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NEWS ABOUT: Iraq police

Iraq police stories: 15 news summaries

 Iraq Bombers Kill 41 

70 injured as violent surge continues

Jul 9, 09 6:50 AM CDT
(AP) - Two suicide bombers killed at least 34 people and injured 70 in an attack on the home of an anti-terrorism officer in northern Iraq today, while three roadside bombs in Baghdad killed seven others, authorities said. The attacks continue a surge of violence in Iraq's troubled north following the withdrawal... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • suicide bombing • bombing • Iraq police

(AP) - Five US contractors have been detained in the investigation of the slaying of another American in Baghdad's Green Zone, officials said today, in what may become the first case of US citizens facing Iraqi justice under a security agreement that took effect this year. But the five have not been... More »

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investigation • murder • contractors • Iraq police • Iraq war


 73 Killed 
 in Iraq 
 Suicide 
 Bombings 

Pair of attacks are part of recent spate

Apr 23, 09 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide bombing in Baghdad today killed at least 28 people and wounded 50 as police handed out relief packages, the Guardian reports. At least five children and 13 police officers were killed in the attack, police said. Meanwhile, an attack in northeast Iraq killed 45, the BBC reports. Attacks... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • suicide bombing • troop withdrawal • Iraq police • Iraq war

 Mosul Truck 
 Bomb Kills 
 5 US Troops 

Two Iraqi cops killed, 18 others wounded in deadliest attack of year

Apr 10, 09 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - A truck filled with explosives crashed into a police headquarters in Mosul today, killing five American soldiers and two Iraqi policemen. The suicide attack was the deadliest single incident involving US troops this year, the AP reports. The chief of operations in Mosul said the policemen were the target, and... More »

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Iraq • suicide bombing • Iraq death toll • US troops • death toll • Mosul • truck bomb • Iraq police • casualties • war dead

 4 Insurgents Escape 
 in Iraqi Jail Riot 

4 likely al-Qaeda in Iraq members escape

Dec 26, 08 8:01 AM CST
(AP) - Four prisoners who belong to the insurgent group Al-Qaeda in Iraq broke out of jail during a riot today that killed six police officers and seven prisoners in the western city of Ramadi, police said. Authorities have imposed a curfew on the city, the capital of Anbar province, as they... More »

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Iraq • prison • jail • Anbar • Ramadi • Iraq police • prisoner • al-Qaeda in Iraq • breakout

Shoe-Thrower Tortured Into Writing Apology

Zaidi 'would do it again,' will sue Iraqi police for abuse, brother says

Dec 22, 08 11:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Muntadar al-Zaidi, now famous for throwing his shoes at George W. Bush during a press conference in Iraq, was tortured into writing a letter of apology to the American president, his brother told the Guardian today. Zaidi has allegedly suffered cigarette burns to his ears, is missing a tooth, and... More »

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Iraq • torture • Nouri al-Maliki • shoes • Iraq police • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi

Marines Try to Wean Iraq From US Pocketbook

Saddam-era budget network can't provide to expanded security forces

Oct 9, 08 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Iraq becomes safer, the Marines have focused on the next challenge: weaning the country’s security forces off US financial and logistical support, USA Today reports. To spur the independence of the nascent Iraqi police, the Marines now refuse to refuel their vehicles, and it's gotten the Iraqis' attention.... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Iraq oil • budget • US troops • Iraq police • Marine • Iraq war

 Blasts Kill at Least 34 in Iraq

Day's death toll is one of highest in recent months

Aug 26, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(AP) - Three blasts killed at least 34 Iraqis today, most of them in a suicide car bombing that struck a group of police recruits, the AP reports. It was one of the highest daily casualty tolls in recent months. Two of the bombs went off in Diyala province, which has been... More »

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Iraq • bombing • Iraq police • Diyala Province

Honor Killing Dad: 'Daughter Deserved Death'

Iraqi proudly murdered 17-year-old over her crush on British solider

May 11, 08 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi father who suffocated and stabbed his 17-year-old daughter has only one regret over her honor killing: That he didn't murder her "the instant her mother delivered her." "Speaking with a foreign solider, she lost what is the most precious thing for any woman," Abdel-Qader... More »

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Iraq • murder • Basra • British military • Iraq police • honor killings

Iraqi Forces Rescue 40 Kidnapped Students

Bus was grabbed at fake Mosul checkpoint

Apr 6, 08 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi police and soldiers have freed at least 40 students kidnapped by suspected members of Sunni Islamist al-Qaeda, Reuters reports. The young men had been seized by gunmen near Mosul in northern Iraq who set up a fake checkpoint and stopped two busloads of students returning to classes from a... More »

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Iraq • kidnapping • Mosul • Iraq Army • Iraq police • al-Qaeda

 1,000 Iraqis 
 Deserted Basra Battle

Officers and men fled or balked as government battled militias

Apr 4, 08 5:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Desertions from Iraqi forces during last week's Basra battles have raised fresh doubts about the effectiveness of the country's US-trained security forces, the New York Times reports. Over 1,000 soldiers and policemen—including dozens of officers—either deserted or refused to fight. The US has linked American troop withdrawals... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Basra • troop withdrawal • Shiite militia • Iraqi security forces • Iraq Army • Iraq police • Sadrists • desertion

US Hatred
Fuels Iraq's Teen Fighters

One 16-year-old, a would-be bomber,
tells his tale

Dec 21, 07 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - US and Iraqi forces trying to regain control of the country face a particularly troublesome category of insurgents—teenagers fueled with hatred against America, Der Spiegel reports. The German newspaper interviewed one such teen whose botched plot to kill US soldiers resulted instead in his arrest. He not only led... More »

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terrorism • youth • Iraq police • Marine • Iraq war

Iraq Disarms Female Cops

Rising conservatism undoes US push
for more women
in law enforcement

Dec 11, 07 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The female officers the US worked so hard to bring into the Iraqi police force are being undercut by the Interior Ministry, the Los Angeles Times reports. Policewomen have been ordered to turn in their guns or go without pay, a move a US liaison says will undermine pat-down searches... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Shiite • police • Interior Ministry • Iraq police • sex discrimination • female suicide bomber • guns

Suicide Bomber on Bicycle
Kills 28 Iraqi Policemen

Al Qaeda suspected in Baquba bombing

Oct 29, 07 8:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide bomber rode a bicycle into an Iraqi police compound in Baquba today, killing 28 officers and wounding 20 others, including a woman and a child, in the bloodiest attack on security forces in months. Authorities suspect al Qaeda, which has vowed increased attacks on security forces and Sunni... More »

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Iraq • Diyala • suicide bomber • Baquba • bombing • Iraq police • Iraq security • al-Qaeda in Iraq

No Chemical Ali, But Saddam's Soldiers Wanted in Army Again

Iraqi forces desperate for skilled officers

Aug 29, 07 7:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi Army and police need a few good men, and they’re more and more willing to look in Saddam’s old ledger. Many of the new forces’ problems are said to stem from the 2003 decision by the US to disband the standing army; now recruiters are trying... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Baath Party • Iraq Army • Iraq police

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