http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1566-baghdad.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1566-baghdad.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159078-iraqi-suicide-bombers-hit-baghdad-mosque-kill-34.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Two suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, one blowing himself up at a nearby checkpoint while the other slipped inside during prayers. The blasts killed 34 people, Iraqi officials said. The coordinated bombings were the latest in a string of attacks to hit Iraq, reviving fears the country is headed back toward the ... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159078-iraqi-suicide-bombers-hit-baghdad-mosque-kill-34.html 2013-06-18T18:27:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156680-shiite-iraq-militia-claims-attacked-iran-group.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A Shiite militia leader on Monday claimed responsibility for a rocket attack over the weekend that killed two members of an Iranian exile group near Baghdad. Saturday's attack on the sprawling Camp Liberty also killed an Iraqi and wounded nine Iranians and seven Iraqis. The dissident group, the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, is the militant wing of a ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:05:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156680-shiite-iraq-militia-claims-attacked-iran-group.html 2013-06-17T18:05:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154974-series-attacks-kill-51-people-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 51 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear throughout the country in a wave of violence that is raising the prospect of a return to widespread sectarian killing a decade after a U.S.-led invasion. Violence has spiked sharply in Iraq in recent... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:55:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154974-series-attacks-kill-51-people-iraq.html 2013-06-16T19:55:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153778-al-qaidas-iraq-head-defies-boss-syria-fight.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The leader of al-Qaida's Iraq arm defiantly rejected an order from the terror network's central command to stop claiming control over the organization's Syria affiliate, according to a message purportedly from him that was posted online Saturday. The latest statement by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who heads the Islamic State of Iraq, reveals a gr... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:00:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153778-al-qaidas-iraq-head-defies-boss-syria-fight.html 2013-06-15T21:00:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2150026-sunni-governor-escapes-assassination-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say that the governor of Iraq's northern Sunni-dominated province of Ninevah has escaped an assassination attempt that left two people killed and three others wounded. Two provincial police officials said that the Thursday night attack occurred when a car bomb went off next to the motorcade of Atheel al-Nujaifi in the volati... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:14:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2150026-sunni-governor-escapes-assassination-iraq.html 2013-06-13T18:14:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2146374-kuwaiti-premier-visits-iraq-tightening-bonds.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Kuwait's prime minister discussed ties with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad on Wednesday, signaling improving relations between neighbors still working to overcome the more than two-decade legacy of war. The warming bonds between Shiite-led Iraq and Sunni-ruled Kuwait are noteworthy in a region increasingly plagued by the sectarian divisio... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:10:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2146374-kuwaiti-premier-visits-iraq-tightening-bonds.html 2013-06-12T23:10:53Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2144808-iraq-increasingly-drawn-syrian-battlefield.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Signs are growing that stretches of Iraq and Syria are morphing into a single battlefield for militants, exacerbating Iraq's slide into renewed deadly chaos a year and a half after U.S. troops pulled out. Iraqi border posts along the Syrian frontier are coming under attack, and Syrian truck drivers have been singled out and shot inside Iraq... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:57:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2144808-iraq-increasingly-drawn-syrian-battlefield.html 2013-06-11T18:57:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2143582-bombs-ambush-kill-9-people-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants at a fake checkpoint shot three truck drivers dead Tuesday in an ambush, and bombings killed six people, as the deadliest violence in years plagues Iraq. Gunmen killed the three drivers early Tuesday at their checkpoint on a road in central Iraq. The gunmen stopped the trucks in a remote area in Diyala province and then executed t... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:31:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2143582-bombs-ambush-kill-9-people-iraq.html 2013-06-11T14:31:32Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2141062-iraq-hit-wave-bomb-attacks-killing-dozens.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings rocked central and northern Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and extending the deadliest eruption of violence to hit the country in years. Attackers initially targeted market-goers early in the morning, then turned their sights on police and army posts after sunset. Security forces scrambled to contain the v... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2141062-iraq-hit-wave-bomb-attacks-killing-dozens.html 2013-06-10T20:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2142198-iraqi-shiite-fighters-syria-role-raises-tensions.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi Shiite fighter's family is urging him to stop risking his life by traveling to Syria, saying he's done his part defending the holy shrine of Sayida Zeinab outside Damascus. Abu Mohammed al-Moussawi isn't listening. The 33-year-old father from southern Baghdad, who wears a ring inscribed with a Quranic verse, is preparing for his f... