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Police: 11 dead, 37 wounded in Iraq blastupdated: Fri Jul 06 2012 18:02:00

A suicide bomber blew up his car in central Iraq on Friday, killing 11 people including himself, and wounding 37 others, police officials said.

Dozens killed in widespread attacks on Iraq invasion anniversaryupdated: Wed Mar 21 2012 01:48:00

A spate of car bombings rocked Iraq on Tuesday, the ninth anniversary of the U.S. invasion and days before the nation hosts a meeting of Arab leaders.

Iraqi police: 15 killed in attacks on stationsupdated: Sun Jan 15 2012 11:06:00

At least 15 people were killed and 26 others wounded in attacks targeting police stations in Iraq Sunday, authorities said.

Violence flares across Iraqupdated: Tue Dec 13 2011 14:41:00

Eight people died in Iraq as shootings and explosions targeted judges, security forces and liquor stores over the last 24 hours, police told CNN on Tuesday.

Bombs set off in Iraqi residential neighborhoodupdated: Fri Aug 12 2011 10:51:00

A string of lethal roadside bombings apparently targeting police and civilians ripped through a crowded Iraqi neighborhood late Thursday and killed at least five people, authorities said on Friday.

Iraq bomb kills 7, wounds 10updated: Wed Aug 03 2011 12:35:00

A roadside bomb exploded outside a police officer's house in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Wednesday, leaving seven dead and at least 10 wounded, police said.

Car bomb, explosions kill 4, hurt 12 in Iraqupdated: Fri Jun 17 2011 12:26:00

Violence in Iraq left four people dead and 12 others wounded, Interior Ministry officials said Friday.

23 killed in Iraqi two bomb attacksupdated: Fri Jun 03 2011 14:18:00

Seventeen people were killed and 50 others wounded in a blast from a container full of explosives left outside of the Presidential Palaces Mosque in central Tikrit, Iraq, officials told CNN.

Bombers kill at least 5 in Iraqupdated: Wed May 25 2011 11:25:00

Bombings in three restive Iraqi cities over the last 24 hours killed five people and wounded several others, police told CNN.

2 dead, 20 wounded in separate Iraq attacksupdated: Sun Apr 03 2011 15:50:00

Two people were killed and 20 wounded in separate attacks Sunday in Baghdad and Ramadi, Iraq, police in those cities told CNN.

8 dead in Iraq suicide bombingupdated: Thu Mar 03 2011 09:14:00

A suicide bomber targeting Iraqi soldiers killed at least eight people Thursday, police said.

Suicide bombing kills 12 in Iraqupdated: Thu Feb 24 2011 11:37:00

At least 12 people were killed and 24 others wounded in a suicide bombing Thursday in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, police said.

Death toll rises in attacks in Iraqupdated: Fri Feb 04 2011 10:02:00

The death toll rose Friday, a day after there was a string of attacks in different areas in Iraq.

Ramadi: Then and nowupdated: Mon Aug 30 2010 13:50:00

CNN's Arwa Damon goes to Ramadi, Iraq, to see how things have changed there over the years.

Ramadi: Becoming the next Dubai or sliding into sectarian chaos?updated: Mon Aug 30 2010 13:50:00

"I saw one suicide bomber, I saw him. By my eyes, I remember," says Qasim Abid, the governor of Anbar province in Iraq.

Several killed in separate attacks in Iraqupdated: Thu Aug 19 2010 06:00:00

Two people were killed and three others were wounded when a car bomb exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint in Ramadi on Wednesday night, police officials said.

Suicide bomber kills 4, wounds 23 in western Iraqupdated: Mon Jul 05 2010 08:59:00

A female suicide bomber detonated explosives at a provincial council office in western Iraq on Sunday, killing four people and wounding 23 others, the interior ministry said.

