http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1570-iraq.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/locations/1570-iraq.html 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/2102616-uk-denmark-eye-visas-afghan-interpreters.html LONDON (AP) — Britain and Denmark proposed Wednesday to give hundreds of Afghan interpreters who worked alongside their troops the right to settle in the U.K. and Denmark in recognition of the risks they face if they stay in their war-battered homeland. The plans were welcomed by activists in Britain who had argued the U.K. was turning its back on Afghan ... Wed, 22 May 2013 15:28:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2102616-uk-denmark-eye-visas-afghan-interpreters.html 2013-05-22T15:28:45Z 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/2100078-deal-bin-laden-evidence-wikileaks-case.html FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Lawyers in the court-martial of an Army private who sent more than 700,000 classified U.S. documents to WikiLeaks said Tuesday they have reached a deal that may eliminate the need for testimony from a member of the military team that killed Osama bin Laden. Prosecutors also agreed to accept Pfc. Bradley Manning's guilty plea to a lesser version of one ... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:49:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2100078-deal-bin-laden-evidence-wikileaks-case.html 2013-05-21T21:49:20Z 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 http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097312-attacks-kill-95-iraq-hint-syrian-spillover.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a dangerous spillover from Syria's civil war next door. The latest spiral of violence — which has claimed more than 240 lives in th... Mon, 20 May 2013 21:26:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2097312-attacks-kill-95-iraq-hint-syrian-spillover.html 2013-05-20T21:26:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2094804-attacks-kill-16-iraq-8-police-kidnapped.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of attacks killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, while gunmen abducted eight policemen guarding a post on the country's main highway to Jordan and Syria, the latest in a wave of violence to grip the country. The shootings and bombings follow three days of attacks that killed 130 people in both Shiite and Sunni areas in sce... Sat, 18 May 2013 17:19:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2094804-attacks-kill-16-iraq-8-police-kidnapped.html 2013-05-18T17:19:06Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2092682-bombs-targeting-sunnis-kill-76-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike in sectarian bloodshed heightened fears the country could again be veering toward civil war. The attacks followed two days of bombings targeting Shiites, including bus s... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:36:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2092682-bombs-targeting-sunnis-kill-76-iraq.html 2013-05-17T20:36:42Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090300-un-14-iranian-exiles-moved-iraq-to-albania.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The first exiles from an Iranian opposition group have moved to Albania from a camp near Baghdad as part of a relocation process, the United Nations said Thursday, a step toward defusing an explosive dispute left over from the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and the U.S.-led ousting of the regime of Saddam Hussein. In a statement, the U.N. envoy... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:50:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2090300-un-14-iranian-exiles-moved-iraq-to-albania.html 2013-05-16T20:50:23Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089456-car-bombs-shooting-iraq-leave-21-dead.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Car bombs hit Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital for the second day in a row on Thursday, part of a series of attacks across the country that left 21 people dead and raised concerns over a return to sectarian bloodshed. Baghdad police said the first blast hit a bus and taxi stop during the morning rush hour in the city's eastern Sadr... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:39:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2089456-car-bombs-shooting-iraq-leave-21-dead.html 2013-05-16T17:39:29Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2087336-wave-bombings-kills-33-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded near a bus station in Baghdad's main Shiite district Wednesday, the deadliest in a series of explosions that killed at least 33 people nationwide, officials said. The bloodshed came amid growing tensions between the Shiite-led government and minority Sunnis following a deadly security crackdown on a Sunni protest camp in... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:01:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2087336-wave-bombings-kills-33-iraq.html 2013-05-15T20:01:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2083772-gunmen-open-fire-liquor-stores-iraq-11-dead.html HEROR, Iraq (AP) — A convoy of gunmen opened fire on a row of liquor stores in eastern Baghdad immediately after sunset on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding five others, officials said. Police said the gunmen were in four cars that had stopped in the area and attacked shortly after sunset. Hospital officials confirmed the casualties. All officials s... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:58:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2083772-gunmen-open-fire-liquor-stores-iraq-11-dead.html 2013-05-14T18:58:30Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2084716-turkey-oil-search-deal-reached-northern-iraq.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey says its state-run petroleum company has reached a deal with U.S. company Exxon Mobil to explore for oil in northern Iraq.  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that the deal was a "step toward exploring for oil" in Iraq's Kurdish region. He said details of the deal would be revealed after his visit to the United S... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:04:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/business/economy/2084716-turkey-oil-search-deal-reached-northern-iraq.html 2013-05-14T16:04:13Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2082516-attacks-sunni-mosques-fuel-fears-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting that brought Iraq to its knees in 2006 and 2007. Majority Shiites control the levers of power in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. Wishing to rebuild the nation rather than revert to o... