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Double Blasts Kill 35 in Iraq
 Double Blasts Kill 35 in Iraq 
Jul 5, 2011 9:08 AM CDT

Double Blasts Kill 35 in Iraq

Roadside bomb follows car bomb in city north of Baghdad

(Newser) - Double blasts from a car bomb and a roadside bombing at a parking lot outside a city council building north of Baghdad killed at least 35 people today, Iraqi police and hospital officials said. The attack started when insurgents first detonated a car bomb around noon in the parking lot...

Worker Tells of Rape by US Contractor Crew in Iraq

Jamie Leigh Jones suing KBR

(Newser) - A former employee of US contractor KBR recounted a horrifying ordeal in which she was drugged, gang-raped in Iraq by other workers, and then locked in a shipping container by two company guards so she couldn't go to authorities. Jamie Leigh Jones, now 26, testified in a Texas courtroom...

You Can Now Fly Direct to Baghdad From Europe

Austrian is 1st airline with a direct flight from Western Europe to Iraq's capital

(Newser) - Austrian Airlines has resumed flights to Baghdad after 21 years, becoming the first major Western carrier with regular flights to the Iraqi capital. An Austrian Airlines plane touched down today at Baghdad International Airport, and the airline will fly the same route three times weekly. The decision by the Vienna-based...

18 Dead After al-Qaeda Jail Uprising in Iraq

Group leader grabbed gun from guard, set off melee

(Newser) - Members of al-Qaeda staged a deadly attempt to break out of a Baghdad jail today, reports Reuters . The current death toll stands at 11 prisoners and seven security officers, including one of Iraq's top anti-terror officials. The trouble began when al-Qaeda leader Huthaifa al-Batawi—who's accused of masterminding...

Baghdad Car Bombs Kill 9
 Baghdad Car Bombs Kill 9 
Apr 18, 2011 6:27 AM CDT

Baghdad Car Bombs Kill 9

Second blast, violent jewelry store robbery follow

(Newser) - Suicide bombers detonated two explosives-packed cars outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone today, killing at least nine and wounding 23, officials said. The blasts marked the start of a violent day in the Iraqi capital, where another bombing and a jewelry heist left three more dead and 13 wounded....

Iraq Protests Draw Thousands

Security extraordinarily tight

(Newser) - Thousands of people took to the streets across Iraq today, despite a distinctly intensified security effort. About 2,000 gathered in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square for example, even though the route there was blocked with razorwire and dozens of checkpoints, the LA Times reports. Protesters waved images of Baghdad’...

Bush Shoe-Thrower Arrested Ahead of Iraq 'Day of Rage'

Muntazer al-Zaidi arrested for inciting unrest, 5 killed in protests

(Newser) - Muntazer al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who shot to fame after throwing a shoe at George W. Bush , was arrested yesterday for encouraging people to join today's protests, Reuters reports. His family say he and his brother were taken away by security forces; they don't know where the two are being...

Baghdad to US: You Owe Us $1B

City upset by damage caused by blast walls, Humvees

(Newser) - Baghdad has asked the US to apologize and pay it $1 billion for damages wrought by Humvees and blast walls during the Iraq war. "The US forces changed this beautiful city to a camp in an ugly and destructive way, which reflected deliberate ignorance and carelessness about the simplest...

Car Bomb Kills 37 at Baghdad Funeral

Other attacks kill 3 in Iraq

(Newser) - A car bomb ripped through a funeral tent in a mainly Shiite area of Baghdad today, killing at least 37 people, including four children and three women. The car, which exploded around 2pm, had been parked with the vehicles of other mourners, several yards away from the tent, so it...

Abuse, Awful Conditions Reported at Green Zone Jail

Concerns persist despite Nouri Maliki's promises of reform

(Newser) - Beatings, sexual violence, cells that stink of human waste, prisoners jammed six to a cell and suffering from skin rashes: These are the stories coming out of an Iraqi detention center where detainees are said to be held for months without a trial—despite Prime Minister Nouri Maliki’s promises...

