Report: killed US soldiers beat pregnant woman
2008-01-07 08:54:13
The Iraqi soldier who shot dead two US soldiers opened fire because their unit refused to stop beating a pregnant woman, a hardline Sunni group said in its website Saturday night.
Car bomb hits police station in Iraq, six killed
2007-12-08 17:08:54
A car bomb struck a police station in the town of Beiji in Salahudin province on Saturday, killing at least six people and wounding 15 others, a provincial police source said.
Qaeda raid kills 12 people in Iraq village
2007-12-01 18:40:34
Suspected al Qaeda militants killed 12 civilians and abducted 35 in an attack on Shi'ite Muslim village north of Baghdad early on Saturday, police said.
US forces kill six suspected insurgents in Iraq
2007-11-17 21:55:22
US forces killed six suspected insurgents and captured ten others in operations targeting terrorist networks in central and northern Iraq on Saturday, the US military said.
Gunmen kidnap Iraqi TV reporter in Baghdad
2007-11-17 17:04:03
Unknown gunmen kidnapped an Iraqi television reporter in central Baghdad on Friday, his satellite channel said on Saturday.
9 children killed in US raid in Iraq
2007-10-12 06:44:37
A US attack killed 19 insurgents and 15 civilians, including nine children - one of the heaviest civilian death tolls in a US operation in recent months. Iraq Violence
US, Iraqi forces kill over 60 insurgents
2007-10-01 19:15:38
US and Iraqi forces killed more than 60 insurgent and militia fighters in intense battles over the weekend, officials said Sunday.
Toll in Baquba mosque blast rises to 28
2007-09-25 16:59:28
At least 28 people were killed and 34 wounded in a devastating attack by a suicide bomber inside a mosque near Iraq's restive city of Baquba, police and a medical official said on Tuesday.
Iraq to review security contracts
2007-09-19 06:39:38
The Iraqi Cabinet decided Tuesday to review the status of all foreign security companies amid mounting public outrage over the alleged killing of civilians by the US Embassy's security provider Blackwater USA.
Clashes at Karbala festival kill 51
2007-08-29 06:40:14
Fighting erupted Tuesday between rival Shiite militias in Karbala during a religious festival, claiming 51 lives and forcing officials to abort the celebrations and order up to 1 million Shiite pilgrims to leave the southern city.
US report: Iraqi government precarious
2007-08-24 06:53:27
The Iraqi government is strained by rampant violence, deep sectarian differences among its political parties and stymied leadership. Reconstruction after war
Roadside bomb kills Iraqi official
2007-08-20 16:29:01
An Iraqi provincial governor was blown up by a roadside bomb on Monday in what appeared to be an escalation of power struggle. Violence in Iraq