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Iraqis inspect destruction in the street following an explosion the previous day in Sadr City, Baghdad

74 killed in post-election wave of Iraq attacks

A post-election wave of attacks across Iraq, including car bombings in Baghdad and a northern city, killed at least 74 people, officials said.

News • 29 May 14

A series of car bombs struck Shia-majority areas in Baghdad

24 killed in bomb attacks in Iraq

A spate of rush-hour car bombs have rocked Shia-majority areas of Baghdad, killing 24 people in the first major series of attacks to hit the Iraqi capital since elections last month.

News • 13 May 14

Minibus rigged with explosives detonated at checkpoint

45 killed in Iraq suicide bomb attack

A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged minibus at a crowded checkpoint south of Baghdad, killing at least 45 people.

News • 09 Mar 14

The attacks highlight fears over Iraq's ability to protect strategic sites

34 killed in Baghdad bomb attacks

A spate of bombings in Baghdad killed at least 34 people today.

News • 05 Feb 14

The attacks happened in mainly Shia areas of Baghdad

26 killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad

Seven bomb explosions have killed 26 people and wounded 67 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

News • 20 Jan 14

Eight car bombs exploded in the mainly Shia areas in Baghdad

75 killed in bomb attacks in Iraq

Bomb attacks and shootings have killed at least 75 people in Iraq, police and hospital sources said, making it one of the bloodiest days in months.

News • 15 Jan 14

Police were targeted at a checkpoint north of Baghdad

19 killed in separate gun attacks in Iraq

Gunmen have killed 19 people in two separate gun attacks on a police checkpoint and a brothel in Iraq.

News • 07 Jan 14

Police said a bomb went off as worshippers were leaving a church

34 killed in Christmas attacks in Iraq

At least 34 people were killed in bomb attacks in Christian areas of Baghdad this morning, some by a car bomb that exploded near a church after a Christmas service, police and medics said.

News • 25 Dec 13

Police found bodies of 18 people who had been abducted and shot

Iraqi police find 18 bodies near Baghdad

Iraqi police have found the bodies of 18 people who were abducted from their homes and killed execution-style in a town near Baghdad.

News • 29 Nov 13

The site of a car bomb attack in the Karrada neighbourhood in central Baghdad

23 killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad

Seven bombs exploded across Baghdad this morning, killing 23 people and wounding scores, police and medical sources said.

News • 20 Nov 13

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for any of the attacks, but Shias are viewed as apostates by Sunni Islamist militants whose insurgency has revived this year

Suicide bomber kills 38 in Baghdad

A suicide bomber driving a minibus blew himself up outside a cafe in a mainly Shia Muslim district of the Iraqi capital, killing at least 38 people.

News • 20 Oct 13

Violence in Iraq has reached a level unseen since 2008

At least 38 killed in Baghdad bomb blasts

At least 38 people have been killed in bomb blasts across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

News • 08 Oct 13

An unidentified gunmen shot two Iraqi television journalists dead as they were filming in the northern city of Mosul

Suicide bombers kills 60 in Baghdad attacks

Two suicide bombers have killed 60 in separate attacks in Iraq.

News • 06 Oct 13

A destroyed vehicle is removed following a car bomb in a car park in Baghdad

54 killed in bomb attacks in Iraq

At least 54 people have been killed in car bombs in mostly Shia Muslim areas of Baghdad.

News • 30 Sep 13

The recent attacks have sparked fears of a return to the scale of sectarian violence in 2006 and 2007

86 people killed in Baghdad bomb attacks

At least 86 people were killed and 263 wounded in a series of bombings and other attacks across Baghdad, extending the worst wave of sectarian bloodshed in Iraq for at least five years.

News • 28 Aug 13

The scene of a car bomb in Baghdad's eastern neighbourhood of Baladiyat is inspected

Dozens killed in Iraq bombings

Car bomb attacks have killed at least 34 people and wounded 100 in Iraq.

News • 15 Aug 13

Six separate car bombs went off in eastern and southern districts of Baghdad

35 killed in Baghdad car bomb attacks

A series of car bombs targeting markets and shopping streets in and around Baghdad killed at least 35 people.

News • 06 Aug 13

The US embassy in Cairo will close on Sunday

Worldwide travel alert over al Qaeda threat fears

The US State Department has issued a worldwide travel alert, warning of a terrorist threat posed by al Qaeda.

News • 03 Aug 13

The bombs went off in predominantly Shia areas

Up to 60 dead after wave of car bombs in Iraq

Twelve car bombs have exploded across Iraq killing at least 60 people in predominantly Shia areas.

News • 29 Jul 13

Coffee shops and other targets hit by explosions in Iraq

22 killed in bomb attacks across Iraq

At least 22 people have been killed in a series of bomb blasts in busy coffee shops and at other targets across Iraq.

News • 27 Jun 13

Iraqi military vehicles are stationed in front of the Shia Muslim mosque in Baghdad

At least 29 dead in Iraq bombings

Two suicide bombers have targeted a Shia mosque in Baghdad, killing 29 people and wounding 55 more.

News • 18 Jun 13

Over 200 people have been killed in sectarian violence over the past week in Iraq

Over 70 people killed in Iraq bombings

More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shia Muslims across Iraq today.

News • 20 May 13

Explosions outside mosque in Baquba have left 32 dead

76 killed in Iraq bomb attacks

Bombs struck Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months.

News • 17 May 13

Several bombs exploded in markets in Baghdad

At least 25 killed in attacks across Iraq

At least 25 people have been killed in bomb attacks in Iraq, including blasts in markets in Baghdad and an attack by a suicide bomber in a mosque in the north.

World • 16 May 13

Tight security at Iraqi polling stations over fears of attacks

50% turnout at Iraqi regional elections

Close to 50% of eligible voters cast their ballot in Iraq's provincial elections today amid tight security.

News • 21 Apr 13