Tag: Iraq

Friends of Mustafa Mounir, 19, chant slogans against the al-Qaida breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), while carrying his flag-draped coffin during his funeral procession in Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 18, 2014. Mustafa Mounir was killed in a car bomb attack in Baghdad on Thursday, his family said. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo)

Bombs targeting soldiers, shoppers kill 16 in Iraq

Qassim AbdulZahra · April 19, 2014 6:41 pm

A woman walks with her child through the aftermath of a car bomb attack in the crowded commercial area of Karrada, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 18, 2014. Authorities in Iraq say a car bomb targeted a street full of shoppers in the capital. in Baghdad on Thursday,AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Bomb in shopping street in Iraqi capital kills 3

Qassim AbdulZahra · April 18, 2014 1:47 pm

In this Friday, April 11, 2014 photo, masked anti-government gunmen hold their weapons in combat position in Fallujah, 65 kilometers (40 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Qaida-linked fighters and their allies seized the city of Fallujah and parts of the Anbar provincial capital Ramadi in late December after authorities dismantled a protest camp. Like the camp in the northern Iraqi town of Hawija whose dismantlement in April sparked violent clashes and set off the current upsurge in killing, the Anbar camp was set up by Sunnis angry at what they consider second-class treatment by the Shiite-led government. (AP Photo)

Gunmen attack Iraq military base, kill 10 soldiers

Sinan Salaheddin · April 17, 2014 10:14 am

Washington Secrets

With no Iraq-Afghan memorial, Vietnam vets to honor 7,000 dead in first-ever roll call

Paul Bedard · April 17, 2014 4:00 am

FILE - This is a 2003 file image obtained by The Associated Press which shows an unidentified detainee standing on a box with a bag on his head and wires attached to him in late 2003 at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq. An Iraqi Justice Ministry official said Wednesday, April 16, 2014 that this week's closure of the infamous Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad is temporary and that it will be reopened once the security situation in the surrounding area is stable. The closure is the latest chapter in the history of the prison, which during Saddam Hussein's rule was one of the main facilities for jailing and executing his opponents. After the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam, Abu Ghraib became notorious once again, for a 2004 scandal over abuses of detainees by American guards. (AP Photo, File)

National Security

Iraq: Abu Ghraib prison closure not permanent

Qassim AbdulZahra · April 16, 2014 7:33 pm

It appears that at least some of the items for sale in the Tehran shop were left behind by the American military in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. (Thinkstock)

Beltway Confidential

New report says sophisticated U.S. military equipment for sale in Tehran bazaar

Mark Tapscott · April 16, 2014 4:00 am

Iraq closes notorious prison over security issues

Iraq closes notorious prison over security issues

Washington Examiner · April 15, 2014 9:28 am

FILE - In this May 1, 2013 file photo, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq gives an interview to The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq. An Iraqi lawmaker says the country's Deputy Prime Minister, Saleh al-Mutlaq escaped an assassination attempt in which militants dressed as soldiers opened fire at his convoy west of Baghdad. The attack was the latest in Iraq as the country heads toward crucial parliamentary elections on April 30. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)

Iraq’s deputy PM escapes assassination attempt

Qassim AbdulZahra · April 11, 2014 12:46 pm

Civilians inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, Iraq, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Iraqi officials say a series of car bombs has hit several mostly Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad, killed and wounded scores of people, according to Iraqi officials. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

National Security

Car bombs in Baghdad, Iraqi town kill 34 people

Qassim AbdulZahra · April 9, 2014 7:06 pm

Attacks across Iraq kill at least 15 people

Attacks across Iraq kill at least 15 people

Qassim AbdulZahra · April 6, 2014 3:49 pm

Security forces and civilians gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Hillah, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, April 3, 2014. A car bomb exploded Thursday near the house of Ali al-Maliki, a Shiite candidate running in the upcoming election. The explosion killed a civilian passer-by and wounded several. Police said that neither al-Maliki nor any family members were hurt in the attacks. Al-Maliki is running in the bloc headed by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.(AP Photo)

Attacks on Iraqi army, marketplace kill 6 people

Sameer Yacoub · April 4, 2014 11:37 am

Official: Troops kill 40 gunmen near Iraqi capital

Official: Troops kill 40 gunmen near Iraqi capital

Sameer Yacoub · April 3, 2014 4:56 pm