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Ban urges Iraq to address root causes of violence

Mon Jan 13, 2014 16:29:30

Iraqi leaders should address the underlying causes of a protracted surge in violence plaguing the country, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday during a visit to Baghdad.

Iraq distributed evidence of Riyadh being behind Fallujah unrest

Mon Jan 13, 2014 12:13:15

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has handed evidence to foreign ambassadors in Baghdad showing Saudi Arabia’s involvement in triggering the deadly violence led by al-Qaeda in al-Anbar.

Maliki says Iraqi army won’t attack Fallujah

Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:25:59

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has praised the tribal leaders in Fallujah for their ongoing efforts to retake the city from al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), ruling out a military operation against Fallujah.

Bombings kill 20 in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad

Sun Jan 12, 2014 12:40:53

A new wave of bombings have hit Iraq's capital, Baghdad, killing at least 20 people, officials say, the latest assault by militants who have been fighting Iraqi security forces and allied tribes in country's west.

Anbar violence left 60 dead, 297 wounded: Iraq

Sun Jan 12, 2014 11:34:48

Fighting between Iraqi security forces and al-Qaeda-linked militants in Anbar province has killed at least 60 people over the past two weeks, an official says.

Residents start returning al-Qaeda-held Fallujah

Sat Jan 11, 2014 20:28:25

Residents of Iraq's Fallujah, an al-Qaeda-held city near capital Baghdad, have begun returning to their homes amid a tense calm.

UN Security Council backs Iraq war on al-Qaeda

Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:33:42

The United Nations Security Council has issued a statement to show support for the Iraqi government’s fight against al-Qaeda-linked militants across the Arab nation.

British politicians, troops accused of Iraq war crimes

Sat Jan 11, 2014 09:35:16

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been asked to investigate the actions of former members of the British cabinet and troops over accusations of "systematic torture" in Iraq.

Iraqi tribesmen, police retake areas of Ramadi

Fri Jan 10, 2014 22:49:38

Tribesmen and local police retook two areas of the Iraqi city of Ramadi from Al-Qaeda linked militants Friday, a tribal militia commander said.

Protest after sexual assault on Syrian Kurd refugee

Thu Jan 9, 2014 16:22:28

Dozens of Syrian Kurds have demonstrated outside the Iraqi Kurdish parliament, calling for six men held after the sexual assault of a teenage Syrian refugee to be executed.

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