Iraq – Al-Qaeda plants flag, burns bodies in Iraq attack
Al-Qaeda plants flag, burns bodies in Iraq attack
BAGHDAD – Militants flew an al-Qaida flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of their bodies in a brazen afternoon attack that served as a grim reminder of continued insurgent strength in Iraq’s capital.
Iraqi insurgents plant Qaeda flag in heart of Baghdad
Baghdad (Iraq), July 30 : Unidentified gunmen struck two police checkpoints here on Thursday before a series of roadside bombs detonated on police and army patrols responding to the violence.
US shifts efforts from joint ops to training amid Iraq drawdown
FORWARD OPERATING BASE CONSTITUTION, Iraq: US and Iraqi military police slowly comb a strip of dirt road west of Baghdad, looking for tell-tale signs of hidden improvised explosive devices (IEDs).But while the signs are there, the danger is not, at least on this road: it runs through the Constitution military base and the IEDs have been planted by US troops as part of a training exercise
Iraqi minister hurt, two Britons killed in Jordan
Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology Raed Fahmi was injured on Friday in a road accident in Jordan which killed six people including two Britons, police said.
Gunmen attack checkpoint in Baghdad, briefly raise flag of al-Qaeda in Iraq
BAGHDAD — Gunmen launched a rare, coordinated attack on Iraqi soldiers Thursday in a predominantly Sunni neighborhood of the capital and briefly erected the flag of the insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq near a smoldering army checkpoint. al-Qaeda – Iraq – Baghdad – Middle East – Warfare and Conflict
Iraqi minister hurt, two Britons killed in Jordan accident
Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology Raed Fahmi was injured on Friday in a road accident in Jordan which killed six people including two British women, police said.
Iraqi Insurgents Plant Qaeda Flag in Baghdad
BAGHDAD — In a brazen late-afternoon attack in the heart of this city’s most prominent Sunni neighborhood, gunmen struck two police checkpoints on Thursday before a series of roadside bombs detonated on police and army patrols responding to the violence.
Al-Qaeda flag planted at killing site in Iraq
Al-Qaeda militants killed 23 members of Iraq’s security forces across the country on Thursday.
Al-Qaeda burns bodies, plants flag in Iraq attack
BAGHDAD Militants flew an al-Qaeda flag over a Baghdad neighborhood Thursday after killing 16 security officials and burning some of their bodies in a brazen afternoon attack that served as a grim reminder of continued insurgent strength in Iraq’s capital.
Obama calls on Iran to release 3 American hikers
President Barack Obama is calling for the immediate release of three American hikers seized by Iranian forces along the Iraqi border who will have been in custody for exactly a year on Saturday.
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