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Iraqi security forces and civilians gather at the site after a car bomb hit Karrada, a busy shopping district in the center of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 3, 2016. Dozens of people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in two separate bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Sunday morning, Iraqi officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Abadi Sacks Top Baghdad Security Officials

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 9, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad–Only one day after accepting the resignation of Interior Minister Mohammed Salem al-Ghabban, Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi sacked a number of high-ranking officials responsible for security in Baghdad, including the head of the Baghdad Operations...

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A man wounded by a suicide bomber in Tuz Khurmato city is carried to a hospital in Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, June 25, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ – Tags: CIVIL UNREST)

Iraq: Tuz Khormatu declared disaster area following terrorist attacks

by Hamza Mustafa | Jun 28, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Iraqi government declared the disputed town of Tuz Khormatu a disaster zone following the recent string of bombings targeting protestors bemoaning the deteriorating security situation in the city. The bombings killed and injured hundreds...