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Iraq attacks kill nine as bomber hits university
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April 20, 2014
Iraq attacks kill nine as bomber hits university
Baghdad (AFP) - Attacks in Iraq, including a suicide bombing at a university in north Baghdad, killed at least nine…
Iraq attacks kill 12 as soldiers ambush militants
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April 8, 2014
Iraq attacks kill 12 as soldiers ambush militants
Baghdad (AFP) - Attacks in Iraq left 12 people dead Tuesday while security forces said they killed 25 militants near…
Iraq suicide bomb kills 6 as UN warns of ‘divisive’ polls
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April 2, 2014
Iraq suicide bomb kills 6 as UN warns of ‘divisive’ polls
A suicide bomber killed six army recruits Wednesday as the UN's envoy to Iraq warned that the country's election campaign…
Suicide bomber kills 12 at crowded Iraq checkpoint
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March 9, 2014
Suicide bomber kills 12 at crowded Iraq checkpoint
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged vehicle at a crowded checkpoint south of Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and…
Militants seize Iraq city council headquarters, take hostages: officials
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March 4, 2014
Militants seize Iraq city council headquarters, take hostages: officials
Militants seized the city council headquarters in the Iraqi city of Samarra and took employees hostage on Tuesday, officials said,…
Seven car bombs across Baghdad kill at least 13
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February 6, 2014
Seven car bombs across Baghdad kill at least 13
Seven car bombs exploded across Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in apparently coordinated attacks that targeted mainly…
Four bombs hit central Baghdad, killing 13
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February 5, 2014
Four bombs hit central Baghdad, killing 13
Four bombs struck near Baghdad's heavily-fortified "Green Zone" and a busy square in the center of the capital on Wednesday,…
Militants storm Iraq transport ministry building
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January 30, 2014
Militants storm Iraq transport ministry building
Militants stormed an Iraqi government building on Thursday and police sources said several suicide bombers remained inside. Security forces surrounded the…
Bomb blasts kill 26 people in Baghdad: Iraqi police
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January 20, 2014
Bomb blasts kill 26 people in Baghdad: Iraqi police
Seven bomb explosions killed 26 people and wounded 67 in the Iraqi capital on Monday, police and medics said, as…
Gunmen kill six pro-government Sunni militiamen in Iraq
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January 19, 2014
Gunmen kill six pro-government Sunni militiamen in Iraq
Gunmen wearing army uniforms killed at least six government-backed Sunni Muslim militiamen at a checkpoint near the Iraqi city of…