Iraq violence kills 18

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Violence in Iraq, including a bombing near a mosque, has killed 18 people officials say, the latest in a spate of unrest that has cost more than 370 lives so far this month.Tuesday's bomb near a mosque in Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, killed five people and wounded at least 16, officials said.Dozens of mosques have been attacked so far this year, including two Shi'ite places of worship ...

After deadly day new attacks in Iraq kill 13 people and wound dozens officials say

Vancouver Sun - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

An Iraqi policeman runs his metal detector over the body of Mohammed Adnan, 22, at a checkpoint as the body arrives for burial in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013. A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed and wounded dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/ ...

Attacks in Iraq kill more than 40 sectarian tensions high

The Globe and Mail - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Residents stand amid rubble at blast scene in Tuz Khormatu town in northern Iraq May 21, 2013. Three persons were killed and 52 others were injured after two car bombs were set off in Tuz Khormatu on Tuesday, according to the police. ...

Iraqi PM Orders Security Shakeup as Violence Surges

VOA - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has ordered a shakeup of senior government security officers, as a weeks-long wave of violence grips the country and fears of all-out sectarian war spread. The shakeup was confirmed on the prime minister's website, but details were not immediately clear. The move comes as authorities reported at least 21 deaths Tuesday in attacks ...

Car bomb other attacks kill 20 in Iraq

San Diego Union-Tribune - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

In this photo taken on Monday, May 20, 2013, Ali Karim weeps over his daughter's coffin before her burial in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq. A wave of car bombings across Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods and in the southern city of Basra killed and wounded dozens of people, police said. (AP Photo/ Alaa ...

Iraqs Sectarian Violence Bombings Plunge Country in Deadly Spiral

General Sources - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

Iraq as a young U.S. Army lieutenant, I witnessed my first act of violence committed against Iraqi civilians. While on a patrol on a highway 20 km south of Baghdad, a roadside bomb targeting my platoon exploded a second too late-or perhaps a second too early-in front of my vehicle and behind my wingman, tearing instead into a tiny pickup truck traveling in the right hand lane. When I ran up to ...

How Iraq can pull back from the brink

The National - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

The Samarra terror attack in February 2006 sparked more than a year of sectarian violence that threatened to rip Iraq apart. Last month violence erupted between troops and demonstrators in the northern town of Hawija. Many now ask if history is about to repeat itself. There is certainly much to worry about. Violence increased after Hawija, with more bombings and firefights between security ...

Car bomb near Sunni mosque in west of Baghdad kills 11 police

Baltimore Sun - Tuesday 21st May, 2013

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded near a Sunni mosque in the west of Baghdad killing 11 people on Tuesday, police and medics said. The blast, which took place in Abu Ghraib, also wounded 21 people. Earlier on Tuesday, several bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in Iraq, where Sunni-Shi'ite tensions are running high. (Reporting by Kareem Raheem; editing by Mike ...