TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 13 people were killed and 19 others injured in a string of attacks that rocked Northern Iraq on Wednesday, security sources said. A militant blew himself up with an explosive-laden car, targeting a military checkpoint in Ninawa province, taking his own life along with two army troops, Haberler.com reported. The attack also ...

Nine Iraqi soldiers and seven policemen have been killed in overnight attacks and clashes across the country. Local sources said Saturday that five of the soldiers lost their lives in fighting with militants in the Jurf al-Sakhr area of the capital, Baghdad. In the city of Tikrit, gunmen also shot dead a police colonel in his home and killed four ...

At least nine people have been killed in two brutal incidents in Iraq. Security and medical sources said both incidents took place in the northern province of Salahuddin on Sunday. In the first incident, a group of militants attacked a police station near a stadium in the town of Tuz Khormato, shooting dead six policemen. In the town of Baiji,...

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) Bomb blasts in Baghdad and near it killed 10 Shia pilgrims on Tuesday as they were making their way on foot to the holy city of Karbala in southern Iraq. The pilgrims were headed to the city of Karbala to commemorate Arbaeen, the end of 40 days of mourning following the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 14 people were killed and 30 others wounded in attacks against Iraqi security forces in central Iraq, police said. At least eight people were killed and 20 others wounded on Tuesday evening when two suicide bombers blew themselves up at the base of the 22 brigade of the Iraqi army in Tarmiyah, some 40 km North of Baghdad,...

A study shows that over 460,000 people lost their lives in Iraq between 2003 and 2011 as a result of the US-led invasion of the country. The study was conducted at the University of Washington, Johns Hopkins University, Simon Fraser University and Mustansiriya University. Researchers conducted the survey based on interviews with 2,000 households ...

A new spate of terrorist attacks in Iraq has killed at least 27 people and injured scores more, according to security and hospital sources. On Sunday afternoon, twelve people were killed when a bomb attack targeted Shia pilgrims in Baghdads northern neighborhood of Waziriyah as they were heading to a shrine to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - At least 78 people were killed and 166 others wounded in a wave of violent attacks across Iraq on Saturday, including a deadly suicide bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims in the capital city of Baghdad, the police and local media said. At least 51 people were killed and 107 others wounded Saturday evening when a suicide bomber ...

Twenty-five people have been killed in a fresh bout of violence in Iraq as the United Nations expresses concern about growing militancy in the country. A large group of militants attempted on Tuesday to take control of security positions in the towns of Rawa and Aana in the western province of Anbar, Deputy Interior Minister Adnan al-Assadi told reporters....