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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Baquba

Baquba stories: 8 news summaries

 US, Iraqi Forces
 Launch Major Offensive

Diyala target of big push

Jul 29, 08 11:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - US and Iraqi forces have launched a major operation in Diyala province, which they consider the last major refuge for insurgents near Baghdad, the AP reports. Authorities have set up new checkpoints and banned all but official traffic as troops zero in on the capital city of Baquba, hoping to... More »

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Iraq • Baquba • US Army • Iraq Army • Diyala Province • Iraq war

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 Suicide Bombers
 Kill 35 in Iraq 

Dozens more wounded in attack on army recruitment center

Jul 15, 08 5:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in an Iraqi army recruitment center, killing 35 people and wounding at least 63, the New York Times reports. Most of the dead were recruits. The attack took place in Baquba, the capital of Iraq's ethnically mixed Diyala province. On Sunday the country's interior... More »

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Iraq • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • Baquba • Iraq death toll

 Huge Car Bomb
 Kills 40 In Eastern Iraq 

Dozens of casualties still without medical attention

Apr 15, 08 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A car bomb ripped through the Iraqi city of Baquba today, leaving at least 40 people dead and more than 70 injured, Reuters reports. The bomb went off near midday outside a restaurant that faces the city's main courthouse. Only a short while later a second bomb went off in... More »

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Iraq • Baquba • car bomb • Ramadi • Diyala Province

Female Bomber Kills
Anti-Qaeda Sunni Sheik

Diyala-area Awakening leader hit in attack

Mar 10, 08 7:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A female suicide bomber assassinated a Sunni Awakening leader in his Diyala province home today, the AP reports, killing the sheik’s bodyguard, cousin, and 5-year-old niece along with him. The woman had come to see the sheik yesterday, saying her husband had been kidnapped and was begging for help.... More »

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Iraq • suicide bomber • Baquba • female suicide bomber • Awakening Councils • Concerned Local Citizens • Diyala Province • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Iraqi Soldier
Kills Two
US Troops

He turned on them during joint patrol;
3 others wounded

Jan 5, 08 8:22 AM CST
(Newser) - An Iraqi insurgent who joined the country’s military force shot and killed two American troops, the BBC reports. Three other US soldiers were injured in the Dec. 26 shooting, which happened during a joint patrol in northern Iraq. After the patrol was besieged by gunmen, the Iraqi soldier “... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • London • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • Baquba • roadside bomb • US troops • Iraq Army • al-Qaeda

Female Suicide Bomber Strikes in Central Iraq

16 die in second attack by a woman in 2 weeks; another blast kills 10

Dec 7, 07 10:39 AM CST
(Newser) - A woman detonated a bomb today in the offices of a group fighting Al-Qaeda in central Iraq, killing 16 and injuring 27. The suicide bombing, at the Muqdadiyah office of an anti-al-Qaeda group, was the second by a woman in 2 weeks, AFP reports. Elsewhere in restive Diyala province, a... More »

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Iraq • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • Baquba • bombing • female suicide bomber • Awakening Councils • al-Qaeda

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

US Launches Major Attack on Sunni Insurgents

Americans take the fight outside of Baghdad to al Qaeda HQ

Jun 19, 07 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two thousand U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a large-scale assault on Sunni insurgents in Diyala province last night, pursuing militants who have moved their strongholds outside of Baghdad. The offensive in the province's capital, Baquba, is part of a much larger operation attacking centers of insurgency all over Iraq.... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • insurgents • Diyala • Baquba • Arrowhead Ripper • Iraq war • al-Qaeda in Iraq

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