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Iraq to rebuild rail system as reconstruction gathers pace
Reuters* Network almost destroyed by war, economic turmoil * Plans taking shape to renovate lines, build new ones * Iraq hopes to trans-ship goods to Europe * Could have political as well as economic benefits * Financing, security remain major obstacles...Tags: Transportation, Class Conflict, Suez Canal, Basra (Iraq), Petroleum Industry
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Iraq-Kurd oil talks break ice, long-term fix unlikely
Reuters* No final deal reached at recent talks * Previous agreements have failed to last * Regional pressures encourage Shi'ite-Kurd co-operation By Ahmed Rasheed and Isabel Coles BAGHDAD/ARBIL, Iraq, May 7 (Reuters) - A lasting solution to Iraq's dispute...Tags: Politics, Petroleum Industry, Nouri Maliki, Government, Exxon Mobil Corporation
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Three blasts kill 11 in Iraqi capital - police, medics
ReutersBAGHDAD, May 6 (Reuters) - At least 11 people were killed in three bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Monday, medics and police said. Two car bombs exploded near police checkpoints at the entrance to the Shi'ite district of Hussainiya in the...Tags: Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Conflicts, Emergency Incidents
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Iraq PM's coalition emerges as strongest force in local vote
Reuters* Maliki coalition comes first in seven of 12 provinces * Dry run for 2014 election amid uptick in violence * Former rival, secular Iraqiya grouping performs weakly By Raheem Salman BAGHDAD, May 4 (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's...Tags: United Nations, Elections, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Iraq
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Bomb outside Sunni mosque kills 6 in Iraqi capital
ReutersBAGHDAD, May 3 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Sunni cleric and five worshippers when they left a mosque in Bagdhad after Friday prayers, police and medics said, as regional sectarian violence threatens to return Iraq to all-out conflict. Iraq has...Tags: Explosions, Wars and Interventions, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Emergency Incidents
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Iraqi inquiries find excessive force in Sunni protest camp raid
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security used disproportionate force, including shooting unarmed civilians, during a raid on an encampment of Sunni Arab protesters last week that left 45 people dead, according to two government investigations and foreign diplomats....
Tags: United Nations, Politics, Religious Conflicts, Political Dissent, Wars and Interventions
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Car bombs in 4 Iraqi cities kill at least 22
BAGHDAD — Shiite-dominated areas in southern and central Iraq were rocked Monday by car bomb explosions that killed at least 22 people and fueled fears that the country is sliding into a civil war. The violence occurred as Iraqi security forces...Tags: Bombings, Explosions, Religious Conflicts, Politics, Wars and Interventions
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Car bombings in Shiite areas of Iraq kill more than 20
BAGHDAD -- Shiite-dominated areas in Iraq's southern and central regions were rocked Monday by a series of car bombs that killed at least 22 people and fueled fears that the country is sliding into a civil war. The bombings -- particularly in the city...
Tags: Bombings, Explosions, Iraq, Emergency Incidents
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4 Iraqi soldiers killed at Sunni checkpoint
BAGHDAD — Four Iraqi soldiers were shot dead Saturday, the day after Sunni Arab tribes in the restive western province of Anbar announced that they had formed their own army to defend themselves against the Shiite-dominated Iraqi government. The...
Tags: United Nations, Religion and Belief, Armed Forces, Nouri Maliki, Iraq
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Iraq shuts down 10 television channels
BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government ordered 10 predominantly Sunni Muslim satellite television channels to cease broadcasting Sunday, accusing them of encouraging the sectarian unrest that left more than 200 people dead in a week of violence in...Tags: Politics, Religious Conflicts, Religion and Belief, Wars and Interventions, Al Jazeera (tv network)
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Iraq watchdog suspends 10 TV channels for inciting violence
ReutersBAGHDAD, April 28 (Reuters) - Iraq has suspended the licences of satellite news network Al Jazeera and nine other channels, accusing them of inciting violence through their coverage of recent sectarian clashes. The Communication and Media Commission...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Religious Conflicts, BBC, Television, Al Jazeera (tv network)
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Bomb blast kills four outside Sunni mosque in Iraq capital
ReutersBAGHDAD, April 26 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb exploded outside a Sunni mosque in a southern district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing four worshippers as they left following Friday prayers, police and medics said. The attack, which targeted the...Tags: Bombings, Explosions, Iraq, Emergency Incidents
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