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Iraq Sunnis protest; al-Qaida front calls to arms
Tens of thousands of Sunni protesters blocked a major highway in western Iraq on Friday, as an al-Qaida-affiliated group called on Sunnis to take up ...
Iraqi president's absence leaves political hole
President Jalal Talabani's unexpected exit from Iraqi politics couldn't have come at a worse time for his nation, threatened by mounting antagonism ...
Congress grapples with gap on scofflaw contractors
With thousands of civilian contractors remaining in Iraq and Afghanistan, Justice Department officials want Congress to resolve a legal issue they say ...
Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria's war
When Syrian warplanes bombed a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus last December, Umm Sami rounded up her three sons, shut the windows and locked the ...
Iraqi insurgents try to harness opposition rage
Iraqi insurgents are trying to capitalize on the rage of anti-government protesters and the instability caused by rising civil unrest, complicating ...
Violence erupts at Iraq rally; 5 protesters killed
Iraqi troops opened fire on stone-throwing Sunni demonstrators in the country's restive west on Friday, leading to the deaths of at least five ...
Suicide blast at funeral kills 25 in Iraq
A suicide bomber struck a packed funeral ceremony at a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding dozens in ...
Exxon Mobil meets Kurd leader after Baghdad talks
Iraq's Kurdish regional government says its president has held talks with the head of Exxon Mobil amid signs that the energy giant may be exploring ...
Wave of attacks in Iraq leaves 22 dead
A string of attacks, including three car bombings in and around Baghdad, killed at least 22 people Tuesday, deepening fears of a surge in violence as ...
Exxon Mobil boss meets Iraqi leader in Baghdad
Iraq's prime minister met with the head of Exxon Mobil on Monday to discuss the firm's plans in the country, raising the possibility that Baghdad ...
Iraqi protester tries to set himself on fire
A demonstrator tried to set himself on fire in the north of Iraq Sunday in what is thought to be the first attempted self-immolation since ...
Officials: 4 die in violence across Iraq
Iraqi authorities say four people, including two off-duty policemen, have been killed in Iraq where violence has ebbed but insurgent attacks are still ...
Oil firm to boost exports from Iraqi Kurdish area
Genel Energy PLC, a company led by the former BP chief executive that recently started shipping oil from Iraq's self-rule Kurdish region, said Friday ...
Bombs in Iraq kill 26, mostly Shiite pilgrims
Insurgents unleashed a string of bomb attacks mainly targeting Shiite Muslim pilgrims across Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 26 people and ...
Iraq considering BP for work on Kirkuk oil field
Iraq is considering a proposal for British oil giant BP PLC to begin work on a major oil field that lies in territory contested by Baghdad and the ...
String of attacks across Iraq kill at least 33
A suicide bomber driving a vehicle packed with explosives blew himself up outside the offices of a major Kurdish party in northern Iraq early ...
Iraq: Sunni lawmaker killed in suicide bombing
A suicide bomber assassinated a Sunni lawmaker in western Iraq on Tuesday, raising tensions in a part of the country that has been roiled by weeks of ...
Iraq says it freed hundreds of inmates
Iraq has begun setting free hundreds of inmates, officials said Monday, offering a concession to Sunni protesters demonstrating against the country's ...
Bomb hits convoy of Iraq's Sunni finance minister
Attackers detonated a bomb Sunday next to a convoy carrying the Iraqi finance minister, a central figure in more than two weeks of protests by ...
Demonstrators rally in support of Iraqi government
Shiite demonstrators took to the streets in Iraq's capital Saturday to show support for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government, which has faced ...
Iraqi inmates seize weapons, escape from prison
A dozen prisoners including al-Qaida-linked death row inmates escaped from a prison near Baghdad on Friday, the latest sign that Iraq still struggles ...
Iraq threatens to seize oil shipments, sue dealers
Iraq has threatened to seize oil exports made without its consent and sue companies dealing in what it sees as contraband crude just days after the ...
Bombings kill 8 in Iraq
A series of attacks on a bus stop, police patrol and a convoy carrying the head of a university on Thursday in Iraq killed eight people and wounded ...
US troop plan in Afghanistan follows Iraq playbook
It's the same debate, the same numbers and practically the same plan, but the White House is working harder to keep troops in Afghanistan than it did ...
Iraqi president said to be recovering from stroke
Iraq's ailing president is responding to treatment and is making progress in recovering from a stroke last month, the leader's office said Saturday.