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Baghdad: Bicycle Bomb Kills 2 As Wednesday's Death Toll Rises To 101 (www.huffingtonpost.com)

It was the deadliest day of coordinated bombings since Feb. 1, 2008, when two suicide bombers killed 109 people at pet markets in Baghdad. More than 400 were wounded in Wednesday's blasts.

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Submitted 7 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Bombs Targeting Shiites in Iraq Kill at Least 48 (www.huffingtonpost.com)

A double truck bombing tore through the village of a small Shiite ethnic minority near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, while nine blasts wracked Baghdad in a wave of violence Monday that killed at... More

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Submitted 7 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Indirect Fire Kills 3 U.S.Troops Near Basra (www.cbsnews.com)

"Three Multi-National Division-South Soldiers were killed when Contingency Operating Base Basra was attacked by indirect fire," the U.S. military said, referring to a mortar or rocket attack. The... More

Tags: iraq,basra,insurgents,security,casualties,us military

Submitted 8 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Ramadi Blast Targets Security Forces, Kills 7 (english.aljazeera.net)

Seven people, including two traffic policemen, were killed in a suicide car bombing in Ramadi on Wednesday that targeted security forces at a police checkpoint.

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Submitted 8 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

7 U.S. Troops, Linguist Wounded in Blast in Iraq (www.cnn.com)

The incident Sunday in Salaheddin Province was the first known major attack on U.S. troops since U.S. combat troops completed their withdrawal from urban centers on June 30.

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Submitted 8 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Roadside Bomb Misses U.S. Ambassador to Iraq (www.cnn.com)

Chris Hill, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, escaped unharmed from a roadside bomb that targeted his convoy in a southern province, the U.S. Embassy said Sunday.

Tags: iraq,state department,violence,insurgents,security

Submitted 8 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Car Bomb Kills 25 in Kirkuk (uk.reuters.com)

A car bomb in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least 25 people on Tuesday, just after U.S. troops handed over full control of Iraq's cities to the domestic security forces.

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Submitted 8 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Kirkuk Bombing Kills 67, Injures 200 (www.mcclatchydc.com)

A truck bomb killed 67 people Saturday in this northern Kurdish city and injured more than 200 in a blast near a mosque that also leveled about 30 houses.

Tags: iraq,kirkuk,violence,security,casualties,insurgents

Submitted 9 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Maliki Warns Violence May Increase Amid Elections, U.S. Drawdown (online.wsj.com)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned Thursday that violence may increase because of the coming U.S. withdrawal from cities and the next national elections, and he urged the country's security... More

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Submitted 9 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |

Iraqis Attack Police After Bombing (www.nytimes.com)

A car bomb near the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriya killed at least 28 people at an outdoor market, provoking a near riot among survivors who began stoning the police, blaming them for lax security.

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