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Journalist killed as Iraq forces battle gunmen

Last Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014, 15:44

A bombing targeting a police patrol near a conflict-hit city partly held by gunmen west of Baghdad on Monday killed a journalist and wounded another, security and medical officials said.

Toll from wave of Baghdad bombs up to 25 dead

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 15:17

The toll from a wave of bombings across Baghdad has risen to at least 25 dead, security and medical officials said, the latest in a surge of unrest.

20 killed in wave of Baghdad attacks

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 02:34

Attacks across Baghdad, including car bombs at an up-scale shopping mall and near a juvenile detention centre, killed 20 people today as rising violence fuels fears of all-out sectarian war.

Clashes, bombings kill 6 people in Iraq

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 00:31

Iraqi authorities say clashes between militants and government troops as well as two bombings at marketplaces have killed six people.

Islamist militants strengthen grip on Iraq``s Falluja

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 17:30

Al Qaeda and other insurgent groups have tightened their grip on Falluja, defying the Shi`ite-led Iraqi government`s efforts to persuade local tribesmen to expel them from the Sunni Muslim city, residents and officials say.

US to ship more ammunition and arms to embattled Iraq

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 06:11

Pentagon says it will soon deliver to Iraq another installment of small arms and ammunition requested by Baghdad as it battles al-Qaida militants for control of Fallujah and cities in Anbar province.

Taliban attack against Afghan restaurant kills 16

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 05:13

Taliban suicide bomber and 2 gunmen attacked Lebanese restaurant in Kabul, a brazen attack that left 16 dead, including foreigners dining inside and two other gunmen, officials said.

Suicide bomber kills three in Iraq`s Anbar

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 14:18

A suicide bomber targeting tribal militia fighting alongside Iraqi security forces in Sunni Arab-majority areas west of Baghdad killed three people late on Thursday, officials said.

Bodies of 14 kidnapped Sunni tribesmen found in Iraq

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 07:50

Bodies of 14 Sunni Muslim tribesmen were found in date palm groves north of Baghdad, a day after they were kidnapped by uniformed men in security forces vehicles, Iraqi police and medics said.

Iraq attacks kill 73 as gunmen make gains in Anbar

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 15:14

A wave of attacks in Iraq, including car bombs in Baghdad, killed 73 people on Wednesday as militants took more territory from security forces in crisis-hit Anbar province.

Ten killed in renewed Baghdad bloodshed

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 00:08

Gun and bomb attacks in Baghdad killed 10 people, including a senior judge, in part of a protracted surge in bloodshed ahead of April parliamentary elections.

Sunni gunmen seize more turf in Iraq`s Ramadi: Police

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 23:53

Sunni fighters including al Qaeda-linked militants have overrun several more areas of Ramadi, one of two Iraqi cities near Baghdad, police said on Tuesday.