Nov 23 Watch Series of Car Bombs Rips Through Eastern Baghdad Suspected Sunni Muslim insurgents blew up five car bombs and fired mortars into Baghdad's largest Shiite district Thursday, killing at least 161 people and wounding more than 250. New York Times Baghdad Bureau Chief John Burns updates the story from… Continue watching
Oct 10 Bomb Attacks Kill at Least 18 in Iraq as Security Plan Proceeds By Admin, PBS News Hour Scattered explosions left at least 18 dead in Iraq Tuesday, as the Iraqi government went ahead with plans aimed at ending the sectarian violence. Continue reading
Jul 03 Saddam’s Wife, Daughter, New Al-Qaida Leader on Wanted List By PBS News Hour Iraqi officials recently released a most wanted list of 41 people, including Saddam Hussein's wife and eldest daughter, and the new al-Qaida in Iraq leader, Abu Ayyub al-Masri. Continue reading
May 31 Iraqi Prime Minister Declares State of Emergency in Basra By Admin, PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declared a state of emergency Wednesday in the southern city of Basra, where 140 people have been killed in rival gang clashes in May alone, police said. Continue reading
Mar 23 Car Bombs in Iraq Kill At Least 56 By PBS News Hour At least 56 Iraqis died Thursday in attacks, including a suicide car bombing outside a police crimes unit headquarters in Baghdad in which 25 people, including at least 10 policemen, died. Continue reading
Apr 14 Dual Car Bomb Blasts Kill At Least 18 in Baghdad By PBS News Hour Two car bombs detonated outside an Iraqi police ministry in Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 18 and wounding 36. Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for this latest in a recent upswing in attacks. Continue reading
Dec 13 Suicide Car Bomb Kills 13, Weekend Clashes Kill 7 Marines A suicide bomber killed at least 13 Iraqis Monday near an entrance to Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, while fighting over the weekend killed seven marines. Continue reading
Oct 07 Car Bomb in Pakistan Kills Dozens A car bomb tore through a religious gathering in the central Pakistan city of Multan on Thursday killing at least 40 and injuring more than 100. Continue reading
Jul 15 Car Bomb Kills Ten in Iraq; Filipino Hostage Freed A car bomb killed ten people when it exploded in a city northwest of Baghdad Thursday, marking the latest attack in the ongoing insurgency against the new Iraqi government and American forces still in the war-torn nation. Continue reading
May 17 Car Bomb Kills Iraqi Governing Council President A suicide car bomber killed the head of the Iraqi Governing Council near a checkpoint outside the coalition headquarters in central Baghdad Monday, dealing a blow to U.S. plans to hand over sovereignty to the country by July 1. Continue reading