Dozens Killed in Latest Round of Violence in Iraq
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — At least 34 people were killed and many others wounded in Iraq Sunday by a series of car bomb attacks mostly targeting Shiites.It was the deadliest day of violence in weeks as Iraqi security forces continue to deal wi…
Iraq Sentences Three to Death for Parliament Bomb Plot
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — As Iraq suffered through another day of violence, the country’s Supreme Judicial Council on Thursday gave the death penalty to three men who plotted to blow up the parliament building last November.One person died and…
Al Qaeda Fingered in Syrian Capital Bombings
LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/GettyImages(DAMASCUS, Syria) — Syria is pointing the finger at al Qaeda for causing the twin explosions in Damascus Thursday that left at least 55 people dead and more than 400 wounded.It was the deadliest attack in the capital since…
Powerful Bomb Blasts Leave Dozens Dead in Syrian Capital
LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/GettyImages(DAMASCUS, Syria) — Two powerful explosions Thursday in the Syrian capital of Damascus have left dozens dead and hundreds more wounded, according to the Ministry of the Interior.Witnesses at the scene said the blasts that …
At Least Nine Killed, Dozens Wounded After Multiple Car Bombs in Baghdad
Antenna Audio, Inc./Getty Images(BAGHDAD) — A series of car bombs across Shiite areas of Baghdad on Tuesday left at least nine people dead and dozens more injured, according to police.Police say the first incident took place in Sadr City, when two par…
Wave of Bombings in Baghdad Leave Dozens Dead
Antenna Audio, Inc./Getty ImagesUPDATE: A car bomb and an IED attack in a neighborhood in West Baghdad killed another two people and left 10 others wounded, a police source confirmed to ABC News. A separate attack in al-Shurta al-Rabiea injured three, …