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Suicide car bombing rocks Baghdad, leaves 11 dead
World | Jan 08, 2017, 02:02 PM ISTAt least 11 people were today killed and 25 others injured in a suicide car bombing in Iraq's capital Baghdad, police said. The attack occurred at a checkpoint near the Jamila wholesale vegetable market in
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35 dead, 61 hurt in Baghdad car bomb explosion
World | Jan 02, 2017, 05:34 PM ISTA car bomb explosion in eastern Baghdad today resulted in the loss of at least 35 lives, local media reported today. Around 61 others were wounded in the unfortunate incident. The explosion took place as
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Twin suicide bombings in Baghdad kills 28
World | Dec 31, 2016, 05:51 PM ISTIn twin suicide bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad today, at least 28 persons were killed and 53 injured, a source said. A suspect blew up his explosive vest at the crowded car
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Suicide bombing rocks northern Baghdad, 35 people killed
World | Oct 15, 2016, 05:21 PM ISTAt least 35 people were killed and 63 wounded in a suicide bombing in a funeral gathering in northern Baghdad on Saturday, said Iraqi police and hospital officials. The attack occurred at around lunchtime, the
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Iraq: Triple suicide attack rocks north Baghdad, 11 troops killed
World | Sep 24, 2016, 05:24 PM ISTAt least 11 members of Baghdad security forces today died in a triple suicide bombing against a security check point, a police officers said. The spokesman for the Salahuddin province police force, Col Mohammed al-Jabouri,
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Iraq: Suicide bombing kills 14 in Baghdad, IS claims responsibility
World | Jul 24, 2016, 06:17 PM ISTThe dead includes at least 10 civilians and four policemen, said a police officer, adding, "The bomber was on foot and detonated his device at one of the busy entrances of the Shiite district of Kadhimiyah.”
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Over two dozen rockets explode near Baghdad Airport, 40 wounded
World | Jul 05, 2016, 07:46 AM ISTBaghdad: Around two dozen rockets hit a place near Baghdad international airport on Monday, targeting a camp housing People's Mujahideen Organization of Iran, an exiled Iranian opposition group. "According to reports from Camp Liberty, as
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3rd July News in Nutshell: Important stories of the day
India | Jul 03, 2016, 07:31 PM ISTImportant news stories
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Baghdad blasts: Death toll rises to 119, Islamic State claims responsibility
World | Jul 03, 2016, 09:11 PM ISTBaghdad: Bombs went off Saturday midnight in two crowded commercial areas in Baghdad, killing at least 82 people and wounding over 200 , according to hospital and police officials. The bombings came near the end
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Iraqi forces declare IS-held Fallujah ‘fully liberated’
World | Jun 26, 2016, 05:09 PM ISTBaghdad: Iraqi forces today retook the city of Fallujah from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and declared it “fully liberated” after a more than a month long military operation, claims a senior Iraqi commander. Fallujah
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Iraqi Special Forces enter centre of IS-held Fallujah, reclaim government compound
World | Jun 17, 2016, 04:24 PM ISTBaghdad: Iraqi forces today reclaimed the government complex and a neighborhood that served as a base for the Islamic State group militants after an enormous war against the militant group. Commander Haidar al-Obeidi of the
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Suicide car bombing kills at least 22 civilians in Iraqi capital, Islamic State claims responsibility
World | Jun 09, 2016, 04:54 PM ISTBaghdad: At least 22 civilians were killed and 70 others were injured when a suicide car bomb rocked ripped through a commercial area of a majority Shiite neighbourhood in Baghdad today. According to Xinhua news
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Islamic State executes dozens of its own fighters in hunt for spies
World | Jun 05, 2016, 06:55 PM ISTBaghdad: The most dreaded terrorist organisation Islamic State has started to kill its own members over the past few weeks in search of spies and informants after US- led airstrikes killed a number of high
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Attacks by militants claim at least 20 lives in Baghdad
World | May 30, 2016, 06:25 PM ISTBaghdad: Militants unleashed a wave of attacks targeting commercial areas in and around Baghdad today, killing at least 20 people, officials said as Iraqi troops poised to recapture the Islamic State-held city of Fallujah, west
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Baghdad: 50 killed in car bomb attack in Sadr City, IS claims responsibility
World | May 11, 2016, 05:12 PM ISTBaghdad: An explosives-laden car bomb ripped through a commercial area in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad today, killing at least 50 people and wounding dozens in an attack that was swiftly claimed by the
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Suicide attack kills at least 14 people south of Baghdad
World | Apr 04, 2016, 04:02 PM ISTBaghdad: Iraqi officials say a suicide attack south of Baghdad has killed at least 14 people. A police officer says the suicide bomber blew himself up today inside a restaurant in Dhi Qar province that
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Twin bombing attacks in Baghdad market kill at least 24
World | Feb 28, 2016, 10:21 PM ISTBaghdad: Militants attacked an outdoor market on Sunday in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens, officials said.A bomb ripped through the crowded Mredi market in the Shiite district of Sadr City,
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Iraq builds security wall around Baghdad to protect civilians
World | Feb 07, 2016, 08:18 AM ISTBaghdad: Iraqi security forces have begun building a concrete wall surrounding the capital Baghdad in an attempt to protect citizens from possible attacks by Islamic State (IS) terrorists, Iraqi prime minister said on Saturday."It is
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Several Americans kidnapped in Iraq, says US Embassy
World | Jan 18, 2016, 08:07 AM ISTBAGHDAD : The U.S. Embassy confirmed Sunday that "several" Americans have gone missing in Iraq, after local media reported that three Americans had been kidnapped in the Iraqi capital.U.S. Embassy spokesman Scott Bolz said, "We
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Iraq café blasts kill 20, IS claims responsibility
World | Jan 12, 2016, 08:40 AM ISTBaghdad: A double blast at a cafe in the Iraqi town of Muqdadiyah northeast of Baghdad on Monday claimed 20 lives and wounded dozens.A bomb exploded at the cafe and a suicide bomber detonated an