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06 Jun 2011 18:07

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World: Bloody day in Iraq for Iraqis, U.S. military

  • five American soldiers killed by a rocket attack on a joint Iraqi-U.S. base today, the single deadliest incident for the U.S. military in two years
  • 18 Iraqis killed today in a series of violent incidents — a car-bombing and suicide bombing feared to be the work of al-Qaeda in Iraq source
Posted by Chris Tognotti • 0 Comments • Permalink

23 Apr 2010 11:02

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World: In wake of al-Qaeda leader killings, Iraq hit with deadly attacks

  • 12improvized explosive devices were used in the attacks today
  • 50+were killed in the bombings around the war-torn country
  • 100+were injured; this is in the wake of the killing of al-Qaeda leaders source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

28 Dec 2009 11:15

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World: Pakistan bombing: Karachi targeted in third attack in three days

  • 25+ were killed in the attack, which hit a Shi’ite religious procession in the country’s commercial capital
  • 50+ were wounded; sources say the attacks are meant to destabilize the country source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

24 Dec 2009 11:20

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World: Shia Muslims targeted in latest round of bombings in Iraq

  • 23+ have been killed in multiple attacks source
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08 Dec 2009 10:39

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World: Daily Poll: Can Iraq get away with free, peaceful elections?


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05 Nov 2009 08:56

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World: Afghanistan is too dangerous for the UN. It’s THAT bad there.

  • 600 staffers are getting pulled away for now source
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15 Oct 2009 10:22

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World: Pakistan is quickly becoming the new Afghanistan, guys

  • 37 dead in four separate bombings in Pakistan today source
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19 Aug 2009 09:49

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World: Baghdad’s latest attack was pretty epic, in a bad way

  • 75+ people died in the blasts, which all happened near high-profile targets
  • 310+ people injured in the bloodiest attack in Baghdad since the U.S. left source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

17 Aug 2009 10:35

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World: Why the U.S. wants to put more troops in Northern Iraq

  • 150 bombing deaths in the Nineveh Province in 1½ weeks source
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07 Aug 2009 21:49

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World: Shiites targeted in a series of deadly attacks in Iraq

  • 52+ people died in a attacks in Iraq targeting Shiite Muslims
  • 39+ died in a car bombing in Mosul, many Shiite Turkmens source
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