Sameer N. Yacoub
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Attacks around Iraq's capital, Baghdad, kill at least 11
BAGHDAD (AP) — Authorities in Iraq say bombings and a shooting have killed at least 11 people in and around the capital, Baghdad. Police officials say three roadside bombs went off simultaneously Saturday targeting an… → Read More
Attacks around Iraq's capital, Baghdad, kill at least 11
Authorities in Iraq say bombings and a shooting have killed at least 11 people in and around the capital, Baghdad. → Read More
Bombings kill 19 people in and around Baghdad
BAGHDAD >> A series of attacks, mainly car bombs, in Iraq killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens on Saturday, authorities said.Police officials said the deadliest attack occurred Saturday night when a car bomb exploded on a commerci → Read More
Bombings kill 15 people in and around Baghdad
BAGHDAD >> Iraqi authorities say bombings targeting public places have killed 15 people in and around Baghdad.Police officials say the deadliest attack occurred Saturday night when a car bomb exploded on a commercial street in Baghdad → Read More
Bombings kill 19 people in and around Baghdad
A series of attacks, mainly car bombs, in Iraq killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens on Saturday, authorities said. → Read More
Baghdad bomb blasts targeting public places kill 12 people
Multiple bombs in public places have killed 12 people in Baghdad on Saturday, said Iraqi authorities. Meanwhile, Abdel Baqi al-Sadun, an aide to Saddam Hussein, was also arrested, though authorities didn't say why. → Read More
Iraqi troops, militias repel Islamic State attacks in Anbar province
Government forces and Shi’ite militiamen repelled two Islamic State attacks in Anbar province on Saturday, officials said. In one attack, they used antitank missiles to stop four would-be suicide car bombers, officials said, as violence continues to roil the war-torn country. → Read More
Iraqi troops, militias repel IS attacks in Anbar province
BAGHDAD >> Government forces and Shiite militiamen repelled two Islamic State group attacks in Anbar province on Saturday, officials said. In one attack, they used anti-tank missiles to stop four would-be suicide car bombers, officials said, as → Read More
Iraqi troops, militias repel IS attacks in Anbar province
BAGHDAD (AP) — Government forces and Shiite militiamen repelled two Islamic State group attacks in Anbar province on Saturday, officials said. → Read More
Tariq Aziz, top aide to Saddam Hussein, dies in hospital
Tariq Aziz, the debonair Iraqi diplomat who made his name by staunchly defending Saddam Hussein to the world during three wars and was later sentenced to death as part of the regime that killed hundreds of thousands of its own people, has died in a hospital in southern Iraq, officials said. He was 79. → Read More
Tariq Aziz, top aide to Saddam Hussein, dies in hospital
BAGHDAD (AP) — Tariq Aziz, the debonair Iraqi diplomat who made his name by staunchly defending Saddam Hussein to the world during three wars and was later sentenced to death as part of the regime that killed hundreds… → Read More
Tariq Aziz, top aide to Saddam Hussein, dies at age 79
Tariq Aziz, the debonair Iraqi diplomat who made his name by staunchly defending Saddam Hussein to the world during three wars and was later sentenced to death as part of the regime that killed hundreds of thousands of its own people, has died in a hospital in southern Iraq, officials said. He was 79. → Read More
Tariq Aziz, top aide to Saddam Hussein, dies in hospital
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's top aide who was sentenced to death, has died of a heart attack in a hospital in southern Iraq. Aziz was 79. Provincial governor… → Read More
IS reduces water supply to government areas in Iraq’s Anbar
Islamic State militants have reduced water flowing to government-held areas in Iraq’s western Anbar province. → Read More
Tariq Aziz, top aide to Saddam Hussein, dies in hospital
Iraqi officials say former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz, Saddam Hussein's top aide who was sentenced to death, has died of a heart attack in a hospital in southern Iraq. Aziz was 79. → Read More
Suicide attacks in Iraq's Anbar kills 30 troops
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say multiple Islamic State suicide attacks targeting a police base have killed at least 30 troops in western Anbar province. Police officials said three suicide bombers on Monday simultaneously… → Read More
Baghdad hotel bombings show vulnerability of capital; death toll rises to 15
The Islamic State on Friday claimed responsibility for coordinated car bomb attacks that targeted two prominent hotels in Baghdad a day earlier, as officials said the death toll rose to 15 people, with another 42 wounded. → Read More
Islamic State claims responsibility for two Baghdad hotel bombings, killing 15
Two separate car bombs went off late Thursday in the parking lots of two prominent hotels in Baghdad. The ability of the IS militants to target heavily secured buildings in the heart of the capital brutally underscored the city's lingering vulnerability. → Read More
Iraqi authorities raise Baghdad attacks death toll to 15
BAGHDAD (AP) — Authorities in Iraq have raised the death toll from bombings that targeted two top hotels in Baghdad to 15 people, with another 42 wounded. The double attack occurred late Thursday when two separate car… → Read More
2 car bombs kill 10 people in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Authorities in Iraq say two separate car bombs inside parking lot of two hotels have killed 10 people in the capital Baghdad. Police officials say a car bomb exploded in the parking lot of Babil Hotel late… → Read More