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At least 73 killed 148 wounded in wave of attacks in Iraq
At least 41 people were killed and 56 others injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously in Baquba, capital of eastern Iraq's Diyala province, after the Friday prayer, the city' s mayor Abdullah Hayali told ...
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Iraq bomb blasts kill dozens
Bombs targeting Sunnis, including two near a mosque and one at a funeral procession, killed 67 people in Iraq on Friday, officials said, after dozens died in two days of attacks on Shiites. The violence raises the spectre of tit-for-tat killings common during the height of sectarian bloodletting in Iraq that killed tens of thousands of people, and comes at a time of simmering tension between ...
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Iraq to increase Iranian diesel imports
(MENAFN) The National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company's (NIORDC) director, Alireza Zeighami, announced that his country will increase its exports of diesel to Iraq to around 5 million liters per day, reported Reuters.Zeighami added that during the current Iranian year, the country's output of diesel is expected to reach 100 million liters per day, noting that after ...
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More than 50 killed in Iraq bomb attacks
Iraq A series of bombings in Iraq has killed at least 50 people and injured dozens more, amid growing sectarian violence.More than 40 people were killed by two bombs outside a Sunni mosque at Baqouba, about 40 kilometres north of Baghdad.One bomb exploded as worshippers were leaving Saria mosque and a second detonated after people gathered at the scene of the first blast."Authorities ...
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Burglar Steals Purple Heart From Father Of Soldier Killed In Iraq
NEW BEDFORD (CBS) – The father of a young marine killed in Iraq says he’s heartbroken after someone stole a purple heart medal and special coin from his home. ';I just can’t understand why they would steal them,'; said Joseph Ford. The government gave Ford the medal seven years ago, after notifying him that his son, 19-year-old Michael Ford had been killed as he ...
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40 killed scores injured in Baquba Iraq mosque explosion
At least 40 people were killed and 56 were injured Friday in a bomb attack during a funeral at the Sariya Mosque in Baquba, Iraq, authorities said. Citing a source it didn't name, IraqiNews.com reported security forces blocked roads leading to the mosque in central Diyala province "to transport the dead bodies" and to take the injured to hospitals for treatment. The source said ...
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Video Blasts at Iraqi Sunni mosque kill 43
Two bombs exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba killing at least 43 people in one of the deadliest attacks in a month-long surge in sectarian ...
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Photos show Iraq president for first time since suffering stroke
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - The first photographs of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani since he suffered a stroke last year were released on Friday, in an apparent attempt to dampen speculation about the Kurdish statesman's health. The undated pictures showed Talabani, who turns 80 this year, seated outdoors at a table with people dressed in white medics' coats. They gave no obvious clues to ...
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Dozens dead as worst bombings in months hits Baghdad
Bombs struck Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas today, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months, officials said today.The spike in violence has raised fears the country could be on the path to a new round of sectarian bloodshed.The attacks in Baghdad and surrounding areas pushed the three-day Iraqi death toll to 130, including Shiites at bus ...
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Dozens killed in blasts targeting Iraqi Sunnis
More than 60 people have been killed and dozens hurt in several bomb attacks apparently targeting Sunnis in Iraq. In the first attack, in Baquba, about 50 km (30 miles) north of Baghdad, at least 41 people were killed when two bombs detonated outside a Sunni ...
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Dozens Killed in Bombings Outside Baghdad
Dozens of people have been killed in twin bombings targeting Sunni worshippers in Iraq -- bringing the death toll from several days of violence to nearly 100 and increasing fears of renewed sectarian ...
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