Wave of Iraq attacks kills 50 ahead of polls
Baghdad: Dozens of attacks across Iraq, including a brazen car bombing on the way to Baghdad airport, killed 50 people on Monday, just days before...
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Iraq’s al-Qaeda, Syria’s al-Nusra Front announce merger
by Areeb Hasni
Baghdad: An Al-Qaeda offshoot in Iraq on Tuesday confirmed its merger with a prominent jihadist group fighting in Syria, al-Nusra Front....
Eight police recruits killed in Iraq attack
by Areeb Hasni
Baghdad: At least nine people including eight police recruits were killed after gunmen ambushed a bus carrying policemen to a training center north of the...
Deadly al-Qaeda type attacks kill 24 in Iraq
by Areeb Hasni
Baghdad: At least 24 people have been killed and 57 others injured after multiple explosions ripped through central Baghdad on Thursday, followed by a coordinated...
Al-Qaeda in Iraq claims responsibility of killing 48 Syrian soldiers
by Areeb Hasni
Baghdad: An al-Qaeda offshoot in Iraq on Monday claimed responsibility of carrying out an ambush that killed 48 Syrian soldiers and nine Iraq guards state...
Iraq ambush kills 48 ‘unarmed, wounded’ Syrian soldiers
by AFP
Fallujah: Armed men from Syria carried out an ambush in western Iraq on Monday killing 48 unarmed Syrian soldiers being transferred to the border and...
Seven anti-Qaeda militiamen killed in Iraq
by Areeb Hasni
Baghdad: At least seven anti-Qaeda militiamen were executed by unidentified gunmen at a checkpoint in northeast of Baghdad on Friday....
Al-Qaeda claims Baghdad bombings targeting Shiite areas
by Areeb Hasni
Baghdad: Al-Qaeda’s front group in Iraq on Monday claimed responsibility of bombings targeting Shiite areas of Baghdad that killed at least 21 people on Sunday....
Al-Qaeda’s Iraq chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ‘arrested’
by Areeb Hasni
Baghdad: The Iraqi officials on Sunday claimed to have arrested a top al-Qaeda leader in Iraq and seized a list of names and locations of...
Al-Qaeda claims jail break, attack wave in Iraq
by Areeb Hasni
Baghdad: Al-Qaeda’s Iraq branch, commonly known as Islamic State of Iraq, Friday claimed responsibility for the wave of deadly attacks across the country that left...