Suicide blast kills 11 in Iraqi cityupdated: Thu Feb 18 2010 09:23:00

Eleven people were killed and 21 were wounded Thursday when a suicide bomber struck a checkpoint in Ramadi, Iraq, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.

At least 7 people killed in two Iraq attacksupdated: Thu Jan 07 2010 07:57:00

Bombers struck Thursday, killing seven people in two volatile locations west and north of Baghdad.

Bombings kill 7, wound more than 45 in Iraqupdated: Sun Nov 01 2009 07:42:00

Bombings in central and western Iraq killed at least seven people and wounded 45 others on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.

Ramadi, Iraq on high alert after car bombingsupdated: Sun Oct 11 2009 08:48:00

Iraqi authorities on Sunday closed all entrances into Ramadi and imposed a curfew after a series of car bombings killed at least 19 people and injured more than 80 others, according to Interior Ministry officials.

Suicide car bombing kills 7 in Iraqupdated: Mon Sep 07 2009 09:22:00

A suicide car bombing struck a police checkpoint in Ramadi, Iraq, Monday, killing at least seven people, an Interior Ministry official said.

Blasts kill 7 in Baghdadupdated: Tue Jul 21 2009 08:14:00

Bombings killed seven people and wounded dozens of others Tuesday in Baghdad's Sadr City, officials said.

Nine killed in Iraq bombingsupdated: Sat Nov 08 2008 12:23:00

Suicide bombers detonated a car bomb and an explosive vest at a police checkpoint in the town of al-Jazira on Saturday, killing eight people, four of them police officers, an Interior Ministry official said.

'Miracle Marine' dies after beating oddsupdated: Fri May 02 2008 20:24:00

A Marine who survived being burned over more than 95 percent of his body in Iraq and established a charity to help burned children has died, the military has announced.

British journalist freedupdated: Wed Apr 16 2008 06:37:00

A CBS journalist kidnapped in Iraq more than two months ago has been freed from captivity.

Navy SEAL paid ultimate price to save buddiesupdated: Wed Apr 09 2008 10:39:00

When a grenade bounced off his chest and fell to the floor near his fellow troops, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor acted out of instinct.

Navy SEAL Heroupdated: Wed Apr 09 2008 10:39:00

Navy Petty Officer Michael Monsoor threw himself on a grenade to save others. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.

Behind the Scenes: Surge helping, but Iraq still on knife's edgeupdated: Tue Apr 08 2008 09:57:00

Without doubt, the surge has benefited Iraq. It's massively reduced the killing of both Iraqis and Americans, and it's been a welcome relief to witness the change.

U.S.-led forces target militantsupdated: Thu Dec 27 2007 05:54:00

U.S.-led coalition forces killed an estimated 11 "terrorists" early Thursday, during operations targeting criminal networks in southeastern Iraq, a statement from Multi-National Force - Iraq said.

Courthouse car bomb kills fiveupdated: Wed Nov 21 2007 09:55:00

A car bomb struck a police checkpoint in central Ramadi Wednesday morning, killing five people, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official has said.

Time.com: An Iraqi Parade Against al-Qaedaupdated: Tue Oct 23 2007 19:00:00

All that was missing was the crowds. But a Ramadi celebration of a martyred tribal leader provided telling evidence of the area's sudden turn against anti-American Islamic extremists

Time.com: A Crippling Blow in Anbarupdated: Thu Sep 13 2007 16:00:00

Ex-insurgent ally Sheik Abdul Sattar became Washington's symbol of wartime success. His murder is a major setback

Gen. Pace in Ramadiupdated: Tue Jul 17 2007 21:51:00

Gen. Pace in Ramadi

On the Scene: Last foot patrol of Pace's careerupdated: Tue Jul 17 2007 21:51:00

The walk in Ramadi was never supposed to happen. A sandstorm grounded Gen. Peter Pace and his entourage, who were planning on leaving the city after a quick visit during his final tour of Iraq.

