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NEWS ABOUT: Baghdad

Baghdad stories: 201 news summaries

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 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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ANALYSIS

Saddam Would Be Proud: Vice Is Back in Baghdad

Violence is down, allowing Baghdad to return to its old tricks

Apr 19, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Religious extremists and kidnappers are mostly gone now from Baghdad’s streets, clearing the way for the return of prostitutes and gamblers, the New York Times says. Violence—and thus nighttime curfews—in Iraq’s capital has subsided, allowing liquor stores and nightclubs to revert back to their Saddam-era numbers.... More »

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Shells Hit Baghdad's Green Zone After 3-Month Lull

Baghdad violence is down sharply, but has been increasing recently

Apr 18, 09 4:45 PM CDT
(AP) - Suspected militants shelled Baghdad's protected Green Zone today in the first such bombardment in more than 3 months. The back-to-back strikes reverberated across the Tigris River to a popular promenade, sending families packing up from fish restaurants and abruptly halting a party at a club. No casualties or damage have... More »

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 6 Car Bombs Kill 34 in Baghdad 

US records first combat death in weeks

Apr 6, 09 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six car bombs exploded across Baghdad today, killing at least 34 and injuring scores more, Reuters reports. Four early blasts occurred within two hours, with the last two hitting within just minutes of each other. One of those, an attack on Sadr City, wounded 65 and killed at least 10,... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • bombing • car bomb • Iraq war

 In Iraq, Hummer's 
 the Hottest Ride 

While 20,000 patrol the streets, 20 civilian Hummers are setting a trend

Mar 30, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - An American military icon has become all the rage in war-weary Baghdad: the Hummer. With at least 20,000 military Humvees on the road, the civilian version seems an unlikely symbol for auto-elitism, but a dealership run by two brothers indicates otherwise. They estimate they've sold 20 H3s in the... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Humvees • General Motors • Hummer • Hummer H3 • war in Iraq

 Soaring Iraq Stock Market 
 Gets Electronic Trading 

Booming exchange will do away with writing prices on whiteboards

Mar 27, 09 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stock traders in Baghdad are preparing for a bonanza: the introduction of electronic trading, which will replace the current system of writing prices on whiteboards, reports the Times of London. Iraq's market has risen 30% this year as improved security and dirt-cheap prices—the most expensive stock costs about 9... More »

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 Car Bomb Kills 20 in Baghdad 

Explosion comes day after US says attacks have plummeted

Mar 26, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(AP) - A car bomb exploded near a crowded market in a mainly Shiite area of Baghdad today, killing as many as 20 people, Iraqi officials said, in the sixth major attack in Iraq this month. The blast occurred a day after the US military said overall attacks nationwide have fallen to... More »

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 Tourists Return to Iraq 

First group of Western tourists since invasion arrive in Baghdad

Mar 21, 09 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first package tourists since the days of Saddam Hussein have arrived in Baghdad, the Guardian reports. The group—four Brits, two Americans, a Russian, and a Canadian—are on a 17-day tour of the country, taking in the sights of ancient Mesopotamia in a journey that would have been... More »

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 Shoe Hurler Gets 
 3 Years in Prison 

Zaidi convicted of assaulting a foreign head of state

Mar 12, 09 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George W. Bush during a Baghdad press conference has been sentenced to three years in prison, the Guardian reports. Muntadar al-Zaidi had pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a foreign head of state, saying his actions were "a natural response... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • shoes • trial • George W. Bush • protesters • Muntadar al-Zaidi

 Top Saddam Aides 
 Get 15 Years 
 for Killings 

'Down with the occupiers,' his half-bro shouts as sentence is read

Mar 11, 09 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Saddam Hussein’s ex-foreign minister, Tariq Aziz, and his cousin “Chemical Ali” al-Majid were both sentenced today to 15 years in prison for their involvement in the 1992 execution of 42 Baghdad merchants. The pair was among eight defendants, and only one—then governor of Iraq’s central bank—... More »

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 12K US Troops to 
 Leave Iraq by Fall 

