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Iraq court hands fugitive VP 2nd death sentence
    BAGHDAD — An Iraqi court Thursday unexpectedly convicted the country’s fugitive Sunni vice president on charges of instigating bodyguards to assassinate a senior government official and sentenced him to death. The verdict was the second death sentence for Tariq Al-Hashemi in ...
October sees sharp drop in Iraq violence
    BAGHDAD — Levels of violence in Iraq last month dropped off dramatically despite a string of attacks over the Eid Al-Adha Muslim holiday that were claimed by Al-Qaeda, figures released Thursday showed. Monthly casualty tolls compiled separately by government officials and ...
Iraq tightens security after bloody day
BAGHDAD – Iraqi authorities tightened security Sunday, a day after attacks during the Eid Al-Adha holiday that killed 31 people in the country’s deadliest day this month. The shootings and bombings, which also wounded more than 100 people, were the latest ...
Iraq Eid attacks kill 16
BAGHDAD – Attacks during the Eid Al-Adha holiday, including bombings of a marketplace and a minibus, killed at least 16 people in Iraq Saturday. The shootings and explosions, which also left more than 40 people wounded, were the latest in a ...
Iraq looks to reinstate disbanded army officers
BAGHDAD – Efforts by Iraq’s premier to court disbanded army officers from Sunni areas of the country can help boost security and support for the Shiite leader ahead of upcoming elections, analysts and observers say. Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki has called ...
9 dead in separate Baghdad attacks
BAGHDAD — A series of attacks struck Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad early Tuesday, killing nine people and wounding 26, according to Iraqi officials. The attacks came as Iraqis prepare to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha, which begins later this ...
Iraq PM in power grab by ousting bank chief: Experts
BAGHDAD — The targeting of Iraq’s well-respected central bank chief appears to be a move by Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki to consolidate power and sends a bad message to international investors, experts and diplomats say. Sinan Al-Shabibi was last week replaced ...
Turks en route to Makkah after Iraq issues visas
BAGHDAD – Thousands of Turkish pilgrims were finally allowed to pass through Iraq to Saudi Arabia Sunday, days after their buses were turned back because they lacked visas issued by the central government. Baghdad had Thursday stopped 128 buses loaded with ...
Iraqi officials venture into world of the Internet
BAGHDAD — Smiling shyly, Wassan Saleh admitted to being the face of a vast problem across Iraq’s bureaucracy that officials are now trying to remedy: She had never used a computer. Her participation in information technology (IT) classes at a Baghdad ...
Gunmen kill 3 policemen, one prison official in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Gunmen killed three policemen and a prison official in attacks Saturday and overnight in Baghdad, Iraqi authorities said. The first attack took place early in the morning when gunmen opened fire on a police patrol in the Shiite ...
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