15 U.S. soldiers killed since Friday in Iraq updated: Sun May 20 2007 08:39:00

The U.S. military added on Sunday more U.S. soldiers to the list of those who died in attacks on Saturday, bringing the number of American soldiers killed since Friday to 15.

Police: Suicide blasts kill 13 in Ramadiupdated: Mon May 07 2007 08:13:00

Suicide car bombings at a market and at a police checkpoint in Ramadi killed 13 people and wounded 35 others Monday, police said.

U.S. sends warplanes to strike suspected Iraq insurgentsupdated: Sat Apr 07 2007 06:53:00

U.S. warplanes struck suspected insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniya on Saturday, the U.S. military said.

Suicide truck bomb kills 20 in Ramadiupdated: Fri Apr 06 2007 05:17:00

Twenty people were killed and 30 others wounded when a suicide truck bomber slammed into an Iraqi police checkpoint in a western Ramadi neighborhood Friday morning, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official told CNN.

Iraq gas attack makes hundreds illupdated: Sat Mar 17 2007 09:04:00

Bombers detonated three chlorine-filled trucks in Anbar province, the U.S. military said Saturday.

Iraqi PM meets with Sunni tribal chiefs in Ramadiupdated: Tue Mar 13 2007 07:58:00

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki made an unannounced trip Tuesday to Ramadi, where he met with Sunni tribal chiefs credited with helping turn the tide against al Qaeda in Iraq.

Blasts shake Baghdad to cap deadly month for policeupdated: Wed Feb 28 2007 03:28:00

A car bomb exploded Wednesday near a market in southwestern Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and wounding 21 others, an Iraqi emergency police official said.

Accounts differ on Iraq soccer field blastupdated: Tue Feb 27 2007 07:06:00

An explosion at a makeshift soccer field near Ramadi, injured at least 25 people Tuesday, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

U.S. general: Anbar insurgents mostly Iraqisupdated: Mon Jan 29 2007 12:16:00

Most insurgents who are battling U.S.-led forces in Iraq's Anbar province are local Iraqis loyal to al Qaeda, and not foreign fighters, the U.S. commander in the region said Monday.

U.N. chief: Iraq in 'grave danger' of civil warupdated: Mon Sep 18 2006 13:12:00

Just hours after a suicide bomber killed 20 people in northern Iraq, U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Monday that the nation is in "grave danger" of falling into civil war.

Iraqi leader wants probe into rape, killingsupdated: Wed Jul 05 2006 07:20:00

Iraq's prime minister on Wednesday called for an independent Iraqi investigation or at least a joint U.S.-Iraqi probe into the March killings of an Iraqi female and three members of her family as well as her alleged rape.

Baghdad car bomb kills 4, injures 10updated: Mon Jun 19 2006 06:55:00

A car bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol exploded in eastern Baghdad at 10:30 a.m. Monday, killing four civilians and wounding 10 others, Iraqi Emergency Police said.

Shootings, car bombs kill 13 in Iraqupdated: Sun Jun 18 2006 04:56:00

The latest round of violence in Iraq Sunday left 13 people dead, most of them in Baquba, where deadly attacks have increased in recent days.

Iraqi Cabinet to leave two doors openupdated: Fri May 19 2006 20:59:00

Iraq's prime minister-designate is expected to announce a Cabinet to the Parliament on Saturday, but two key posts will be empty, a spokesman for a leading Shiite party said.

U.S. sending reinforcements to violent Ramadiupdated: Fri May 19 2006 10:36:00

U.S. military commanders will order more U.S. troops to the Iraqi city of Ramadi, the volatile Anbar provincial capital where troops and insurgents have been fighting pitched battles, the military said Friday.

UAE diplomat kidnapped in Baghdadupdated: Tue May 16 2006 06:48:00

Gunmen kidnapped a United Arab Emirates diplomat in an upscale Baghdad neighborhood Tuesday evening, wounding his bodyguard in the process, police said.

