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  • Fears of Civil War Grip Iraq as Bombings and Death Skyrocket

    Common Dreams - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Providing further evidence that Iraq is already experiencing the violence of a civil war, multiple bombings in two major cities on Monday killed dozens of people and injured many ...

  • Iraq violence kills 50 in two days

    General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Two days of bombings, attacks on police and a botched hostage rescue killed 50 people in Iraq, among them 24 police who died as security sharply deteriorates in Anbar province, officials said Monday. Anbar, to the west of Baghdad, is home to two of the main centres of Sunni anti-government protests that broke out almost five months ago, and has since seen a number of attacks on security ...

  • Dozens killed in wave of bombings in Iraq

    General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

    The attacks, some of which hit market places and crowded bus stops during the busy morning hours, are the latest in a recent spike in violence in Iraq that has targeted both Sunni and Shiite civilians and pushed the death toll over the past week to more than 200 people. The scenes have been reminiscent of the retaliatory attacks between the two groups that pushed the country to the brink of ...

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  • Iraq bombs targeting Shiites leave dozens dead

    CBS News - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Iraqi security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Kamaliyah neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, May 20, ...

  • Deadly sectarian violence rages in Iraq

    CBS News - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Iraqi security forces and civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Kamaliyah neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, May 20, ...

  • Iraq hit by wave of bombings

    SBS - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Officials in Iraq say a wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shi'ite neighbourhoods and in the southern city of Basra have killed at least 40 ...

  • Iraq Wave of bombings kills scores wounds hundreds targeting markets and bus stops in Baghdad and beyond

    Global Post - Monday 20th May, 2013

    New York Times cited officials as saying that the series of blasts began in the oil-rich southern city of Basra when two car bombs went off at a restaurant and a bus stop. Soon after, at least seven car bombs went off in Baghdad, targeting market places and crowded bus stops during the busy morning ...

  • Iraq Bombs And Attacks On Police Kill Dozens

    Sky News - Monday 20th May, 2013

    A wave of car bombings and attacks on police in Iraq has killed at least 58 people - including 24 officers. The large-scale bombings across Baghdad's Shiite areas and the southern city of Basra on Monday killed at least 34. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the blasts bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda in Iraq. In the capital, nine car bombs went off, striking at bus ...

  • Iraq hit by multiple car bombs

    General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

    The attacks are the latest in a recent spike of bombings that has hit both Sunni and Shia civilian targets over the past week. The bloodshed has raised fears of a return to the widespread sectarian violence of 2006-2007 that brought the country to the edge of civil ...

  • Baghdad Car Bombings Kill 16 Wound 75 In Shiite Neighborhoods

    Huffington Post - Monday 20th May, 2013

    BAGHDAD - A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 40 people on Monday, striking at market places and crowded bus stops during the busy morning hours, officials said. The attacks are the latest in a recent spike of bombings that has hit both Sunni and Shiite civilian targets over the past week. The bloodshed has raised ...

  • Iraq Baghdad and Basra hit by car bomb attacks

    Euro News - Monday 20th May, 2013

    14/05/2013 01:07 CET At least 20 people were killed by a series of car bombings in Baghdad on Monday, May 20. The eight blasts mainly targeted Shi’ite neighbourhoods of the Iraqi capital. In the southern city of Basra, two more car bombs left at least 14 people dead. Officials said dozens more had been injured by the blasts, which targeted a bus stop and a restaurant. The bloodshed is ...

  • Dozens killed in rash of Iraq violence

    General Sources - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Nine car bombings and several shootings leave dozens dead Many of the attacks take place in predominately Shiite areas Police have not pinpointed who is behind the attacks Violence in Iraq often alternates between Sunni and Shiite ...

  • Wave of Bombings Kills Dozens in Iraq

    New York Times - Monday 20th May, 2013

    BAGHDAD -- A wave of car bombs hit Baghdad and oil-rich Basra in southern Iraq on Monday, killing at least 48 people and injuring 170, security and medical officials said, deepening concerns that sectarian violence is pushing the country toward a conflagration recalling the widespread fighting of 2006-2007 before the withdrawal of American ...

