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Baghdad stories: 201 news summaries

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 Sunni-Shiite Tensions
 Rattle Baghdad Nabes


Displaced Shiites fearful of returning to homes surrounded by Sunnis

Aug 24, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sectarian violence in Iraq may be on the wane, but bitter tension between Sunnis and Shiites continue to tear apart neighborhoods, the New York Times reports. Only 7,112 of the 151,000 families who left Baghdad to escape the bloodshed have returned, and poor rural Sunnis have moved into... More »

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Iraq • sectarian violence • Baghdad • Iraq violence

Saddam's Palace Is Tourist Hotspot for US Troops

Ruins are all the sightseeing most get to do

Aug 4, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s impractical—not to mention dangerous—for US troops to do much sightseeing in Baghdad, but Saddam Hussein’s ruined presidential complex is one exception. As one of the few places off-duty service members can go, the palace has become a magnet for military tourists, the Wall Street Journal... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Baghdad • tourism • US troops

US Army
Admits Civilian Shootings in Iraq

3 who died in hail of gunfire were unarmed, innocent victims

Jul 28, 08 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - American soldiers rained gunfire on a carload of innocent civilians in Baghdad, killing three, and the military falsely told news media that the victims were aggressors, the US military admitted last night. Top Iraqi officials had previously denounced the June 25 incident as murder, and used it to call for... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • murder • US military • shooting • gunshots

 Iraqi Suicide Blasts Kill 50

Bombers strike in Baghdad and Kirkuk

Jul 28, 08 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Suicide attacks in Iraq today killed at least 50 people and injured about 250, making it one of deadliest days in the country in months, Reuters reports. In Baghdad, three female suicide bombers blew themselves up during a religious pilgrimage, killing 28 and injuring 92. In the northern city of... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Baghdad • suicide bombing • Shia • female suicide bomber • al-Qaeda • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Militia Power Wanes as
Iraqi Government Gains

Shiite Mahdi Army's extortion and violence alienate residents

Jul 27, 08 5:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sway of a key Iraqi militia has declined significantly and it's losing control of its Baghdad strongholds to the government, the New York Times reports. Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army once controlled politics and police in areas throughout the city, but supporters became disenchanted by its violence... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • Mahdi Army • Iraq government • Muqtada al-Sadr

US Expands
Visa Program for Iraqis Tenfold

5,000 allies, plus families, can come
to America annually

Jul 25, 08 7:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US embassy in Baghdad announced a major expansion of its visa program for Iraqi employees of the American government, raising tenforld the number of work permits it currently offers. The move is the latest step by the Bush administration to answer criticism that it has neglected the Iraqis, particularly... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • State Department • US embassy in Baghdad • visa • translation • Iraqi refugees

UK Hostage in Iraq Kills Himself: Kidnappers

Captors blame Downing St. for ignoring negotiations

Jul 20, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of five British hostages seized in Baghdad last year has killed himself, according to a video made by his Shi'ite captors. Seeking the release of comrades in US captivity, they blame the British government for failing to negotiate: "Foot-dragging" has hastened the captives' "psychological deterioration, pushing one... More »

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Iraq • suicide • Baghdad • kidnapping • British • Shiite militants • hostage

TV Review

 Generation Kill On Target 

HBO's miniseries captures soldiers in 'their unfettered, foul-mouthed glory'

Jul 10, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - From the mean streets of Baltimore to the meaner ones of Baghdad, the force behind The Wire scores a direct hit with HBO's new Generation Kill, writes Brian Lowry for Variety. Following a cast of Marines during the Iraqi invasion’s first 40 days, the 7-episode miniseries may make... More »

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television • Baghdad • HBO • The Wire • David Simon • Marine • Band of Brothers

 Iraq Insurgents Gain
 Deadly New Weapon 

Rocket-bomb attacks can kill dozens at a time

Jul 10, 08 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shiite insurgents in Iraq have been attacking US forces with a new weapon the military fears could kill dozens of troops at a time, reports the Washington Post. Rocket-propelled bombs, made of propane tanks packed with hundreds of pounds of explosives, have killed at least 21 people this year, including... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Baghdad • rocket attacks • IED • bomb • Shiite insurgents • rocket

Confidence Surges in Baghdad

Residents see 'astonishing,' if fragile, return to normal

Jul 3, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Economic activity and confidence in the government are booming in Baghdad, Der Spiegel reports, in a look at the "astonishing" resurgence of normal life there—despite fear that progress could vanish as quickly as it appeared. For the first time in 4 years, a popular Baghdad supermarket is stocking... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki

