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Report: Truck bombing deaths reach 500
BAGHDAD, Aug. 15 (UPI) — The death toll in a series of truck bombs in two Iraqi villages has risen to at least 500, CNN reported Wednesday, citing local officials in Nineveh province. Iraqi Army and Mosul police sources had …
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Minority religions under attack in Iraq
By SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press Writer The suicide bombings that ravaged the Yazidi sect in Iraq underscored the fears of violence and insecurity binding many of the nation’s religious minorities, ranging from Christians who are fleeing their ancient enclaves to …
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Bombings are deadliest since Iraq war began
Officials’ death toll estimates range from 250 to 500; U.S. blames al-Qaida BAGHDAD - Rescuers used bare hands and shovels Wednesday to claw through clay houses shattered by an onslaught of suicide bombings that killed at least 250 and possibly …
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Suicide bombers kill scores in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Aug. 14 (UPI) — Suicide truck bombers killed at least 120 people in a northern Iraq community, it was reported Tuesday. Police said in addition to those killed at least 150 more people were wounded in three bombings, CNN said. …
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Moving forward in Iraq
Soma - By Dr Denise Natali With an increasingly restless American Congress calling for US troop withdrawal in Iraq, the political debate has shifted to more realistic measures of how to stop the violence and move forward. Some policymakers have …
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