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8 Killed, 12 Injured In Car Bomb Attack At Iraqi Checkpoint
At least eight people were killed and 12 wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on a security checkpoint in western Iraq, the local mayor said on Wednesday.
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Baghdad Car Blast Kills 51, ISIS Escalates Insurgency
A car packed with explosives blew up on Thursday in southern Baghdad, killing at least 51 people and wounding 55, security and medical sources said, in the deadliest such attack in Iraq this year.
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In Mosul, Iraq Forces Face ISIS Drones, Mortars, Car Bombs
A small white drone hummed into sight and Thaker, a member of Iraq's special forces, grabbed his machinegun and started lighting up the blue sky above eastern Mosul.
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Number Of Deaths In Iraq Bombing Claimed By ISIS Rises To 73
Iraqi hospital and police officials say the death toll from a car bombing south of Baghdad claimed by the ISIS has risen to 73, including about 40 Iranian pilgrims.
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'Take cover!' Tackling Islamic State Car Bombs In Iraq
ISIS has repeatedly turned to suicide car bombings as part of its defence against Iraqi forces since the operation to retake Mosul was launched four weeks ago.
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Suicide Bombers In Ambulances Kill 21 In Iraq: Officials
Suicide bombers driving ambulances packed with explosives detonated their vehicles at a checkpoint and a car park for Shia pilgrims in two Iraqi cities on Sunday, killing at least 21 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
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12 Killed In Terrorist Attacks North Of Iraq's Tirkit: Security Sources
Twelve people were killed on Saturday when terrorists attacked a police checkpoint north of Tikrit and then detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the city, Iraqi police and military sources said.
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Suicide Car Bomber Hits Checkpoint, Killing 14 People: Iraq
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a checkpoint outside a Shiite town north of Baghdad today, killing at least 14 people, Iraqi officials said.
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Iraq Finally Bans Fake Bomb Detectors After Blast
For nearly a decade, anyone driving through one of Baghdad's many checkpoints was subjected to a search by a soldier pointing a security wand at their vehicle and watching the device intently to see if its antenna moved. If it pointed at the car, it had supposedly detected a possible bomb.
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Car Bombing In Iraq's Baghdad Leaves 29 Dead, ISIS Claims Responsibility
Iraqi officials have raised the death toll from a car bombing in a commercial area in a predominantly Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad to at least 29 people killed.
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ISIS Car Bomb In Eastern Iraq Kills 16, Sources Say
A car bomb claimed by ISIS in the eastern Iraqi city of Baquba killed at least 16 people on Monday and wounded 54 others near a bakery close to the city centre, police and hospital sources said.
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ISIS Suicide Attacks Kill 32 In Southern Iraq
Two suicide car bombs claimed by ISIS killed at least 32 people and wounded 75 others in the centre of the southern Iraqi city of Samawa today, police and medics said.
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Turkey's Military: 45 PKK Rebels Killed In Air Strikes
At least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in Turkish air strikes against suspected militant targets in northern Iraq following the suicide car bombing in Ankara, the military said today. Meanwhile, a police officer and three Kurdish militants were killed in fighting in a neighborhood in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.
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Turkish Warplanes Strike Iraq After Ankara Bombing Blamed On Kurdish Militants
Turkish warplanes struck against Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq on Monday, a day after 37 people were killed in an Ankara car bombing that security officials said involved two fighters - one female - from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
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Turkish Warplanes Strike Iraq After Ankara Bombing Blamed On Kurdish Militants
Turkish warplanes struck against Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq on Monday, a day after 37 people were killed in an Ankara car bombing that security officials said involved two fighters - one female - from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
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8 Killed, 12 Injured In Car Bomb Attack At Iraqi Checkpoint
At least eight people were killed and 12 wounded in a suicide car bomb attack on a security checkpoint in western Iraq, the local mayor said on Wednesday.
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Baghdad Car Blast Kills 51, ISIS Escalates Insurgency
A car packed with explosives blew up on Thursday in southern Baghdad, killing at least 51 people and wounding 55, security and medical sources said, in the deadliest such attack in Iraq this year.
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In Mosul, Iraq Forces Face ISIS Drones, Mortars, Car Bombs
A small white drone hummed into sight and Thaker, a member of Iraq's special forces, grabbed his machinegun and started lighting up the blue sky above eastern Mosul.
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Number Of Deaths In Iraq Bombing Claimed By ISIS Rises To 73
Iraqi hospital and police officials say the death toll from a car bombing south of Baghdad claimed by the ISIS has risen to 73, including about 40 Iranian pilgrims.
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'Take cover!' Tackling Islamic State Car Bombs In Iraq
ISIS has repeatedly turned to suicide car bombings as part of its defence against Iraqi forces since the operation to retake Mosul was launched four weeks ago.
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Suicide Bombers In Ambulances Kill 21 In Iraq: Officials
Suicide bombers driving ambulances packed with explosives detonated their vehicles at a checkpoint and a car park for Shia pilgrims in two Iraqi cities on Sunday, killing at least 21 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
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12 Killed In Terrorist Attacks North Of Iraq's Tirkit: Security Sources
Twelve people were killed on Saturday when terrorists attacked a police checkpoint north of Tikrit and then detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the city, Iraqi police and military sources said.
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Suicide Car Bomber Hits Checkpoint, Killing 14 People: Iraq
A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a checkpoint outside a Shiite town north of Baghdad today, killing at least 14 people, Iraqi officials said.
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Iraq Finally Bans Fake Bomb Detectors After Blast
For nearly a decade, anyone driving through one of Baghdad's many checkpoints was subjected to a search by a soldier pointing a security wand at their vehicle and watching the device intently to see if its antenna moved. If it pointed at the car, it had supposedly detected a possible bomb.
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Car Bombing In Iraq's Baghdad Leaves 29 Dead, ISIS Claims Responsibility
Iraqi officials have raised the death toll from a car bombing in a commercial area in a predominantly Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad to at least 29 people killed.
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ISIS Car Bomb In Eastern Iraq Kills 16, Sources Say
A car bomb claimed by ISIS in the eastern Iraqi city of Baquba killed at least 16 people on Monday and wounded 54 others near a bakery close to the city centre, police and hospital sources said.
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ISIS Suicide Attacks Kill 32 In Southern Iraq
Two suicide car bombs claimed by ISIS killed at least 32 people and wounded 75 others in the centre of the southern Iraqi city of Samawa today, police and medics said.
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Turkey's Military: 45 PKK Rebels Killed In Air Strikes
At least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in Turkish air strikes against suspected militant targets in northern Iraq following the suicide car bombing in Ankara, the military said today. Meanwhile, a police officer and three Kurdish militants were killed in fighting in a neighborhood in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.
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Turkish Warplanes Strike Iraq After Ankara Bombing Blamed On Kurdish Militants
Turkish warplanes struck against Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq on Monday, a day after 37 people were killed in an Ankara car bombing that security officials said involved two fighters - one female - from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
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Turkish Warplanes Strike Iraq After Ankara Bombing Blamed On Kurdish Militants
Turkish warplanes struck against Kurdish militant camps in northern Iraq on Monday, a day after 37 people were killed in an Ankara car bombing that security officials said involved two fighters - one female - from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