Sadr City
Bomb Kills
4 Americans

Second attack in as many days targeting reconstruction efforts

Jun 24, 08 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two US troops and two US government employees were killed today during a suicide bombing at a local council building in Baghdad's Sadr City, the LA Times reports. The blast, the second this week that targeted Americans meeting with local officials, also claimed the lives of two Iraqis and wounded... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • bombing

Car Bomb Kills 51
at Baghdad Market

It's the deadliest attack in 3 months

Jun 17, 08 5:18 PM CDT
(AP) - A car bomb tore through a market area in a mainly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad today, killing more than 50 people and wounding dozens, officials said. It was the deadliest such attack in more than three months. Nobody claimed responsibility, but it bore the hallmarks of al-Qaeda in Iraq, which... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Iraq violence • al-Qaeda • Iraq mess • al-Qaeda in Iraq

OPINION

 How Buffy Saved
 a Baghdad
 Reporter 

Watching cult classic kept NPR correspondent calm in war zone

May 21, 08 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - NPR correspondent Jamie Tarabay says that watching DVDs of the cult classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer series saved her life—psychologically—while reporting from Baghdad. “It can be a very lonesome gig,” Tarabay recalls, and watching the series’ vampire-fighting star “deal with her private war zone helped... More »

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Baghdad • journalism • correspondent • Buffy the Vampire Slayer

 Iraqi Army Rolls Into Sadr City 

No bloodshed so far in peaceful takeover

May 20, 08 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Roughly 10,000 Iraqi troops peacefully marched deep into Sadr City today, the Baghdad ghetto that’s long been a stronghold for Muqtada al Sadr’s Mahdi Army. The incursion was part of a deal negotiated with Sadr last week, which allowed for inspections so long as the US wasn't... More »

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Sadr City • Baghdad • Mahdi Army • Iraq Army • Muqtada al-Sadr

 Apology for Shooting Koran 
 Doesn't Close Case 


 

Used Muslim Holy text for target practice

May 19, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US military's swift disciplining of an Army sniper who used a Koran for target practice reflects growing awareness of the need to forge bonds with the Sunni Arabs, whose cooperation is crucial to peace in Iraq, the LA Times reports. But apologies and discipline aren't enough for an influential... More »

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Iraq • Islam • Baghdad • Koran • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Radwaniya • Ayad Jabouri • Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond • Col. Ted Martin • Haidar Fakhrildeen

Pelosi Becomes a Believer on Baghdad Trip

Staunch war critic optimistic about upcoming election

May 17, 08 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi visited Iraq today, and the staunch war critic said she liked what she heard. After meeting with several top Iraqi and US officials, including Nouri al-Maliki and David Petraeus, Pelosi emerged optimistic about the upcoming provincial elections. She also praised Baghdad for passing a budget and oil legislation,... More »

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Iraq • Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • Iraq government

Shiite Militants Agree to
Sadr City Cease-Fire

But truce may not end weeks of violence there

May 10, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shiite militants have agreed to a cease-fire in Baghdad’s Sadr City, said an aide to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose militia is concentrated there, the AP reports. Sadrists “will stop fighting in Sadr City and will stop displaying arms in public,” the aide said. “In return, the... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • Mosul • Muqtada al-Sadr • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Shiite militants

Iraqis Charge Sex Abuse at British Embassy

Three say KBR contractors routinely harass, grope workers

May 8, 08 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three staff at the British embassy in Baghdad are sexually harassed, bullied, and abused, say three Iraqi ex-employees. A female cleaner and two male cooks detail a brutal work culture overseen by American contractors, according to testimony taken by the embassy and obtained by the Times of London. The cleaner... More »

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Baghdad • sexual harassment • abuse • bullying • embassy • KBR • subcontractor • UK embassy in Baghdad

Iraq's First Lady Survives Attack on Motorcade

Road bomb injures
4 guards, capping an especially bloody week

May 4, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - The wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani escaped injury after a roadside bomb hit her motorcade in Baghdad this morning. Hiro Ahmed Ibrahim was on her way to a cultural festival when the blast hit, injuring four of the first lady's bodyguards. It is unclear whether the attack was random... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • Anbar • Jalal Talabani • fatalities • bodyguard • motorcade • Hiro Ibrahim Ahmed

US Rocket Attack
Damages Iraqi Hospital

28 wounded; fleet of ambulances destroyed in blast

May 3, 08 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least 28 people were wounded when US rockets struck near a Sadr City hospital today, destroying a fleet of ambulances, Reuters reports. The US says the attack was targeting a nearby militia “command and control” center. Hospital windows were shattered, but no patients were injured. The attack came... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • Mahdi Army • hospital • collateral damage

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