War in Iraq News Articles
Pair of attacks kill 5 people in Iraq
By SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - A pair of attacks killed five people in Iraq on Wednesday, including three Lebanese Shiite pilgrims, officials said.
Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 5
By SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Three bombs struck near simultaneously at a busy bird market in eastern Baghdad on Friday morning, killing five people and wounding dozens, police and health officials said.
Terror trial of fugitive Iraq VP starts in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) - The terror trial of Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president who is accused of running death squads against Shiite pilgrims and government officials has started in Baghdad. Tariq al-Hashemi was not in court on Tuesday for the opening of the proceedings that were twice delayed. Al-Hashemi is being tried in absentia.
Secret prison still open in Baghdad, group claims
By BUSHRA JUHI Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqis are still being held illegally at a Baghdad prison that the government was supposed to have shut down in 2011 after allegations that detainees were tortured and abused there, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
Iraq's fugitive VP wants new court in terror case
BAGHDAD (AP) - The terror trial against Iraq's fugitive vice president has been postponed for a second time, with his lawyers demanding a special court to hear the case that he says was brought by political enemies.
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