At least 11 Iraqis were killed and 14 more were wounded in the last day. The number of reported attacks escalated in Diyala province where at least four towns saw violence. Diyala remains one of the more belligerent provinces in Iraq and is particularly prone to sectarian tensions.
read moreSecond Bloody Day in Iraq: 22 Killed, 61 Wounded
Updated at 1:28 p.m. EDT, Sept. 30, 2011 At least 22 Iraqis were killed and 61 more were wounded in new attacks, including one that targeted mourners at a funeral in Hilla. This is the second day in a row that dozens have been killed or wounded in violence. A massive...
Bloody Iraq: 1 US Soldier, 13 Iraqis Killed; 90 Iraqis Wounded
At least 13 Iraqis were killed and 90 more were wounded in the latest violence. One attack, on security personnel, took place in Kirkuk where a U.S. general says American troops are no longer needed. Separately, a U.S. soldier was also killed in a rocket or mortar attack. Meanwhile, Turkey continued its aerial assault on suspected P.K.K. hideouts across northern Iraq.
read moreSahwa Fighter’s Family Slaughtered As 14 Are Killed in Iraq Violence
At least 14 Iraqis were killed and 41 more were wounded in the latest violence, which included a bloody attack on a Sahwa fighter’s family. Meanwhile, Iran has accepted a peace deal with P.J.A.K. rebels, but Turkey continues to bomb P.K.K. targets in northern Iraq. The P.K.K., not to be left out, kidnapped three schoolteachers in Turkey.
read moreUS Troops Shoot Policeman As Nine Iraqis Are Killed In Other Attacks
U.S. soldiers shot and wounded an Iraqi policeman in an apparent case of mistaken identity. He was just one of the nine killed and 35 wounded in today’s attacks. Meanwhile, the border situation between Iraq and its neighbors, Kuwait and Turkey remain uneasy. Also, Iraq made its first payment for new warplanes.
read moreEleven Iraqis Killed as Gunmen Target Political and Religious Leaders
At least 11 Iraqis were killed and 16 more were wounded in several attacks that each left just a few casualties. In several of them, gunmen seemed to pick specific political or religious targets. Meanwhile, the International Crisis Group warned that corruption was hampering Iraq’s development. Their report was issued just a couple weeks after the head of Iraq’s Integrity Commission, Raheem Uqaili, quit his post.
read moreIraq: 34 Killed, 124 Wounded In Attacks Across Country
At least 30 Iraqis were killed and 116 more were wounded in the latest attacks, which include a major bombing in Karbala.
read moreTurkish PM Meets With Iraq’s President As Attacks Leave 15 Dead
At least seven Iraqis were killed and five more were wounded in the latest reports, but in neighboring Turkey, suspected Kurdish rebels killed at least five policemen and wounded 12 others in a pair of attacks. Three rebels died.
read moreUS Soldier Dies In Non-Combat Incident As 13 Iraqis Are Killed in Attacks
At least 13 Iraqis were killed and 41 more were wounded across the country. The U.S. military reported that an American soldier died in a non-hostile incident in central Iraq but gave no further details.
read moreSuicide Bomber Kills Four Pilgrims, Wounds 17 Others in Iraq
Although few attacks were reported, one targeting pilgrims in Haswa produced a significant number of casualties. Overall, at least eight Iraqis were killed and 23 more were wounded there and across the country.
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