Development In Iraq

December 17, 2012

Iraqi prisoners
13:02 GMT

A former British army medic is found guilty of acting dishonestly and failing to protect Iraqi detainees in his care.

An young Iraqi stands next to the destruction following two bomb blasts near a Shia place of worship in the flashpoint town of Tuz Khurmatu in the Kirkuk province on Monday. (AFP PHOTO/MARWAN IBRAHIM)
10:05 GMT

Car bombings in Iraq leave at least 20 killed and many dozens injured as security continues to deteriorate.

December 13, 2012

Iraqi police practice marching in preparation for ceremonies marking the departure of American troops last year in Baghdad. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
07:43 GMT

Bombings and shootings continue across Iraq on Wednesday, killing members of the security forces and an academic at one university.

December 5, 2012

al-Qaeda in Iraq previously rigged shops and houses with explosives as one of their tactics.
07:55 GMT

Despite recent counter-intelligence busts in the Middle Eastern country, US officials warn that al-Qaeda is in the midst of a "revival".

December 3, 2012

An Iraqi soldier loads the wreckage of a car bomb from the shrine city of Karbala, southwest Baghdad, on Thursday, the deadliest day for Iraq in more than two months. (AFP PHOTO)
06:32 GMT

The shadowy head of the terrorism network in Iraq has been arrested and a list of operative names has been seized.

November 29, 2012

Iraqi children inspect a building in the aftermath of a car bomb in the the mainly Shiite Hurriyah neighbourhood of Baghdad, on Wednesday. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAY)
10:32 GMT

A second string of bombing attacks this week in Iraq highlights a growing sectarian divide in the country between Shia and Sunni.

November 28, 2012

The destruction continues in the Iraqi capital
13:05 GMT

According to security forces in the Iraqi capital, gunmen with silenced-weapons, attacked the family, including three children, yesterday morning.

Police inspect the aftermath of a car bomb in Kirkuk
06:16 GMT

Al Qaeda in Iraq appear to be behind a string of deadly attacks across the cities of Iraq on Tuesday.

November 25, 2012

Iraqi Kurdish soldier stands on a tank, flying the Kurdish flag, on Saturday. ( AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED)
07:44 GMT

Baghdad gears up for a potential conflict with its semi-autonomous Kurdish region over oil rights.

August 16, 2012

Iraq attack
09:53 GMT

Fifty people were injured in the dozen attacks occurred on Thursday.

July 23, 2012

Iraq blast
09:51 GMT

A series of attacks in a dozen of Iraqi cities, including Baghdad, killing at least 91 people, according to an updated toll, released by medical and security sources.

July 3, 2012

raq
11:24 GMT

A series of attacks Tuesday in central and southern Iraq left at least 30 dead, reported police and medical sources.

June 13, 2012

Iraq
07:18 GMT

At least 44 people were killed in a series of bombings and armed attacks early Wednesday in Baghdad, its surroundings and the city of Hilla (center of the country)

June 4, 2012

Iraq
15:54 GMT

A suicide car bomber Monday destroyed the headquarters of a Shiite religious foundation in Baghdad, killing at least 26 people

April 2, 2012

Tareq al-Hashemi
12:09 GMT

Iraq described as "unacceptable" the decision by Qatar to host on its soil its fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who is wanted in his country.