Al-Qaeda in Iraq

Across Baghdad, a moment of respite and guarded hope
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Across Baghdad, a moment of respite and guarded hope

BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad’s main commercial district has seen more bombings than its residents can count. Death visited almost daily…
Iraq used Baghdadi aide’s phone to capture Islamic State commanders
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Iraq used Baghdadi aide’s phone to capture Islamic State commanders

Iraqi agents are holding a top aide to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and used an app on his…
UN Security Council seeks to choke off Islamic State funds
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UN Security Council seeks to choke off Islamic State funds

The UN Security Council is set on Thursday to adopt a resolution aimed at choking off millions of dollars in…
Iran vows to defend Iraq Shi’ite sites; insurgents battle for refinery
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Iran vows to defend Iraq Shi’ite sites; insurgents battle for refinery

Iran's president vowed on Wednesday to defend Shi'ite holy sites in Iraq, where Sunni militants battled their way into the…
Maliki stands with Sunni leaders, appealing for Iraqi unity
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Maliki stands with Sunni leaders, appealing for Iraqi unity

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki broadcast a joint appeal for national unity on Tuesday with bitter Sunni critics of his…
Militants seize Iraq’s second-largest city, say officials
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Militants seize Iraq’s second-largest city, say officials

Militants seized Iraq’s second-largest city Tuesday, officials said, in another blow to the authorities, who appear incapable of stopping rebel…
Twenty Yemeni soldiers killed in attack on checkpoint
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Twenty Yemeni soldiers killed in attack on checkpoint

Twenty Yemeni soldiers were killed in an attack on a military checkpoint in the eastern province of Hadramout, state news…
Suicide bomber kills at least six in northern Iraq: police
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Suicide bomber kills at least six in northern Iraq: police

A suicide bomber blew himself up near the house of a senior policeman on Sunday, killing at least six of…
Spate of attacks on Shi’ite Muslims kills 59 people in Iraq
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Spate of attacks on Shi’ite Muslims kills 59 people in Iraq

Attacks on Shi’ite Muslims killed at least 59 people across Iraq on Thursday, including a suicide truck bomb targeting members…
Mosque bombing kills 8 Sunni worshippers in northern Iraq
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Mosque bombing kills 8 Sunni worshippers in northern Iraq

A bomb exploded near a mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, killing eight Sunni worshippers after…
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