Showing posts with label Baghdad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baghdad. Show all posts

Thursday, January 21, 2021

More Than 20 Dead In Baghdad Twin Suicide Bombing: Ministry | Barron's

More Than 20 Dead In Baghdad Twin Suicide Bombing

The toll in a twin suicide bombing in an open-air Baghdad market on Thursday morning topped 20 dead and 40 wounded, an interior ministry official told AFP.

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Iraq: Dozens killed in wave of suicide car bomb attacks

More than 50 people have been killed in a string of suicide car bomb attacks in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, and the southern province of Basra, police have told Al Jazeera.

Monday, January 2, 2017

ISIS/ISIL car bomb attack kills 32 in Baghdad

A suicide car bomb attack in a densely-populated neighbourhood of Baghdad this morning killed at least 32 people and left dozens wounded.

Sunday, December 4, 2016

United Nations to stop reporting military casualties in Iraq

The United Nations mission in Iraq said it will stop reporting military casualty figures after Iraq's military complained the numbers were exaggerated.

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Irak: Una serie de proyectiles estallan cerca del aeropuerto de Bagdad

Este lunes se registró una serie de bombardeos con docenas de proyectiles en las inmediaciones del aeropuerto internacional de la capital de Irak, Bagdad, informó la agencia Reuters.

Sunday, July 3, 2016

US remains ‘united’ with Iraq after deadly blasts

The White House on Sunday condemned bombings in Baghdad that killed nearly 120 people and wounded 200, saying the attack only strengthened the United States’ resolve to confront ISIS terrorists.

Syria condemns terrorist attack in Baghdad

Syria condemned on Sunday the terrorist attack that rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday killing dozens, including many women and children, affirming that these terrorist acts show once again the need for concerted international efforts to combat terrorism away from double standards.

Thursday, May 12, 2016

ISIS bombing attacks kill more than 90 in Iraq's capital

The Sunni Islamic State (IS) claimed a series of car bombing attacks against Shiite targets in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Wednesday, which killed at least 93 people and wounded more than 100 others.

Sunday, May 1, 2016

Iraq PM orders arrest of Green Zone protesters

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday ordered authorities to arrest and prosecute protesters who attacked security forces, lawmakers and damaged state property after breaking into Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone to protest delays in reform plans.

Followers of Iraq's prominent Shiite cleric storm Baghdad Green Zone. The political system created following the U.S.-led invasion in 2003

Thousands of followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday stormed the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad and took control of the parliament building and surrounding areas, while dozens of lawmakers, officials and employees tried to escape the government district.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Iraq raises alarm over dam collapse

A potential catastrophe set forth by the condition of the Mosul dam, Iraq's largest dam, raised alarms as the rainy season approaches.

Thursday, March 17, 2016

Sunday, March 6, 2016

At least 60 killed in Iraq suicide bombing

A suicide bomber has killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens more by driving his explosives-laden fuel truck into a security checkpoint south of Baghdad.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

In nightmare scenario, ISIS could destroy Mosul dam

In nightmare scenario, ISIS could destroy Mosul dam
The risk of Iraq’s largest dam collapsing and unleashing a huge wave onto Mosul is affecting plans to retake the city from the terrorists, an adviser to the premier’s office said.

Monday, January 11, 2016

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Iraqis rally in Baghdad against deployment of Turkish troops

Hundreds of Iraqis rallied in Baghdad under tight security measures on Saturday protesting the presence of Turkish troops in northern Iraq and calling Ankara's move a "violation of Iraq's sovereignty."

Saturday, October 3, 2015

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