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NEWS ABOUT: Iraq Civil War

Iraq Civil War stories: 18 news summaries

 Fear Returns to Baghdad 


May 2, 09 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The recent spate of violence in Iraq may pale in comparison to the relentless suicide bombings of 2006, but Baghdad is beginning to hunker down in fear again, the Los Angeles Times reports. Residents are curtailing their public activities, checking in with each other more often to make sure family... More »

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Iraq • sectarian violence • Shiite • Baghdad • US military • suicide bombing • troop withdrawal • Iraq Civil War • casualties

(Newser) - Despite entreaties from Washington, Iraq’s majority-Shiite government is hardening its stance against the outlawed Sunni-dominated Baath party, the New York Times reports. Blamed by some for recent bombings of Shiites, Baathists are “filled with hate from head to toe," Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said this week,... More »

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Saddam Hussein • Nouri al-Maliki • United States • Iraq Civil War • Baath Party • reconciliation

 6 Dead in 4th Day 
 of Baghdad Bombings 

Four days of escalating violence leaves dozens dead and wounded

Nov 6, 08 6:53 AM CST
(AP) - A series of bomb blasts across Baghdad killed six people and injured more than 20 others today, the fourth consecutive day of heightened violence in the Iraqi capital. The deadliest attack came near a checkpoint in central Baghdad, while another targeting a government convoy killed six city workers. A string... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • Iraq Civil War • bomb explosion • Awakening Councils • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Sunni allies

Iraqi Christians Flee Murder Campaign

1,000 families run scared after 3 homes bombed in Mosul

Oct 11, 08 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Escalating anti-Christian violence has forced almost 1,000 families to flee the Iraqi city of Mosul, AFP reports. They are hiding in surrounding schools and churches after three homes were bombed in the city, a known al-Qaeda stronghold. The violence "is the fiercest campaign against the Christians since 2003,... More »

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Mosul • Iraq Civil War • Christians in Iraq

Leaving Iraq, Petraeus Sees Gains as Fragile

Violence is down, but 'it's not durable yet,' says general

Aug 21, 08 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Petraeus is leaving Iraq after 18 months, and by all measures the country is far safer than when he arrived. The "surge" of 30,000 extra American soldiers was bolstered by major domestic developments, from the Muqtada al-Sadr ceasefire to the rise of Sunni awakening councils. But in... More »

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Iraq • David Petraeus • surge • Petraeus Crocker plan • Iraq Civil War • Iraqi government • Sadrists • Muqtada al-Sadr

 Sadr Threatens to End Truce 

Mahdi Army leader, 'worried' for Iraqis' safety, cancels anti-US protest

Apr 8, 08 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr today threatened to end the cease-fire he imposed last year on his Mahdi militia, CNN reports, and called off a massive protest set for tomorrow, the fifth anniversary of the end of Saddam Hussein’s rule. Hundreds had converged on Baghdad—despite orders to keep young... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Sunni • Sadr City • Mahdi Army • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • Shia • Iraq Civil War • Sadrists • Muqtada al-Sadr

Iraqi Lawmakers to Meet
as Violence Escalates

Baghdad under curfew as militants in Basra hold their ground

Mar 27, 08 9:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi lawmakers will hold an emergency session in Baghdad tomorrow to try to find a way to resolve the escalating violence in Basra and the capital, Reuters reports. Baghdad, its Green Zone rocked by steady rocket and mortar fire, is now under a three-day curfew, and the State Department ordered... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • Basra • Iraq Civil War • Sadrists • Muqtada al-Sadr

 Bush Praises Iraqi Offensive 

President scolds Congress' calls for withdrawal

Mar 27, 08 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush praised the government of Iraq today for the offensive launched three days ago against militias in Basra, painting it as a sign of progress toward the goals of the US war, the AP reports. Bush also criticized Congress for calling for troop withdrawals so the military’s attention... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Mahdi Army • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq pullout • Basra • Iraq government • Iraq Civil War • Iraq reconstruction • Iraq mess • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • George W. Bush

 Sadrists Resist Crackdown, 
 Demand Maliki's Ouster  

Intra-Shiite battle pounds on in Basra

Mar 27, 08 6:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Followers of Muqtada al-Sadr marched in Baghdad today, denouncing Nouri al-Maliki's US-backed government as non-representative, while the onslaught in Basra continued for a third day. Explosions were heard in the city every 10 to 15 minutes and more than 100 are already dead, Reuters reports. Residents of Iraq's second-largest city,... More »