New in Iraq's Green Zone: Iranian Ice Cream

Fast-expanding chain symbolizes changing balance of power

(Newser) - An Iranian ice cream parlor being built yards from the US Embassy in Baghdad's "Green Zone" symbolizes the shifting balance of power in Iraq, the Washington Post finds. Ice Pack—an Iranian chain that says it wants to challenge American fast food's worldwide dominance—already has other branches in...

Series of Blasts Kill 76 in Baghdad

180 wounded; France grants asylum to Christians

(Newser) - At least 13 separate attacks pounded Baghdad's Shiite neighborhoods today, killing 76 and wounding nearly 200, the AP reports. The assault was highly organized, with mortar attacks coordinated with bomb-rigged cars and roadside mines. Coming just two days after a hostage crisis at a Catholic church that left 58 dead,...

Your Guide to Wikileaks' Next Bombshell
 Your Guide 
 to Wikileaks' 
 Next Bombshell 
DUE NEXT WEEK
Oct 17, 2010 7:10 AM CDT

Your Guide to Wikileaks' Next Bombshell

Docs may touch on secret prisons, IEDS, Iran

(Newser) - Wikileaks is prepping for the biggest leak of military intelligence ever: A trove of documents from the toughest years of the Iraq war. The leak will include up to 400,000 reports from 2004-2009, notes Wired , and may shape America's tenuous relationship with the Iraqi people. Here's what to...

Twin Baghdad Bombs Kill 31
 Twin Baghdad Bombs Kill 31 
Sep 19, 2010 7:19 AM CDT

Twin Baghdad Bombs Kill 31

Post-Ramadan quiet shatters with 2 car bombs

(Newser) - Two car bombs exploded in Baghdad this morning, killing at least 31 people, breaking what has been a period of relative calm since the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The biggest blasts in the Iraqi capital in a month occurred as commuters were starting their work week,...

US Troops Sucked Into New Iraq Skirmish

7 militants launch assault on Iraq military HQ

(Newser) - A week after President Obama declared an end to fighting by US troops in Iraq, American soldiers battled attackers at Baghdad's military headquarters yesterday. Dozens of people were injured and 12 killed. No Americans were injured. It was the first fighting involving US troops since the formal declaration of the...

Attack on Iraqi Recruits Kills 60
 Attack on Iraqi 
 Recruits Kills 60 
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Aug 17, 2010 5:16 AM CDT

Attack on Iraqi Recruits Kills 60

Suicide bomber strikes outside Baghdad military headquarters

(Newser) - At least 60 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up amid of crowd of military recruits in Baghdad today, officials say. The bomber joined recruits waiting outside a central Baghdad military headquarters where they were being admitted in small groups. The attack—...

US Hands Over Last Iraq Prison

A milestone for sovereignty, challenge for the government

(Newser) - The last American-run prison in Iraq will be handed over to the Iraqis today, marking the end of a massive US prison system that has processed more than 100,000 Iraqis since the fall of Baghdad. Tariq Aziz and other former high-ranking members of Saddam Hussein's regime were handed over...

Baghdad Kills 58K Stray Dogs

Improving conditions in the Iraqi capital lead to population boom

(Newser) - Animal lovers may want to stop reading now: Over the past three months, 20 teams of vets and policemen have killed some 58,000 stray dogs in and around Baghdad. The effort, first announced in 2008, was intended to curb the 1.25 million-strong population of strays, who have been...

Army 'WikiLeaker' Faces 8 Federal Charges

Bradley Manning accused of espionage for downloading video

(Newser) - An Army intelligence analyst who has acknowledged providing classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks was charged with eight criminal offenses yesterday, Wired reports . Pfc. Bradley Manning violated the Espionage Act by giving classified material to a nongovernment third party, the government alleges. Manning, 22, is in custody in Kuwait,...

22-Year-Old Gave Classified Materials to Wikileaks

Army analyst leaked 'collateral murder' video

(Newser) - The government has detained a 22-year-old Army intelligence analyst who boasted of leaking videos and diplomatic messages to watchdog site Wikileaks. Bradley Manning had been stationed at a base outside Baghdad, where he gained access to classified materials—some of which he deemed too important not to share. Two big...

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