Blast kills 16 at Falluja recruiting officeupdated: Wed May 03 2006 01:29:00

Insurgents embarked on deadly attacks across Iraq on Wednesday, killing 16 people at a police recruitment center in Falluja, an American civilian contractor near Nasiriya and a police officer in Baquba.

Suicide bomber kills 10 in assault on governorupdated: Tue May 02 2006 06:48:00

Ten civilians were killed Tuesday when a suicide car bomber attacked a convoy carrying the governor of Anbar province, a U.S. military source said.

U.S.: Ramadi battle kills 100-plus insurgentsupdated: Mon May 01 2006 09:08:00

U.S. and Iraqi troops killed more than 100 insurgents last week in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, a U.S. Army officer said Monday.

Marines fire on mosque to repel attacksupdated: Tue Apr 18 2006 00:18:00

A coordinated attack from three directions on the governor's compound in Ramadi Monday left an unknown number of insurgents dead after an hourlong fight with U.S. Marines.

Iraq journalist shot dead in Ramadiupdated: Wed Jan 25 2006 07:01:00

At least five people were killed in separate attacks in central Iraq Tuesday, including an Iraqi journalist.

13 wounded in car bomb attackupdated: Sat Jan 07 2006 04:52:00

At least 13 people, including six Iraqi police commandos, were wounded when a suicide car bomb exploded Saturday as a police commando patrol was passing by, police said.

11 U.S. troops killed in Thursday attacksupdated: Fri Jan 06 2006 06:59:00

Eleven U.S. troops -- eight soldiers and three Marines -- were among about 140 people killed in attacks across Iraq Thursday, military officials said. It was the deadliest day in Iraq in nearly four months.

At least 134 killed in attacks across Iraqupdated: Thu Jan 05 2006 03:21:00

In the deadliest day in Iraq in nearly four months, at least 134 people were killed and scores were wounded by insurgent-bomb attacks, authorities said Thursday.

U.N. envoy: Iraq elections a 'success'updated: Fri Dec 16 2005 04:05:00

As election officials in Iraq counted ballots and looked into polling violation complaints Friday, the senior U.N. envoy there said Iraq upheld proper international election standards.

Official: Al-Zarqawi caught, releasedupdated: Thu Dec 15 2005 15:51:00

Iraqi security forces caught the most wanted man in the country last year, but released him because they didn't know who he was, the Iraqi deputy minister of interior said Thursday.

'It's been a good day for Iraq'updated: Thu Dec 15 2005 02:19:00

Vote counting in Iraq began Thursday night after a surprisingly high number of voters turned out to choose the nation's first full-term parliament since Saddam Hussein's ouster.

Hostage families wait as deadline passesupdated: Sun Dec 11 2005 09:30:00

Family and friends of four Western humanitarian workers held hostage in Iraq were waiting with growing concern on Sunday as a deadline to kill them passed without word from the kidnappers.

Deadline passes; no word on hostagesupdated: Sat Dec 10 2005 07:58:00

International concern for four Western humanitarian workers heightened Saturday as the hours before their execution deadline turned into minutes, then passed with no word on their fate.

Brothers: Hostages were gathering evidence of abuse in Iraqupdated: Fri Dec 09 2005 19:06:00

With a Saturday execution deadline looming, the brothers of a Canadian man held hostage in Iraq made another plea to his abductors, saying Friday that their brother was in Iraq to gather information on alleged human rights abuses.

11 Iraqi soldiers killed in ambushupdated: Sat Dec 03 2005 06:50:00

Two days after a roadside bomb killed 10 U.S. Marines on patrol in Falluja, insurgents in Iraq on Saturday staged another deadly strike, killing 11 Iraqi soldiers in an ambush north of Baghdad.

10 Marines killed near Fallujaupdated: Fri Dec 02 2005 07:23:00

A roadside bomb killed 10 U.S. Marines and wounded 11 others on nighttime foot patrol Thursday near Falluja, and three other soldiers died Friday in a traffic accident, the military said.

