Iraq: 28 dead in clashes, bombing as tensions rise Apr 24th, 2013 - 18:00h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - Clashes erupted Wednesday between the Iraqi army and armed Sunni tribesmen who sealed off a central Iraqi town, leaving nearly two dozen dead in an outbreak of violence that killed 28 people around the country. (Source: Associated Pres... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraq, dead, clashes, bombing, tensions, rise, Top Keywords

Iraq: 22 killed in clashes with Sunni gunmen Apr 24th, 2013 - 17:30h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi officials say clashes between the army and armed Sunni tribesmen who sealed off a central Iraqi town have killed 22 people. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraq, killed, clashes, sunni, gunmen, rise, Top Keywords

Iraq: 6 die in fighting a day after protest raid Apr 24th, 2013 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - Gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in northern Iraq and a car bomb struck a police patrol north of Baghdad on Wednesday, heightening Sunni-Shiite tension and raising fears that the country could be headed toward a new round of secta... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraq, fighting, protest, raid, gunmen, rise, Top Keywords

Wife: American in Iraqi prison is on hunger strike Apr 24th, 2013 - 12:40h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - In Baghdad's maximum-security Karkh prison, Shawki Omar is triply damned, his supporters say. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : wife, american, iraqi, prison, hunger, strike, Top Keywords

Iraq on edge after deadly raid on protest camp Apr 23rd, 2013 - 22:10h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - Security forces stormed a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on Tuesday, sparking deadly clashes in several towns and sharply intensifying rage at the Shiite-led government. The unrest and a spate of other attacks, mostly targeting Su... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraq, edge, deadly, raid, protest, camp, Top Keywords

At least 23 killed as Iraqi forces raid Sunni camp Apr 23rd, 2013 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) By Suadad al-Salhy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 23 people were killed when Iraqi security forces stormed a Sunni Muslim protest camp near Kirkuk on Tuesday, triggering a gun battle between troops and protesters and intensifying the country's sec... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : least, killed, iraqi, forces, raid, sunni, camp, Top Keywords

Iraqis see some irregularities in provincial vote Apr 21st, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi election monitors on Sunday reported multiple irregularities in the country's first provincial vote since U.S. troops left, but were unclear as to whether results would be affected. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraqis, some, irregularities, provincial, vote, sunni, camp, Top Keywords

Bombs, mortars fail to stop first Iraq vote since U.S. exit Apr 20th, 2013 - 21:00h (CET +01.00) By Patrick Markey BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks and mortar fire failed to prevent Iraqis voting on Saturday in the first nationwide elections since the last U.S. troops left more than a year ago. The provincial elections will measure political par... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bombs, mortars, fail, stop, first, iraq, vote, since, exit, Top Keywords

Iraqis go to polls for first time since US pullout Apr 20th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq carried out its first election since the U.S. military withdrawal without major bloodshed Saturday in a major test for Iraqi security forces as they face a reviving al-Qaida insurgency. But delayed elections in two provinces wrack... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraqis, polls, first, time, since, pullout, vote, since, exit, Top Keywords

Iraqis vote in first election since US withdrawal Apr 20th, 2013 - 09:00h (CET +01.00) BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqis cast ballots in regional elections Saturday amid tight security, marking the country's first vote since the U.S. military withdrawal and a key test of its stability. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iraqis, vote, first, election, since, withdrawal, vote, since, exit, Top Keywords