7 Iraqis killed in drive-by shootings

2006-05-23 20:47:20

Gunmen opened fire on Iraqi laborers and ironsmiths traveling to work north of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing seven people and wounding eight, police said.

6 civilians, U.S. soldier killed in Iraq

2006-05-16 18:38:21

Fighting between suspected insurgents and Iraqi police killed at least six civilians in Baghdad on Tuesday, and a roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier on a foot patrol in another part of the capital, officials said.

Bombers blast beer shops in Baghdad

2006-05-16 14:15:17

Bombs damaged three shops known for selling alcohol in a commercial district of downtown Baghdad early on Tuesday in what may have been the latest attack by militants seeking to impose Islamic customs in Iraq.

Bombings kill 14 in Baghdad

2006-05-15 16:44:11

A pair of suicide car bombers killed 14 people Sunday in the biggest insurgent assault in months on the main road to Baghdad's airport, and other attacks killed a dozen more Iraqis and two American soldiers elsewhere in the capital.

4 marines killed in tank accident in Iraq

2006-05-12 16:12:02

Four U.S. Marines died when their tank rolled off a bridge into a canal and they drowned, the military said Friday, in a region of Iraq known as the Sunni Triangle because of heavy fighting between Sunni Arab-led insurgents and coalition forces.

12 Iraqis killed in drive-by shootings

2006-05-10 16:10:39

Separate drive-by shootings by suspected insurgents Wednesday in Iraq killed 11 civilians on their way to work in a company bus and the director of public relations for Iraq's Defense Ministry, police said.

Bombs kill U.S. soldier and 7 Iraqis

2006-05-08 22:10:38

Bombs killed a U.S. soldier and seven Iraqis on Monday as politicians haggled over key posts in the new Cabinet, officials said.

Insurgents bomb Iraqi oil pipeline, kill 3

2006-05-08 19:01:58

Insurgents bombed an Iraqi oil pipeline south of Baghdad, and a car bomb and a shooting in the capital killed two Iraqi policemen and the driver of bus carrying government employees to work on Monday, police said.

42 killed or found dead in Iraq violence

2006-05-08 08:59:51

Car bombs killed at least 16 people and injured dozens Sunday in Baghdad and a Shiite holy city, casting doubt on U.S. hopes that formation of a new government alone would provide a quick end to the country's violence.

Car bombs kill 30, injure over 70 in Iraq

2006-05-07 15:48:35

Car bombs killed 30 people in Iraq on Sunday and wounded more than 70 in one of the bloodiest spasms of violence of recent weeks as political leaders closed in on a deal to form a national unity government.

35 die in Iraq attacks, unity talks snarl

2006-04-17 08:42:33

Efforts to form a unity government suffered a new setback Sunday as Iraqi leaders postponed a parliament session while bombs targeted Shiites nationwide killed at least 35 people.

Clashes erupt in Baghdad district

2006-04-17 13:45:30

Heavy clashes erupted overnight in the Sunni Arab district of Adhamiya in Baghdad and heavy casualties were feared, residents said on Monday.