Updated at 7:12 p.m. EST, Feb. 19, 2009At least 20 Iraqis were killed and 31 more were wounded in renewed violence across the country. No Coalition deaths were reported, but a U.S. soldier confessed to the "execution style" killing of an Iraqi detainee in his care....
Updated at 7:31 p.m. EST, Jan. 18, 2009At least three Iraqis were killed and two more died on a very quiet day. No Coalition casualties were reported; however, a bus carrying Arbaeen pilgrims slammed into the back of a British military vehicle, killing at least seven...
Updated at 8:05 p.m. EST, Feb. 17, 2009At least 6 Iraqis were killed and 24 more were wounded in new attacks. None of the attacks appeared to target Arbaeen travelers. No Coalition deaths were reported, but a U.S. army sergeant will testify against a fellow...
Updated at 7:01 p.m. EST, Feb. 16, 2009Overall, at least 14 Iraqis were killed, and 41 more were wounded across the country. Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that Iraq's diplomatic footing with its neighbors is on the mend as its image as an American...
Updated at 9:00 p.m. EST, Feb. 15, 2009At least seven Iraqis were killed and 35 more were wounded in the latest round of violence. Another 18 victims were found in new mass graves. Two U.S. soldiers were killed as well. Meanwhile, the Iraqi election commission...
Iraqi forces deployed 5,000 additional security personnel to thwart attacks against Arbaeen pilgrims on their way to the holy city of Karbala. Over 60 have been killed in three successive days of attacks. Today, at least eight Iraqis were killed and another five were...
Updated at 6:40 p.m. EST, Feb. 13, 2009A female suicide bomber entered a tent filled with Arbaeen pilgrims and killed dozens in a third day of significant sectarian attacks. Overall, at least 45 Iraqis were killed and another 91 were wounded across the country. One...
Violence against Arbaeen pilgrims not only continued today, but a bomber was able to plant explosives less than 1 km from an important shrine in Karbala. This attack and others across Iraq left at least 22 Iraqis dead and another 53 wounded. A U.S. soldier died from...
Updated at 10:40 p.m. EST, Feb. 11, 2009At least 31 Iraqis were killed and 94 more were wounded during attacks that included a significant bombing in Baghdad. No Coalition deaths were reported, but the mystery of four Guantánamo detainees who were handed over...
Updated at 8:06 p.m. EST, Feb. 10, 2009As French President Nicolas Sarkozy traveled to Baghdad for a surprise visit with Iraqi leaders, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki responded to accusations from U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden that the Iraqis are not moving fast...
