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Iraq violence kills 10, police kidnapped
BAGHDAD, May 19, 2013 (AFP) - Violence in Iraq on Saturday killed 10 people including a police officer, his wife and two children, while gunmen kidnapped five policemen, officials said.
May 19, 2013 -
Bombs targeting Iraqi Sunnis kill 67
BAQUBA, Iraq, May 18, 2013 (AFP) - Bombs targeting Sunnis, including two near a mosque and one at a funeral procession, killed 67 people in Iraq on Friday, officials said, after dozens died in two days of attacks on Shiites.
May 18, 2013 -
Clashes kill nine police in north Iraq
MOSUL, Iraq, May 4, 2013 (AFP) - Clashes in northern Iraq killed nine police and four gunmen on Friday, while other attacks, including a car bomb near a Sunni mosque, left at least six more people dead, officials said.
May 04, 2013 -
460 people killed in bloody month for Iraq
BAGHDAD, May 2, 2013 (AFP) - Violence in Iraq rose sharply in April, killing 460 people, according to AFP figures, and May began with attacks on Wednesday, including one on a police station, that killed 18 people.
May 02, 2013 -
Move by Kurd forces boosts Iraq tensions
KIRKUK, Iraq, April 28, 2013 (AFP) - Kurdish forces deployed to new areas of a disputed north Iraq province in what a top officer said Saturday was an attempt to move into oilfields, as five days of unrest killed more than 215 people.
April 28, 2013 -
UN urges restraint in Iraq after 200 killed
BAGHDAD, April 27, 2013 (AFP) - The United Nations warned on Friday that Iraq is at a "crossroads" and appealed for restraint, as four days of violence, including several attacks at mosques, killed more than 200 people.
April 27, 2013 -
Iraq counts votes from first polls
BAGHDAD, April 21, 2013 (AFP) - Iraqi election officials were to begin counting votes on Sunday from the country's first elections since US troops departed, which served as a key test of its stability amid a spike in violence.
April 21, 2013 -
Iraq votes in test of stability amid violence
BAGHDAD, April 20, 2013 (AFP) - Iraqis voted on Saturday in the country's first polls since US troops departed, a key test of the country's stability in the face of a spike in attacks that has claimed more than 100 lives.
April 20, 2013 -
Iraqis to vote in key test of stability
BAGHDAD, April 17, 2013 (AFP) - Iraqis vote on Saturday in a key test of political stability and security in the country's first elections since US troops withdrew at the end of 2011.
April 17, 2013 -
Iraq grappling with attacks and deadlock
BAGHDAD, March 20, 2013 (AFP) - Grappling with a spike in violence and a worsening political situation, Iraq on Wednesday marked 10 years since a US-led invasion that sought to establish a stable, democratic ally in the Middle East.
March 20, 2013
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