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:45:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2142198-iraqi-shiite-fighters-syria-role-raises-tensions.html 2013-06-10T18:45:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2139794-iraqi-pm-visits-kurdish-north-hoping-to-mend-ties.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister on Sunday made a rare visit to the country's self-ruled northern Kurdish region in a bid to melt the ice between the Kurds and the Shiite-led central government, as a suicide attack in Baghdad claimed the lives of seven people. The visit came as authorities said a border guard was killed and two others were wounded in ... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:09:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2139794-iraqi-pm-visits-kurdish-north-hoping-to-mend-ties.html 2013-06-09T17:09:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2138592-car-bombs-kill-5-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Authorities say two car bombs, one in a Baghdad Shiite neighborhood and the other targeting an Iraqi police convoy, have killed five people. Police officials said that the deadlier of the two attacks occurred Saturday morning in a commercial street in the al-Ameen district, killing four people and wounding 18 others. Several shops were dam... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:58:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2138592-car-bombs-kill-5-iraq.html 2013-06-08T10:58:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2136280-suicide-blasts-kill-19-iraq-including-iranians.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Suicide attackers rammed car bombs on Friday into a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims and a police checkpoint west of Baghdad, killing 19 people in all, in the latest bout of violence to rattle Iraq. The attacks follow the deadliest two months in Iraq in half a decade, raising fears the country is descending into a renewed wave of widespread ki... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 18:38:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2136280-suicide-blasts-kill-19-iraq-including-iranians.html 2013-06-07T18:38:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2133642-car-bombs-kill-14-iraq-officials.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of car bomb explosions in and around Baghdad killed 14 people including seven policemen on Thursday, police officials said, adding that dozens were also wounded. The officials said the deadliest attacks took place late at night when a suicide attacker rammed his explosives-laden car into the headquarters of a police commando unit i... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:45:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2133642-car-bombs-kill-14-iraq-officials.html 2013-06-06T20:45:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130814-gunmen-iraq-ambush-shoot-dead-14-travelers.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen ambushed a group of travelers at a fake checkpoint at a remote desert site in western Iraq on Wednesday and killed at least 14 of them, according to Iraqi officials, in what appeared to be the latest blow in sectarian violence gripping the country. The gunmen, apparently looking for Shiites to kill, struck near the town of Nukhaib. T... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:05:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2130814-gunmen-iraq-ambush-shoot-dead-14-travelers.html 2013-06-05T15:05:35Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2128416-attacks-security-tight-iraqi-pilgrimage.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims converged Tuesday on a golden-domed shrine in northern Baghdad to commemorate the death of a revered eighth century saint as troops tightened security after a wave of deadly attacks across Iraq. Violence across the country has shot up to its highest level in years over the past two months, raising fe... Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:14:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2128416-attacks-security-tight-iraqi-pilgrimage.html 2013-06-04T17:14:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2124460-gunmen-kill-3-syrian-truck-drivers-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen in Iraq killed three Syrian truck drivers Sunday morning on a main highway linking Baghdad to Syria and Jordan, police officials said. They said the gunmen stopped the trucks near the remote western town of Rutba, then killed the drivers and burned their vehicles. Iraqi security forces are struggling to contain the country's most rel... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 13:22:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2124460-gunmen-kill-3-syrian-truck-drivers-iraq.html 2013-06-02T13:22:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2123012-un-than-1000-iraqis-killed-violence.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations mission to Iraq said Saturday that more than 1,000 people were killed in violence across the country last month — the highest monthly death toll in years. Violence in Iraq increased sharply in April and May, with bombings in civilian areas growing more frequent and escalating fears that widespread sectarian conflict may o... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 15:57:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2123012-un-than-1000-iraqis-killed-violence.html 2013-06-01T15:57:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2120918-bomb-shooting-kill-7-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A bomb exploded amid Sunni worshippers leaving a mosque in west Baghdad, one of two attacks Friday that left seven dead in Iraq, officials said. Iraqi security forces are struggling to contain the country's most relentless round of violence since the 2011 U.S. military withdrawal. Over 30 Sunni mosques have been hit in the past two months a... Fri, 31 May 2013 12:29:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2120918-bomb-shooting-kill-7-iraq.html 2013-05-31T12:29:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2118102-alarm-grows-iraqi-forces-fail-to-stem-violence.