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Al-Qaeda to Iraqis: Vote and Die

M. Morris — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:29:00 CST

Al-Qaeda is threatening to kill Iraqis who vote in Sunday's elections, and has proclaimed a 6am-to-6pm curfew "throughout Iraq and especially in Sunni areas." Sunnis boycotted the 2005 elections but are expected to turn out in force for this year's vote, which has already begun for Iraqis living overseas. Anyone...

US, Iraqi Forces Launch Major Offensive

Kevin Spak — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:05:35 CDT

US and Iraqi forces have launched a major operation in Diyala province, which they consider the last major refuge for insurgents near Baghdad, the AP reports. Authorities have set up new checkpoints and banned all but official traffic as troops zero in on the capital city of Baquba, hoping to...

Suicide Bombers Kill 35 in Iraq

Jason Farago — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:29:48 CDT

Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in an Iraqi army recruitment center, killing 35 people and wounding at least 63, the New York Times reports. Most of the dead were recruits. The attack took place in Baquba, the capital of Iraq's ethnically mixed Diyala province. On Sunday the country's interior...

Huge Car Bomb Kills 40 In Eastern Iraq

Jason Farago — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:27:39 CDT

A car bomb ripped through the Iraqi city of Baquba today, leaving at least 40 people dead and more than 70 injured, Reuters reports. The bomb went off near midday outside a restaurant that faces the city's main courthouse. Only a short while later a second bomb went off in...

Female Bomber Kills Anti-Qaeda Sunni Sheik

Kevin Spak — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:17:27 CDT

A female suicide bomber assassinated a Sunni Awakening leader in his Diyala province home today, the AP reports, killing the sheik’s bodyguard, cousin, and 5-year-old niece along with him. The woman had come to see the sheik yesterday, saying her husband had been kidnapped and was begging for help. “She...

Iraqi Soldier Kills Two US Troops

Wesley Oliver — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:22:17 CST

An Iraqi insurgent who joined the country’s military force shot and killed two American troops, the BBC reports. Three other US soldiers were injured in the Dec. 26 shooting, which happened during a joint patrol in northern Iraq. After the patrol was besieged by gunmen, the Iraqi soldier “abused” the...

Female Suicide Bomber Strikes in Central Iraq

Jonas Oransky — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:39:31 CST

A woman detonated a bomb today in the offices of a group fighting Al-Qaeda in central Iraq, killing 16 and injuring 27. The suicide bombing, at the Muqdadiyah office of an anti-al-Qaeda group, was the second by a woman in 2 weeks, AFP reports. Elsewhere in restive Diyala province, a...

Suicide Bomber on Bicycle Kills 28 Iraqi Policemen

Kevin Spak — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:04:40 CDT

A suicide bomber rode a bicycle into an Iraqi police compound in Baquba today, killing 28 officers and wounding 20 others, including a woman and a child, in the bloodiest attack on security forces in months. Authorities suspect al Qaeda, which has vowed increased attacks on security forces and Sunni...

US Launches Major Attack on Sunni Insurgents

Sam Gale Rosen — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:16:30 CDT

Two thousand U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a large-scale assault on Sunni insurgents in Diyala province last night, pursuing militants who have moved their strongholds outside of Baghdad. The offensive in the province's capital, Baquba, is part of a much larger operation attacking centers of insurgency all over Iraq....