Twin car bombs kill 13 in Baghdad

2007-01-05 08:53:27

Twin car bombs killed 13 people Thursday in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood after a lull in violence during an Islamic holiday.

16,273 deaths reported in Iraq in 2006

2007-01-02 09:13:18

As enraged crowds protested the hanging of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, government officials reported Monday that 16,273 Iraqis died violent deaths in 2006.

Attacks kill 80 Iraqis, 6 US troops

2006-12-31 09:02:48

At least 80 Iraqis died in bombings and other attacks Saturday as they prepared to celebrate Islam's biggest holiday, their first without Saddam Hussein.

Arab haj pilgrims outraged at Saddam execution

2006-12-31 09:02:48

Arab pilgrims in Mecca expressed outrage on Saturday that Iraqi authorities had chosen to execute former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on a major religious holiday, saying it was an insult to Muslims.

6 US troops die in bloody Iraq weekend

2006-12-25 08:31:44

A suicide bomber and weekend explosions killed more than 12 Iraqi officers and six American soldiers. And 12,000 Iraqi policemen have been killed in the war.

Dec. the deadliest month for US troops

2006-12-30 13:45:32

Three more Marines and a soldier were killed in battle in Iraq, making December the year's deadliest month for US troops with the toll reaching 108.

Roadside bombs kill 3 US GIs in Iraq

2006-12-28 13:43:52

Three US soldiers were killed in two separate roadside bomb attacks on Wednesday in and around Baghdad, the US military said on Thursday.

Three US soldiers killed in Iraq

2006-12-26 17:29:51

A bomb killed three American soldiers and wounded another northwest of Baghdad on Tuesday, the US military said.

British raid Basra police station

2006-12-26 09:22:03

British soldiers raided a police station in the southern city of Basra on Monday, killing seven gunmen.

6 US troops die in bloody Iraq weekend

2006-12-25 08:51:20

Some 12,000 Iraqi policemen have been killed since the ouster of Saddam Hussein, the country's interior minister said Sunday.

55 die in new Iraqi violence

2006-12-14 09:11:53

At least 55 people killed or found dead as the Iraqi government unveiled a plan to assume responsibility for security in Baghdad by early 2007.

Car bomb kills at least 10 Iraqis

2006-12-13 16:30:59

A car bomb exploded near a crowded bus stop in eastern Baghdad during morning rush hour on Wednesday, killing 10 people in a mostly Shiite area.