U.S. military targets Ramadi area before electionupdated: Thu Dec 01 2005 07:03:00

American troops are focusing their efforts on the Anbar provincial capital of Ramadi to establish stability ahead of the December 15 elections, a U.S. military spokesman said Thursday.

Ramadi offensive nets suspected insurgentsupdated: Sun Nov 27 2005 10:12:00

U.S. and Iraqi troops have detained several suspected insurgents in the Ramadi area as part of the latest joint operation in the area dominated by Sunni Arabs, the U.S. Marines said Sunday.

U.S. doubts Mosul attack hit al-Zarqawiupdated: Sun Nov 20 2005 06:06:00

The U.S. military is conducting tests to determine whether terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was among those killed in a weekend raid in northern Iraq, but a White House official called that prospect "highly unlikely."

Vehicle bomb kills 20 south of Baghdadupdated: Wed Nov 02 2005 03:58:00

Deadly violence coinciding with the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan left 27 Iraqis dead Wednesday in Musayyib, Baghdad and Kirkuk.

Iraq airstrikes kill dozens in Ramadi areaupdated: Mon Oct 17 2005 09:02:00

The U.S. military said Monday that coalition forces launched airstrikes Sunday in and around Ramadi, west of Baghdad, killing "an estimated 70 terrorists."

Dozens killed in Iraq airstrikesupdated: Mon Oct 17 2005 05:36:00

The U.S. military said Monday that coalition forces launched a series of airstrikes Sunday in and around Ramadi, killing "an estimated 70 terrorists."

Five U.S. troops killed in Iraq attacksupdated: Tue Oct 04 2005 05:00:00

Four U.S. soldiers and a Marine have been killed in attacks in Iraq, military officials said Tuesday.

Attacks kill at least 30 across Iraqupdated: Tue Jun 14 2005 03:05:00

Armed conflict rattled Iraq Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of at least 30 people in Kirkuk, Ramadi and near Baquba.

Nine American troops killed in Iraqupdated: Tue May 24 2005 04:40:00

Insurgent attacks during the past 24 hours have killed nine U.S. troops in Iraq, the military said Tuesday.

At least 23 die in Baghdad attacksupdated: Thu May 05 2005 00:29:00

Attacks targeting Iraqi security forces killed at least 23 people on Thursday, including Iraqi army recruits, police and civilians, Iraqi police said.

Where is the outrage?updated: Mon May 02 2005 13:09:00

I cannot recall being this angry.

Suicide car bomber kills 11 in Ramadiupdated: Fri Mar 25 2005 03:04:00

A suicide car bomber killed 11 Iraqi policemen and wounded 14 others in Ramadi, the U.S. military said Friday.

26 bodies found in Iraqi villageupdated: Wed Mar 09 2005 03:18:00

Authorities in Iraq are investigating the killings of 26 people whose bodies were found Tuesday in an Iraqi village near the Syrian border, all with gunshot wounds to the forehead.

'River Blitz' launched around Ramadiupdated: Sun Feb 20 2005 02:05:00

U.S. and Iraqi forces launched an anti-insurgency operation Sunday in Ramadi and other cities along the Euphrates River, adding an 8 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew and other security measures, the U.S. military said.

Iraq: Indonesia reporters missingupdated: Fri Feb 18 2005 04:35:00

A pair of Indonesian journalists are missing in Iraq and may have been taken captive by uniformed gunmen, Indonesia's Foreign Ministry said Friday.

Video apparently shows public beheadingsupdated: Fri Jan 21 2005 02:26:00

A video posted on an Islamist Web site apparently shows two Iraqis being beheaded on a city sidewalk as pedestrians and vehicles pass by.

Officials: Roadside bomb kills seven troopsupdated: Thu Jan 06 2005 06:50:00

A roadside bomb struck a U.S. armored personnel carrier Thursday in northwestern Baghdad, killing all seven American soldiers inside, U.S. military officials told CNN.

