by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad, Reuters—Nearly 800 people were killed in violence across Iraq in May, the United Nations said on Sunday, making it the deadliest month so far this year. Of the total 799 people killed, 196 were members of the Iraqi security forces, and the rest were...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 29, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, Reuters—At least 23 people were killed in Iraq on Monday in a series of car bombs in Shi’ite Muslim areas and militant attacks, medics and police sources said, taking the week’s death toll to nearly 200 as sectarian violence intensifies. Clashes...