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:16:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2082516-attacks-sunni-mosques-fuel-fears-iraq.html 2013-05-13T20:16:59Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2080168-string-attacks-kill-5-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunfire attacks in Iraq on Sunday killed five people, including a provincial official in a southern city. Violence has been on the rise following a deadly security crackdown on a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq. The bloodshed has raised fears that the country could be heading for a new wave of sectarian fighting like that which nearly p... Sun, 12 May 2013 20:12:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2080168-string-attacks-kill-5-iraq.html 2013-05-12T20:12:47Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2078712-suicide-tanker-truck-kills-3-people-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say that a suicide tanker truck packed with explosives blew up outside the home of an army intelligence officer, killing three people and wounding 18 others in the country's north. Police officials say that the Saturday blast heavily damaged the house of Brig. Khalaf al-Jubouri in al-Shurqat, 250 kilometers (155 miles) north... Sat, 11 May 2013 11:25:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2078712-suicide-tanker-truck-kills-3-people-iraq.html 2013-05-11T11:25:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076428-officials-bomb-kills-3-sunni-worshippers-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A bombing at a Sunni mosque near Baghdad on Friday killed three worshippers and wounded seven others, police said, reflecting rising sectarian tensions across Iraq. Insurgents have been targeting Sunni mosques following a deadly crackdown by security forces on a Sunni protest site in Hawija town last month. Sunnis were protesting perceived ... Fri, 10 May 2013 13:24:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2076428-officials-bomb-kills-3-sunni-worshippers-iraq.html 2013-05-10T13:24:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2073682-iraq-rejects-refuge-turkeys-kurdish-fighters.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq on Thursday rejected a key element of an accord to bring an end to a long Kurdish uprising in Turkey — offering refuge to rebel fighters in country's north. In March, the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, announced a deal to end a nearly three-decade conflict in turkey that has killed tens of thousands of people. The deal was reached in... Thu, 09 May 2013 13:26:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2073682-iraq-rejects-refuge-turkeys-kurdish-fighters.html 2013-05-09T13:26:25Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sgt. 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim — she's a Catholic. But her name sounded Islamic to fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and they would taunt her, calling her "Sgt. Hussein" and asking what God she prayed to. So before deploying to Afghanistan last year for her second war tour, she legally changed her name — to Naida Christian Nov... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:47:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2072062-soldier-faced-harassment-muslim.html 2013-05-08T21:47:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2070842-official-pkk-starts-moving-forces-turkey.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Kurdish rebels have started their gradual retreat from Turkey to bases in northern Iraq, a Kurdish party leader said Wednesday, kicking off a key stage in the peace process with the Turkish government aimed at ending one of the world's bloodiest insurgencies. The Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, declared a cease-fire in March and agr... Wed, 08 May 2013 14:42:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2070842-official-pkk-starts-moving-forces-turkey.html 2013-05-08T14:42:44Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2070598-attacks-iraq-kill-8-people-wound-38.html BAGHDAD (AP) — At least eight people were killed and nearly 40 were wounded in separate attacks across Iraq on Wednesday, officials said. The first attack took place early in the morning in the western city of Fallujah when gunmen in a speeding car sprayed a police checkpoint with bullets, killing three policemen, a police officer said. The former insurge... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:15:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2070598-attacks-iraq-kill-8-people-wound-38.html 2013-05-08T13:15:05Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2068498-kurdish-rebels-to-start-retreating-turkey.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Kurdish rebels reaffirmed on Tuesday that they will start withdrawing guerrilla fighters from Turkey to bases in northern Iraq this week. The Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, declared a cease-fire in March and promised to gradually pull fighters out of Turkey as part of peace talks aimed at ending a nearly three-decade-old conflict t... Tue, 07 May 2013 15:16:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2068498-kurdish-rebels-to-start-retreating-turkey.html 2013-05-07T15:16:34Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2065824-iraqi-death-hints-irans-role-syrian-crisis.html BASRA, Iraq (AP) — The fighter's body was collected at an Iraqi border crossing with Iran, then carried on Monday through the streets of this southern city as mourners hailed his sacrifice in protecting a revered shrine in Syria. Diaa Mutashar al-Issawi was one of several Shiite fighters from Iraq who have trickled into Syria for months, providing a measu... Mon, 06 May 2013 20:53:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2065824-iraqi-death-hints-irans-role-syrian-crisis.html 2013-05-06T20:53:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2064058-attacks-iraq-kill-9-wound-33.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of attacks including a blast near an Internet cafe in a Sunni area of Baghdad killed nine people and wounded dozens on Sunday in and around the Iraqi capital. The attacks came amid heightened sectarian tension following a deadly security crackdown on a camp in northern Iraq run by Sunnis, protesting what they consider to be their s... Sun, 05 May 2013 19:50:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2064058-attacks-iraq-kill-9-wound-33.html 2013-05-05T19:50:19Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2064448-israeli-raids-syria-highlight-arab-conundrum.html CAIRO (AP) — Five weeks ago, the head of the Arab League capped a summit in Qatar with an impassioned appeal to strengthen the rebel fighters trying to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad. On Sunday, he denounced Israeli's airstrike into Assad's territory as a dangerous threat to regional stability. The contrast reflects a fundamental conundrum for A... Sun, 05 May 2013 16:50:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2064448-israeli-raids-syria-highlight-arab-conundrum.html 2013-05-05T16:50:55Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2062914-iraq-pms-group-wins-largest-bloc-areas.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A coalition led by Iraq's prime minister has won the largest single bloc of seats in seven of 12 provinces participating in local elections, and tied in an eighth, although it failed to achieve a majority in any of the districts, electoral officials announced Saturday. Last month's vote was for seats on local-level governorate councils and ... Sat, 04 May 2013 19:19:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2062914-iraq-pms-group-wins-largest-bloc-areas.html 2013-05-04T19:19:26Z