Video purportedly shows mess hall attackupdated: Sun Dec 26 2004 07:44:00

A five-minute video that appears to show members of a radical Islamist group preparing for and carrying out the attack last week on a U.S. base in Mosul surfaced Sunday.

Two key terror network members captured in Iraqupdated: Sat Dec 25 2004 07:33:00

Two men the U.S. says are key figures in Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terrorist network are in U.S. custody following a sweep of Ramadi, Iraq, U.S. military sources revealed in a statement Saturday.

Gunmen kill 2 top-level Iraqi crime fightersupdated: Sat Dec 11 2004 03:09:00

Two high-ranking Iraqi Interior Ministry officials were gunned down Saturday morning in southwest Baghdad, a police official said.

Iraqi election workers killed in drive-by shootingupdated: Fri Dec 10 2004 04:20:00

An Iraqi election group announced Friday that three of its workers had died in a drive-by shooting earlier this week.

At least 6 die in car bombing near Ramadiupdated: Mon Nov 29 2004 06:31:00

A car bomb exploded Monday near the central Iraqi city of Ramadi, killing at least six people and wounding at least eight others, Iraqi health officials said.

Source: U.S. tried twice to rescue hostagesupdated: Tue Oct 12 2004 03:41:00

The United States tried twice to rescue the two Americans and one British citizen held hostage in Iraq, according to a U.S. official with direct knowledge of the attempts.

Turkish hostage freed in Iraqupdated: Wed Sep 15 2004 06:21:00

A Turkish man kidnapped in Iraq and held for 50 days was freed Wednesday by his captors, a Turkish official said.

Iraq suicide blast kills 68updated: Wed Jul 28 2004 02:11:00

Iraqi forces, insurgents, civilians and three U.S. service members lost their lives in violence Wednesday, among them at least 68 in a Baquba suicide bombing and 42 in fighting in south-central Iraq.

Beheaded body found in northern Iraqupdated: Thu Jul 22 2004 02:06:00

Police found a decapitated body Thursday in the Tigris River, an Iraqi official said.

U.S. could send more troops to Iraqupdated: Thu Jun 24 2004 01:25:00

U.S. military planners are preparing to send possibly as many as 15,000 additional ground troops to Iraq if the level of violence increases, CNN has learned.

Five U.S. troops killed in Iraqupdated: Mon Jun 21 2004 02:15:00

Iraqi insurgents killed five American troops Monday, including four Marines whose bodies were found in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, a coalition official said.

Coalition disputes wedding videoupdated: Mon May 24 2004 11:36:00

A home video of a wedding party -- purported to be the one some Iraqis say a U.S. airstrike hit last week -- has failed to shake the coalition's resolve that it bombed a high-level gathering of foreign fighters.

Guardsman: Iraqi police gradually inspired confidenceupdated: Fri Apr 09 2004 11:47:00

U.S.-led coalition forces are battling insurgents throughout Iraq as attacks escalate and the deadline for returning power to Iraqis looms nearer.

Coalition tested in new Iraqi battlesupdated: Wed Apr 07 2004 03:12:00

Coalition troops battled Shiite militias and Sunni insurgents separately in several key Iraq cities Wednesday, one day after suffering their deadliest ground attack since President Bush declared an end to major combat on May 1.

Professor: Insurgency 'has grown deeper roots'updated: Tue Apr 06 2004 18:27:00

U.S. and coalition troops battled supporters of Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr for a third day Tuesday, with clashes reported in Baghdad and at least four cities in the country's south.

Coalition forces under fire in Ramadiupdated: Tue Apr 06 2004 02:55:00

As many as a dozen U.S. Marines were killed Tuesday in heavy fighting in the western Iraq town of Ramadi, the latest in a series of clashes with anti-coalition elements, Pentagon officials said.

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