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UN: Iraq death toll exceeds 700 in February
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March 1, 2014
UN: Iraq death toll exceeds 700 in February
More than 700 people died in violence in Iraq in February, not including nearly 300 reported deaths in western Anbar…
Militant-held Iraqi area ‘back in government hands’
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February 22, 2014
Militant-held Iraqi area ‘back in government hands’
Iraqi security forces have retaken a northern area from militants after more than a week of heavy fighting during which…
Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Sadr quits politics
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February 16, 2014
Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Sadr quits politics
Powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, leader of a major political movement and a key figure in post-Saddam Iraq, has announced…
Seven car bombs across Baghdad kill at least 13
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February 6, 2014
Seven car bombs across Baghdad kill at least 13
Seven car bombs exploded across Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in apparently coordinated attacks that targeted mainly…
Four bombs hit central Baghdad, killing 13
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February 5, 2014
Four bombs hit central Baghdad, killing 13
Four bombs struck near Baghdad's heavily-fortified "Green Zone" and a busy square in the center of the capital on Wednesday,…
Militants storm Iraq transport ministry building
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January 30, 2014
Militants storm Iraq transport ministry building
Militants stormed an Iraqi government building on Thursday and police sources said several suicide bombers remained inside. Security forces surrounded the…
Gunmen kill six pro-government Sunni militiamen in Iraq
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January 19, 2014
Gunmen kill six pro-government Sunni militiamen in Iraq
Gunmen wearing army uniforms killed at least six government-backed Sunni Muslim militiamen at a checkpoint near the Iraqi city of…
Car bomb against army recruits kills eight in Baghdad
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January 12, 2014
Car bomb against army recruits kills eight in Baghdad
A car bomb targeting army recruits killed at least eight people and wounded 12 in Baghdad on Sunday, security and…
Bombs kill at least 19 people in Iraqi capital
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January 6, 2014
Bombs kill at least 19 people in Iraqi capital
Car and roadside bombs exploded in commercial areas of Baghdad on Sunday killing at least 19 people, police and medical…
Iraq PM to deploy more troops to combat Anbar unrest
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January 2, 2014
Iraq PM to deploy more troops to combat Anbar unrest
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday reversed a decision to withdraw soldiers from Anbar cities and ordered reinforcements to…