  • Iraq BombingMore than 30 people dead hundreds wounded series bomb blasts Breaking News

    National Turk - Monday 20th May, 2013

    A series of bomb blasts across Iraq has left at least 34 people dead. 24 were massacred in a series of car bombs across the predominantly Shi'ite city of Baghdad on Monday ...

  • Dozens die in Iraq bombing attacks

    Independent.ie - Monday 20th May, 2013

    The attacks are the latest in a recent spike of bombings that has hit both Sunni and Shiite civilian targets over the past week. The bloodshed has raised fears of a return to the widespread sectarian violence of 2006-2007 that brought the country to the edge of civil war.In the Iraqi capital, nine car bombs went off, striking at bus stops, market places and in the streets of Shiite areas during ...

  • Iraq suffers as corruption increases

    Arabian Business - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Iraq has been named the eighth most corrupt country in the world, meaning that despite the country's thriving oil industry and million-dollar contracts, many of its citizens are living in ...

  • Car Bombs Kills 31 in Iraq

    VOA - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Car bombs have exploded in mainly Shi'ite sections of Iraq's capital, and in the southern city of Basra, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens ...

  • Car bombs in Baghdad south Iraq kill at least 34

    San Diego Union-Tribune - Monday 20th May, 2013

    BAGHDAD -; A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed at least 34 people on Monday, Iraqi officials ...

  • ‘War on mosques’ rages in Iraq

    IOL - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Sheikh Sami al-Massudi, deputy head of the Shi’a endowment which manages Shi’a religious sites in Iraq, said that more than 45 mosques and husseiniyahs belonging to the endowment have been targeted in ...

  • Sixteen killed in Baghdad bomb blasts

    Irish Examiner - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Iraqi officials say five car bombs have gone off in Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad, killing 16 people and wounding 75.Police officials say the blasts struck bus stations and outdoor markets this morning. Hospital officials confirmed the casualty tolls. Earlier in the day, two car bombings in the southern city of Basra killed at least 10 people and wounded 27.Iraq has seen a spike of attacks, ...

  • Western Unions new Iraq agent

    AME Info - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Western Union has signed up the Investment Bank of Iraq to offer the complete range of Western Union services across all its 19 branches. The bank has branches in Baghdad, Basra, Karablaa and ...

  • Iran Syria Iraq to sign major gas deal on Monday

    People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Iran, Syria and Iraq will sign a major gas deal here on Monday to transfer Iran's South Pars natural gas to Europe, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.Iran's caretaker oil minister Mohammad Aliabadi as well as oil ministers of Iraq and Syria will join the ceremony and choose a name for the pipeline to transfer Iran's gas to Europe, Iranian Deputy Oil Minister ...

  • Kuwait says port project to continue despite Iraqi opposition

    People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Kuwait said Wednesday it was " determined to go ahead with" the construction of a port which neighboring Iraq said would affect its shipping lanes.Kuwaiti government spokesman Ali Al-Rashid said the Gulf emirate "won't be intimidated by any remarks," referring to those from Baghdad earlier Wednesday which called the construction of the Mubarak Al-Kabir port on ...

  • Iran calls on Iraq to deploy forces in borderlines to keep Kurdish rebels away

    People's Daily - Monday 20th May, 2013

    A senior commander of Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that the guard's forces would continue destructive and invasive operations against the Party for a Free Life in Kurdistan (PJAK) group until the deployment of Iraqi forces in the borders, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.The unnamed military official said that, "Iraqi government should deploy police ...

  • At least 16 dead after Iraq bombings

    RTE - Monday 20th May, 2013

    Iraqi officials say five car bombs have gone off in Shia neighbourhoods of Baghdad, killing 16 people and wounding 75. Police officials say the blasts struck bus stations and outdoor markets. Hospital officials confirmed the casualty tolls. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the media. Earlier in the day, two car bombings in the southern ...

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