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At Least 7 Wounded in Easter Bombing Outside Baghdad Church

BAGHDAD -- At least seven people were injured when a bomb outside the entrance of a Baghdad church exploded on Easter Sunday, an Iraqi police official said. The blast took place just yards from the Sacred Heart Church in Baghdad's Karradah neighborhood. Shrapnel from the bomb struck the outside of the building, and at...

Two US Soldiers Killed in Southern Iraq

BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military says two American soldiers have been killed while conducting operations in southern Iraq. In a statement, released on Saturday, the military says the deaths occurred Friday. No further details about how they died were released. The names of the deceased are being withheld pending...

Gunmen Kill Iraqi Family of 4 in Baghdad Home

BAGHDAD -- Gunmen stormed the home of a Shiite family living in a mostly Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad and killed all four family members, police said Sunday. Two policemen said a 16-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl were shot to death with their parents in the raid, which took place around 11 p.m. Saturday. A Baghdad...

Gates Visits Iraq, Says Some US Troops May Stay

BAGHDAD - The Obama administration would keep U.S. troops in Iraq beyond the agreed final withdrawal date of Dec. 31, 2011, if the Iraqi government wanted them, but the Iraqis need to decide "pretty quickly" in order for the Pentagon to accommodate the extension, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday during what he...

Death Toll Hits 57 in Iraqi Hostage Siege

BAGHDAD -- The death toll for a grisly hostage situation at a government building in northern Iraq continued to rise Wednesday as grieving families buried the victims and Iraqi officials questioned how it could have happened. Gunmen wearing explosives belts under military uniforms charged into the provincial council...

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Baghdad Nuclear Talks: Crucial Negotiations On Iranian Nuclear Program Take Off

A senior Iranian official says nuclear talks between world powers and Tehran over Iran's atomic program have begun in the Iraqi capital.

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Iraq Police Killed By Gunmen Near Baghdad

Iraqi officials say gunmen have killed three policemen in an attack on a security checkpoint north of Baghdad.

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Iraq Police Development Program Being Scaled Back But Not Ending Completely, U.S. Embassy Says

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad says it is scaling back efforts to train Iraqi police officials but has no plans to end the program completely.

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Hiring Veterans Is About More Than Just Employing Them

I can remember clear as day sitting in a foxhole on March, 19 2003 several kilometers south of the Iraqi Border when the bombing and artillery fire began that was top recede our attack north into Iraq. Volley after volley whistled through the night sky screeching north causing the ground to shake upon impact with its...

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Iraq: Explosions Rip Through Cafe Northeast Of Baghdad, Killing 9 And Wounding 21

Twin explosions ripped through a crowded cafe northeast of Baghdad, killing nine people and wounding 21, Iraqi officials said Friday.

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05/25/12 Four Russian bikers, who had been held captive in a... Source: Voice of Russia Four Russian bikers, who had been held captive in a Baghdad military prison for alleged visa regime violation, have been finally released, Russia's Vice Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has announced.
05/24/12 Iran-P5+1 wrap up key nuclear talks in Baghdad Source: Sina Key talks to resolve the nuclear dispute between Iran and the world six major powers ended in Baghdad Thursday with a plan to hold another round of talks in Moscow next month.
05/24/12 As Baghdad talks end, Iran insists on 'undeniable... Source: The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada Tough negotiations between Iran and world powers over Tehran's nuclear program ended Thursday with a plan to meet next month for another round of talks but agreement on little else.
05/24/12 Kurds' oil deal with Turkey will hit Iraq Source: United Press International (UPI) Plans for Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish enclave to build an oil pipeline to Turkey points to a major political and economic realignment in the Middle East that will impact heavily on Iraq. The country stands to lose a region believed to contain 45 billion barrels of oil and as much as 211 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
05/24/12 Iran Nuclear Differences Persist as Talks End in... Source: Bloomberg.com European Union Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton said talks with Iran over its nuclear program were "moving forward" though the two sides didn't succeed in bridging their differences in Baghdad talks.

Background on Baghdad

Baghdad (, ', ) is the capital of Republic of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Province. The population of Baghdad as of 2011 is approximately 7,216,040, making it the largest city in Iraq, the second largest city in the Arab World (after Cairo, Egypt), and the second largest city in Western Asia (after Tehran, Iran).

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