Whether it is a civil war, insurgent violence, an unjust war, or a war on terror - no one argues that there is a "war" in Iraq. Track the latest news and share opinions about what should be done to curb violence.
Dressed in a uniform of navy blue trousers, royal blue shirt, a black beret and with a Kalashnikov barrel resting on his boot, Ali Hussein Naji looks out of place in a family leisure park. Surrounded by palm trees and standing next to a giant lagoon amid beautiful Ottoman style buildings that are almost deserted, the Iraqi policeman recalls that life was not always like this. Incongruous as it now seems, people constantly enjoyed themselves and, on Baghdad Island at least -- now newly... Read Full Story
A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering a northwestern Pakistani town on Thursday, but guests escaped unhurt in the attack in a Taliban-troubled district, police said. Senior police official Mohammad Ayub told AFP it was a "miracle" that no one was wounded or killed in the bombing in Essakkhel village in Bannu district, which borders the Taliban strongholds of North and South Waziristan. "A young boy aged 13 or 14 blew himself up in the middle of guests who were visiting the... Read Full Story
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U.S. and Iraqi soldiers search a boat for improvised explosive devices during a cordon and search mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2009. The U.S. Soldiers are from 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and the Iraqi soldiers are from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Federal Police Division. (DoD photo by Spc. David C. Innes Jr., U.S. Army/Released) Read Full Story
RAMADI, Iraq (AFP) -- Ten people were killed and more than 35 wounded, including the governor of Anbar province, in two attacks in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Wednesday, doctors and police said. In the first attack at around 9:30 am (0630 GMT) at a traffic junction in the centre of the Anbar provincial capital, six people were killed and more than 20 wounded. A separate bombing 30 minutes later at the entrance to the nearby provincial council offices killed four people and wounded... Read Full Story
A British soldier was shot dead Monday in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence here said, bringing the total killed this year to 100. The soldier, from 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, was killed as a result of small arms fire, in the Nad-e Ali area, in central Helmand Province, the MoD said in a statement. The death brings to 237 the total number of British troops who have died in Afghanistan since operations began in October 2001. At least 205 were killed as a result of hostile... Read Full Story
Five massive vehicle-borne bombs rocked Baghdad on Tuesday, killing 127 people, including women and students, and wounding hundreds in the third co-ordinated massacre to devastate the city since August. The attacks undermined the government's claims of improved security and came hours before the war-torn country said its general election, the second since the US-led ouster of dictator Saddam Hussein, would be on March 6. A security spokesman said the attacks -- four by suicide attackers... Read Full Story
A male suicide bomber dressed as a woman attacked a university graduation ceremony Thursday, killing at least 15 people, including three Cabinet ministers and three journalists. The attack raised new questions about the ability of Somalia's weak government to control even the small area of the capital it holds. African troops protecting the government wage near daily battles with Islamic militants who hold much of central and southern Somalia. More than three dozen students had gathered to... Read Full Story
by Salam Faraj BAGHDAD (AFP) -- Eighteen people including six Shiite worshippers were killed in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Friday, despite ramped up security for Christmas Day and Shiite Ashura rituals. Also among the dead were three teachers in northern Iraq and a Kurdish peshmerga security force member while dozens of others were wounded. In eastern Baghdad's Sadr City district, a roadside bomb killed six people and wounded 26 when it struck a procession marking the Ashura... Read Full Story
Eighteen people including six Shiite worshippers were killed in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Friday, despite ramped up security for Christmas Day and Shiite Ashura rituals. Also among the dead were three teachers in northern Iraq and a Kurdish peshmerga security force member while dozens of others were wounded. In eastern Baghdad's Sadr City district, a roadside bomb killed six people and wounded 26 when it struck a procession marking the Ashura commemorations. Most casualties were... Read Full Story
Eighteen people were killed and 35 wounded, including the governor of Anbar province, in two attacks in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Wednesday, the city's mortuary said. The first attack struck near a security checkpoint at a road junction leading to the governorate offices in the centre of the Anbar provincial capital at around 9:30 am (0630 GMT). A separate bombing 30 minutes later at the entrance to the governorate building some 200 metres (yards) away hit the convoy of governor... Read Full Story
