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Spiking violence strains sectarian ties in Iraqi province
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHussein Maytham and his family were driving past the palm tree grove near their home after a quiet...
Everything you need to know about the Battle of Baqubah?
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA picture released by the US military shows US army soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 3rd Brigade,...
11 civilians are killed in an attack by gunmen in Iraq's eastern Diyala province
Associated Press via AOL· 6 months agoA group armed with explosives and guns killed 11 people in eastern Iraq, security officials said Friday. The attack took place Thursday night in the area of Muqdadiyah in Diyala province. A ...
On This Day, Nov. 24: D.B. Cooper hijacks plane, disappears with ransom
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn November 24, 1971, a passenger who became known as "D.B. Cooper" hijacked a Northwest Airlines...
Drone strike kills Sunni tribal leader in Iraq's Diyala province
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA drone strike on Sunday killed a Sunni tribal leader in Kifri town in Diyala province east of Iraq, police and security officials said. The Sunni tribal leader from the Turkmen minority was ...
Islamic State claims attack on army post in northern Iraq
Reuters via AOL· 2 weeks agoIslamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for an attack on Monday targeting an army post in...
Gunmen kill at least eight people in Iraqi town of Khalis north of Baghdad
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) -Gunmen shot dead at least eight civilians and wounded seven in Iraq’s northern Diyala province on Monday, police and medical sources said. The attacks took place on the village ...
Lawmakers from Iraq's biggest bloc resign amid impasse
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDozens of lawmakers who make up the biggest bloc in Iraq's parliament resigned on Sunday amid a...
At least 10 killed in Iraq roadside bomb attack
Reuters via AOL· 6 months agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) -At least 10 people were killed and 14 others wounded in an attack with roadside bombs and gunfire on a vehicle and rescuers in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province on Thursday evening ...
A French soldier is killed in clashes with extremists in Iraq
Associated Press via AOL· 9 months agoA French soldier serving alongside Iraqi forces was killed in combat during a counterterrorism operation north of Baghdad, according to the French military. Such losses among foreign forces ...