Sameer N. Yacoub

People inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in al-Mouafaqiyah, a village inhabited by families from the Shabak ethnic group, near the city of Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. Three car bomb explosions in Iraq’s north on Monday, killing and wounding scores of people, police said. (AP Photo)

Wave of bombings kills 19 across Iraq

Last updated Monday, December 17, 2012 - 10:45am

BAGHDAD — A wave of bombings across Iraq on Monday targeted residents of ethnically disputed areas and Shiite pilgrims, killing 19 people and wounding dozens.
The attacks deepen fears that militants are seeking to reignite ethnic and sectarian violence in the country, where tensions remain high over areas contested between Iraq’s central government and the Kurdish minority.

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A man watches his shop burning after a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. A car bomb targeting a judge who oversees terror cases killed and wounded scores of people, police said, in a northern Iraqi city that is rife with ethnic tensions. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)

Baghdad market bombs kill 14, wound more than 100

Last updated Friday, June 22, 2012 - 10:16am

BAGHDAD — Two bombs tore through a market full of shoppers in Baghdad on Friday, killing 14 people and wounding more than 100, authorities said, the latest attack in the second-deadliest month since U.S. troops withdrew at the end of last year.

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An Iraqi firefighter hoses down a burned bus after a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. A rapid series of attacks spread over a wide swath of Iraqi territory killed and injured dozens of Iraqis on Thursday, targeting mostly security forces. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)

25 police killed in Iraq shooting spree

Last updated Monday, March 5, 2012 - 11:03am

BAGHDAD -- A gang of gunmen disguised in military-style uniforms and carrying forged arrest warrants killed 25 police Monday, then hoisted the battle flag of al-Qaida in a carefully planned early morning shooting spree in western Iraq, officials said.

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