New York Times (blog) | Wave of Attacks Widens in Iraq New York Times (blog) BAGHDAD — Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed 13 people on Sunday, as the death toll from a coordinated wave of late-night car bombings and other attacks on Saturday rose above 70, the Iraqi authorities said. The attacks were the latest in a surge ... Death toll rises in Iraq weekend violence Gunmen kill five Kurdish security forces in northern Iraq Bombs, Shootings Kill 13 in Iraq |
The Epoch Times | Gunmen raid Iraq's Abu Ghraib and Taji jails Aljazeera.com Elsewhere in Iraq on Sunday, bombings and shootings killed at least 13 people, as the death toll from a co-ordinated wave of late-night car bombings and other attacks the day before jumped past 70, authorities said. The explosions and prison raids were ... Abu Ghraib Prison Attacked by Gunmen in Iraq Gunmen attack two Iraq prisons Gunmen attack two Iraq prisons: AFP |
RT (blog) | Ex-MI6 boss threatens to expose secrets from Iraq 'dodgy dossier' RT (blog) The 68-year-old intelligence veteran has spent the last year writing a detailed account of events leading up to the Iraq War, which started in 2003. Initially, he intended to make his work available to historians after his death but Sir Richard told ... Britain's Former Top Spy Threatens To Expose The 'Dodgy Dossier' Used To ... Ex-MI6 chief threatens to expose secrets of Iraq war Ex-boss of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove 'has his own Iraq dossier' |
Attacks in Iraq kill 13, as toll from previous day's powerful wave of attacks ... Washington Post The explosions were the latest in a relentless surge in bloodshed that has rocked Iraq since the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on July 10. They follow months of surging violence across the country that is raising fears of a return to the ... |
Outgoing UN envoy to Iraq strongly condemns latest wave of deadly attacks UN News Centre He added that Iraq's transition towards democracy and prosperity is in a crucial phase, and warned that with violence spiking, perpetrators are taking advantage of the instability caused by the ongoing political stalemate and the crisis in neighbouring ... |
Press TV | UN envoy condemns deadly Iraq attacks Press TV “The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Martin Kobler, condemns in the strongest terms the series of suicide attacks, car bombings and other violent acts that have killed and injured hundreds of innocent ... Outgoing UN Envoy to Iraq Condemns Latest Wave of Attacks |
Global banks eye Iraq but questions remain Fox News BAGHDAD (AFP) – Interest by Citibank and Standard Chartered to expand into Iraq highlights the vast potential of the country's banking sector, but the experience of a global rival points to the many pitfalls they must navigate. With tens of millions of ... |
Dallas Morning News | Stuart Bowen: The billions wasted in rebuilding Iraq Dallas Morning News Stuart Bowen, the special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction, has spent the past nine years investigating waste and fraud related to the $60 billion in U.S. government contracts assigned since the 2003 invasion. He spoke to the World Affairs ... |
Leader of Hezbollah in Iraq Threatens More Sectarian Violence Al-Monitor This perplexing picture has sparked confusion in Iraq. Battat, who introduced himself to the media as secretary-general of Hezbollah in Iraq, announced in February the formation of a militia designed to kill al-Qaeda members and Baathists, in ... |
Bombs strike favoured Ramadan hangouts in Iraq Fox News The attacks on cafes include a bombing earlier in July near a cafe in Baghdad in which nine people were killed and 35 were wounded, and another suicide bombing in the north Iraq city of Mosul that left six people dead and 21 wounded. But the deadliest ... |