US will turn over facilities to Iraqi control starting this month

Mar 8, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(AP) - A total of 12000 American and 4000 British troops will leave Iraq by September, the US military said today, just hours after a suicide bomber killed 32 people at the entrance of Baghdad's main police academy. The blast—the second major attack to hit Iraqis in 3 days and the... More »

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Suicide Bomber Kills 28 at Baghdad Police Academy

Police recruits targeted as US prepares to withdraw

Mar 8, 09 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 28 people were killed and 57 wounded today when a suicide bomber struck Baghdad's main police academy, Reuters reports. The attack, carried out by a man on a motorbike wearing a vest packed with explosives, marks the first major strike in Baghdad in over a month. Police recruits... More »

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Abu Ghraib Reopens With 
Hair Salon, Playground

Refurbished facility still inspiring controversy

Feb 21, 09 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - It became synonymous with torture, first under Saddam Hussein and then under American rule, but now Abu Ghraib has a new name and world-class facilities, the Telegraph reports. Baghdad Central Prison opened yesterday with a gym, hair salon, modern medical and dental facilities, and a playground for inmates’ children. Currently... More »

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(Newser) - No wonder he came so close: The Iraqi journalist who chucked his shoes at George Bush practiced two years in advance and even videotaped taped himself doing so, USA Today reports. However, Muntadhar al-Zeidi said he didn't know he'd go through with it until he saw Bush "smiling icily"... More »

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(Newser) - A group of tourists is heading to Iraq next month for a whirlwind tour of a dozen sites including Baghdad, Babylon, and Basra, the Daily Telegraph reports. It’s the first time Westerners have dared vacation in the country since 2003, and the Surrey-based Hinterland Travel organizing the tour... More »

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Maliki's Allies Win Big
in Provincial Vote

Maliki's party wins 38% of Baghdad vote, 37% in Basra

Feb 5, 09 9:51 AM CST
(AP) - Allies of Iraq's prime minister finished first in races for ruling councils in Baghdad and eight other provinces, official results from last weekend's election show. Nouri al-Maliki's party won 38% of the vote in Baghdad, the election commission said. His party was followed by allies of anti-US cleric Muqtada al-Sadr... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • Basra • Muqtada al-Sadr • Iraq war • Iraqi elections • provincial elections • Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq

Iraq Women Banned at Shrine to Thwart Female Bombers

Security forces can't search women

Jan 7, 09 6:25 AM CST
(Newser) - In a bid to ward off female bombers, officials have banned women from a Shia shrine during one of the holiest times of the year, reports the BBC. Because Iraq security forces lack female members, women cannot be searched for bombs. Women are now banned at the Imam Mousa al-Kazim... More »

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Dozens Killed in Iraqi Pilgrimage Bombing

Woman bomber hid explosives under abaya

Jan 4, 09 8:14 AM CST
(Newser) - At least 40 people were killed and 70 injured today when a female suicide bomber with explosives tucked under her abaya attacked a Shia pilgrimage in northwest Baghdad, CNN reports. Many of the dead were women and included Iranians marking the Shia holy period of Ashura. The bomber apparently targeted... More »

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 Green Zone 
 Turned Over 
 to Iraqis 

US transfers control of Baghdad's fortified enclave

Jan 1, 09 8:55 AM CST
(Newser) - The heart of the US occupation in Iraq was returned to Iraqi control at midnight last night, the Washington Post reports. Iraqi soldiers now control checkpoints leading to the heavily fortified Green Zone enclave in Baghdad. American troops and workers have moved out of many buildings, including the former palace... More »

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 21 Killed in Iraq Car Bombings 

25 wounded in Baghdad square blast

Dec 27, 08 7:27 AM CST
(AP) - A bomb tore through a busy square in Baghdad at midday today, killing at least 18 people and wounding 25, the AP reports. Iraqi police said the blast in a northern Baghdad Shiite neighborhood was a parked car bomb, apparently targeting a taxi stand. Some 60 miles south of Baghdad,... More »

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