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Iraq terror attacks
Members of an Iraqi clan shake hands as they meet inside a straw tent in the town of Mishkhab, south of Najaf on November 15, 2018. (Haidar Hamdani/AFP)
November 18, 2018, 1:26 pm
In Iraq, bloody tribal custom now classed as ‘terrorism’
The practice of ‘warning’ competing tribes via shootings, including in residential areas, threatens to undermine state agencies
By Salam Faraj
Iraqis gather at the site of a car bomb explosion near Baghdad's Al-Shuhada Bridge on May 30, 2017. (AFP/Sabah Arar)
May 31, 2017, 7:57 am
Series of suicide bombings across Baghdad kill over 40
As coalition forces close in on IS stronghold, 3 separate blasts target Iraqi civilians during Muslim holy month of Ramadan
By Salam Faraj, W.G. Dunlop and Simon Valmary
A charred vehicle in the Habibiya area, near the vast district of Sadr City in northern Baghdad after a car bomb attack, February 16, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / Amer al-Saadi)
February 16, 2017, 7:26 pm
Huge Baghdad car bomb kills at least 45
Islamic State claims responsibility for massive attack targeting ‘a gathering of Shiites’; at least 60 injured
By AFP
Iraqi military forces prepare for an offensive into Fallujah to retake the city from Islamic State militants in Iraq, Monday, May 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
May 30, 2016, 4:24 pm
Iraqi forces push into Fallujah as IS bombings kill 24
Major offensive to retake Islamic State stronghold from the jihadist group begins amid wave of terror attacks
By Sinan Salaheddin
A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard as civilians look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, a Shiite area north of the capital Baghdad, on May 11, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
May 15, 2016, 11:24 am
Islamic State attacks natural gas plant near Baghdad
Footage from battle, in which 11 people are killed, shows a massive fireball soaring into the sky
By AP and TOI staff
A member of the Iraqi security forces stands guard as civilians look at the damage following a car bomb attack in Sadr City, a Shiite area north of the capital Baghdad, on May 11, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
May 14, 2016, 11:58 am
16 killed in Baghdad attack on cafe of Real Madrid fans
Islamic State claims responsibility for raid; Spain condemns killings, club says players will honor victims at league game
By AFP
An Iraqi Shiite fighter prays at a burial site believed to hold victims of a June 2014 massacre in which hundreds of army cadets were executed by the Islamic State group, in the city of Tikrit, on April 4, 2015. (AFP/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
February 18, 2016, 3:09 pm
Iraq court sentences 40 to death over 2014 Tikrit massacre
Jihadist terrorists murdered hundreds of unarmed Shiite army recruits in first days of Islamic State offensive
By AFP and TOI staff
Civilians gather at the scene of a suicide car bombing at a busy market in Khan Bani Saad in the Diyala province, about 20 miles (30 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 18, 2015. (AP/Karim Kadim)
October 6, 2015, 12:18 am
50 killed in Iraqi car bombings, including rare attack in south
Blast near Baghdad kills 35; Islamic State claims responsibility for attack that kills 10 deep in Shiite territory
By AFP
Civilians gather at the scene of a suicide car bombing at a busy market in Khan Bani Saad in the Diyala province, about 20 miles (30 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 18, 2015. (AP/Karim Kadim)
September 17, 2015, 11:23 am
Two suicide bombings in Baghdad kill at least 14
No immediate claims of responsibility, but attacks bear hallmarks of the Islamic State group
By Sinan Salaheddin
In this June 18, 2003 file photo, US soldiers, partly seen at right, prevent former Iraqi soldiers from trying to enter the American headquarters during a deadly demonstration in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)
August 9, 2015, 2:30 am
Islamic State is led by more than 100 of Saddam’s former officers
Iraqi dictator’s ex-generals gave jihadist group the structure and discipline needed to turn ‘from terrorist organization to proto-state’
By Hamza Hendawi and Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Iraqi men gather outside a burnt shop in Baghdad on July 22, 2015 following two late night car bombs which killed at least 19 people in mostly Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital, according to police. (AFP PHOTO/ AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
July 22, 2015, 11:05 pm
Baghdad car bomb kills at least 21 — police
Attack in the Iraqi capital the latest in a series of Islamic State-related deadly incidents targeting Shiite Muslims
By AFP
An Iraqi Shiite fighter prays at a burial site believed to hold victims of a June 2014 massacre in which hundreds of army cadets were executed by the Islamic State group, in the city of Tikrit, on April 4, 2015. (AFP/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
July 12, 2015, 4:00 am
IS releases new footage of 2014 Tikrit massacre
Killing of hundreds of Shiite cadets served as rallying cry for mass recruitment against Jihadist group
By AFP
Civilians inspect the site of a bomb attack near restaurants and coffee shops filled with customers in central Baghdad's busy commercial Karradah neighborhood, Iraq, Sunday, May 3, 2015 (AP/Hadi Mizban)
June 27, 2015, 4:08 pm
Bomb blasts in Baghdad leave 10 dead, dozens injured
Three separate bombings target busy marketplaces in Iraqi capital
By AP
Kurdish fighters of the YPG sit on their pickup truck in the town of Ein Eissa, north of Raqqa city, Syria, Tuesday, June 23, 2015. (The Kurdish fighters of the People's Protection Units via AP)
June 24, 2015, 12:39 am
Kurds’ Syrian offensive against Islamic State rolls forward
Repeated victories against jihadists help make the Kurds Washington’s long-sought ‘partner on the ground’
By Hamza Hendawi
Iraqi federal policemen patrol in Baghdad's Abu Ghraib suburb, Iraq, Saturday, June 28, 2014. Iraqi troops launched an operation this week to push back Islamic State advances in Anbar province. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
May 27, 2015, 12:27 pm
17 dead in multiple Islamic State suicide bombings
Attacks come during Iraqi counteroffensive following IS capture of Ramadi last week
By AP
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