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials in Iraq are growing increasingly concerned over an unabated spike in violence that claimed at least another 33 lives on Thursday and is reviving fears of a return to widespread sectarian fighting. Authorities announced plans to impose a sweeping ban on many cars across the Iraqi capital starting early Friday in an apparent effort ... Fri, 31 May 2013 04:58:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2118102-alarm-grows-iraqi-forces-fail-to-stem-violence.html 2013-05-31T04:58:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2115802-evening-bomb-blasts-kill-30-baghdad.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Bomb blasts tore through two Baghdad neighborhoods Wednesday evening, killing at least 30 people including several members of a wedding party, and extending a relentless wave of bloodshed roiling Iraq. The attacks come as the country is experiencing its most sustained bout of violence since the 2011 U.S. military withdrawal. More than 500 p... Wed, 29 May 2013 20:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2115802-evening-bomb-blasts-kill-30-baghdad.html 2013-05-29T20:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2113802-bombings-clashes-kill-19-iraq-wave-violence.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings and gunfire in central and northern Iraq killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, in the latest bloody chapter of a wave of violence that has edged the country closer to all-out internal warfare. A day earlier, 70 people were killed, and more than 450 have died this month. Most of the attacks are sectarian in nature... Tue, 28 May 2013 20:09:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2113802-bombings-clashes-kill-19-iraq-wave-violence.html 2013-05-28T20:09:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2112456-bombs-tear-through-iraqi-capital-killing-60.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A coordinated wave of car bombings tore through mostly Shiite areas of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 66 people and maiming nearly 200 as insurgents step up the bloodshed roiling Iraq. The attacks in markets and other areas frequented by civilians are the latest sign of a rapid deterioration in security as sectarian tensions are exacer... Mon, 27 May 2013 20:11:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2112456-bombs-tear-through-iraqi-capital-killing-60.html 2013-05-27T20:11:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2112822-deadly-attacks-iraq-us-troop-pullout.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Here is a look at the some of the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: —May 27, 2013: A wave of car bombings tears through mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhoods of the Baghdad area, leaving at least 66 people dead. —May 21, 2013: Car bombing at a Sunni mosque kills at least 20 people. ... Mon, 27 May 2013 17:25:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2112822-deadly-attacks-iraq-us-troop-pullout.html 2013-05-27T17:25:56Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2110820-iraq-officials-separate-attacks-kill-14.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of attacks killed at least 14 people in Iraq on Sunday, officials said, in the latest violence of what has been a particularly bloody month in the country. Iraq has been hit by a wave of bloodshed that has killed some 300 people in the past two weeks alone, raising tensions between the country's Sunni minority and Shiite-led govern... Sun, 26 May 2013 18:06:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2110820-iraq-officials-separate-attacks-kill-14.html 2013-05-26T18:06:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109840-iraq-car-bomb-kills-6-iranian-pilgrims-1-iraqi.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Two Iraqi police officers say a car bomb has exploded near a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims north of Baghdad, killing six Iranians and one Iraqi. They added that 14 others were wounded in the attack, which occurred near the city of Samarra. A medical official confirmed the casualty figure. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as the... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:15:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2109840-iraq-car-bomb-kills-6-iranian-pilgrims-1-iraqi.html 2013-05-25T17:15:43Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104980-gunmen-kill-7-iraqi-soldiers-central-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen killed at least seven soldiers in central Iraq on Thursday, officials said, in the latest episode of violence to hit the country in a particularly bloody month. The first skirmish took place in the early hours of Thursday when militants attacked an army check point in the town of Taji, killing four soldiers and wounding four others, ... Thu, 23 May 2013 15:54:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2104980-gunmen-kill-7-iraqi-soldiers-central-iraq.html 2013-05-23T15:54:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102612-iraqi-premier-orders-army-shake-up-attacks.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said Wednesday. The shake-up will include commanders of divisions and operations, said Iraqi government spokes... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:14:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102612-iraqi-premier-orders-army-shake-up-attacks.html 2013-05-22T14:14:31Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2098362-deadliest-attacks-iraq-us-troop-pullout.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: —May 21, 2013: Car bombing at a Sunni mosque kills at least 20 people. —May 20, 2013: A wave of attacks, some at markets and in rush hour crowds, kills 113 people in Shiite and Sunni areas. —May 18, 2013: Shootings and bombings kill at lea... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:32:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2098362-deadliest-attacks-iraq-us-troop-pullout.html 2013-05-21T20:32:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099538-car-bomb-attacks-kill-20-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded as Sunni worshippers were leaving a mosque after evening prayers Tuesday in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks that killed at least 20 people nationwide in a week of the most sustained sectarian violence in the country since U.S. troops withdrew more than a year ago. Rising tensions between Sunnis and the Shii... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2099538-car-bomb-attacks-kill-20-iraq.html 2013-05-21T20:14:32Z