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Nouri al-Maliki • Basra • Iraq Civil War • Sadrists • Muqtada al-Sadr

Ahmadinejad Calls on US
to Quit Iraq

'No one likes them,' Iranian prez says of coalition forces

Mar 3, 08 5:10 PM CST
(Newser) - As he headed home after his historic visit to Iraq, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized the American occupation, CNN reports. “No one likes them," the provocative Iranian president said of the US-led coalition. "We believe that the forces which crossed oceans and thousands of kilometers to come to this... More »

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Iran • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Nouri al-Maliki • State Department • Iraq government • Iraq Civil War • Iraq war • Iran war

Al-Qaeda In
Iraq Down 75%, Baghdad Says

But Petraeus calls
the group country's
'biggest threat'

Dec 29, 07 5:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda in Iraq is down 75%, one Baghdad official said today—but US Gen. David Petraeus maintained that al-Qaeda is still “the most significant challenge" facing the country. Maj. Gen. Abdul Kareem Khalaf attributed the alleged al-Qaeda cut to beefed Iraq security, armed Sunni fighters, and the recent US... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • David Petraeus • US troops • Sunnis • Iraqi soldiers • Iraq Civil War • al-Qaeda

Gates Predicts Steady Iraq Withdrawals

If security gains hold, defense chief predicts 100K troops by Jan '09

Dec 21, 07 3:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today the US is on track to have 100,000 troops, or 10 brigades, in Iraq by the end of the Bush administration, the Chicago Tribune reports. Recent security gains in Iraq have allowed Gen. David Petraeus to begin to enact his plan of removing... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • Iraq Civil War • Iraq war

Rice Pops Up in Iraq
to Plead for Peace

Calls for reconciliation on surprise visit

Dec 18, 07 4:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Iraq for a surprise visit today to plead for increased efforts at reconciliation, Reuters reports. She flew into the ethnically mixed northern city of Kirkuk—which some expect to be the next flashpoint for violence. The city's Kurds, Arabs, and Turkmen are deeply... More »

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Iraq • Condoleezza Rice • State Department • Kurds • Iraq Civil War • Kirkuk

Iraq Splinters
as Surge
Quells Violence

Government holds
no sway over 'highly decentralized situation'

Dec 10, 07 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - The US troop surge has stemmed the bloodshed of Iraq's civil war but has failed in its other key objective of rebuilding the fragmented country into a cohesive nation. Ten months into the surge, Iraq has further splintered into sectarian strongholds run by warlords and militias, while the government's bickering... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Green Zone • Iraqi interim government • Shiite militia • Iraq Civil War • Iraq war

Key Iraqi Police Chief Killed

American ally assassinated in precise string of roadside bombs

Dec 9, 07 2:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Qais al-Mamouri, a major US ally respected for his non-sectarian work as police chief in violent Babil province, was killed today by a roadside bomb, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Five successive explosions ripped through al-Mamouri’s US-issued SUV, killing him and two others. Less than an hour earlier... More »

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Iraq • roadside bomb • Shiite militia • Iraq Civil War • Qais al Mamouri • Babil • al-Qaeda

US Nabs Sunni Sheik's Assassin

Al-Qaeda operative linked to murder
of key American ally

Sep 17, 07 2:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - An al-Qaeda operative suspected of murdering a key American ally in Iraq was captured yesterday by the US military. The suspect organized car and suicide bombings targeting tribal leaders in Anbar province, including the blast last that killed Sheik Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, a Sunni leader and major enemy of... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Iraq Civil War • Abdul Sattar Abu Risha • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Iraq Civilian Deaths Hit 1.2M

New poll is highest-ever estimate of non-military casualties

Sep 14, 07 5:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - A UK polling firm has put the Iraqi civilian death toll at an alarming 1.2 million. Though the US claims sectarian violence casualties have halved since June, neither they nor the Iraqi government maintains a tally of civilian losses, the Los Angeles Times reports. But both call the study’... More »

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Iraq • sectarian violence • civilian casualties • death toll • Iraq Civil War

Shiites Force Sunnis From Baghdad

Internally displaced ranks surge as majority seeks ‘Manifest Destiny’

Sep 4, 07 3:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shiites have been clearing Baghdad of Sunnis at an accelerating rate, and those who remain live under siege. Curbing sectarian cleansing was a key goal of the US troop surge, but the forced migration has only intensified throughout the country, Newsweek reports: The ranks of internally displaced persons have doubled... More »

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sectarian violence • Sunni • Shiite • Baghdad • troop surge • Iraq Civil War • Muqtada al-Sadr

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