iraq over the past several days, saying U.S. officials have been in contact with "a wide range of Iraqi leaders ... to help resolve ongoing political and sectarian ...

---

Attacks in Iraqi Cities Raise Fears of Renewed Sectarian Conflict - New York Times Tue, 21 May 2013 00:31:14 GMT

New York Times

Attacks in Iraqi Cities Raise Fears of Renewed Sectarian Conflict New York Times BAGHDAD — A wave of car bombings and shootings hit cities in Iraq late Sunday and on Monday, killing at least 76 people and wounding more than 250, medical and security officials said. Some news agency reports put the overall toll even higher, at 86 ...

---

A Syrian awakening? - The Economist (blog) Tue, 21 May 2013 20:08:57 GMT

Press TV

A Syrian awakening? The Economist (blog) SINCE the start of Syria's uprising, many people, not least in America's war-weary administration, have eyed the crisis through the prism of Iraq—despite the two conflicts' marked differences. In Iraq, a foreign invasion to unseat Saddam Hussein ... 'Western, Saudi terror hits Syria, Iraq'Press TV Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraqi al-QaidaJerusalem Post all 11 news articles »

---

Wave of car bombs kills at least 95 in Iraq - USA Today - USA TODAY Mon, 20 May 2013 20:42:00 GMT

Wave of car bombs kills at least 95 in Iraq - USA Today USA TODAY BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of attacks killed at least 95 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 240 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the ...

---

Iraq 'bleeding from north to south' - euronews Tue, 21 May 2013 12:37:27 GMT

euronews

Iraq 'bleeding from north to south' euronews But this is the destiny of the Iraqi people – no more bloody Tuesday or bloody Wednesday because Iraq is bleeding from north to south.” Amid escalating sectarian tensions in Iraq, more than 200 people have reportedly been killed in the country over the ...

---

Iraq car bombings leave dozens dead - Los Angeles Times Mon, 20 May 2013 22:52:45 GMT

Iraq car bombings leave dozens dead Los Angeles Times Security forces opened fire on demonstrators late last month in the northern city of Hawija, sparking days of violence in central and northern Iraq. The United Nations put the death toll for April at 712, making it the deadliest month in Iraq since ...