Topic: Basra
As Gaius Publius says, "Mission Accomplished." According to a July report from the U.S. government's Special Inspector General for Iraq...
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US Navy reports robbery of 4 commercial ships near Iraq's southern oil hub of BasraThe U.S. Navy says four commercial ships anchored near the southern oil hub of Basra have been robbed in a rare attack off the Iraqi coast ...
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Gunmen robbed the crews of four ships anchored off Iraq's southern oil hub Basra last week in Iraqi regional waters patrolled by the U.S. Navy, a Navy official said on Sunday.The attackers targeted the Antigua-flagged Arminia ...
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Old pictures hanging on the walls of restaurants show canals flowing through the handsome streets of the southern city of Basra, which Iraqis used to call "The Venice of the Middle East".The present has little resemblance to that ...
Weekend violence across Iraq killed 60 people, officials said on Sunday, just days ahead of the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan when insurgents typically step up their attacks.The unrest has fuelled concerns about security here -- more t
Weekend violence across Iraq killed 60 people, officials said on Sunday, just days ahead of the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan when insurgents typically step up their attacks.The unrest has fuelled concerns about security here -- more t
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded scores in the Iraqi cities of Ramadi and Falluja on Sunday, while the prominent governor of troubled northern Nineveh province escaped an assassination attempt.The blasts foll
Dozens were killed in weekend violence across Iraq, officials said Sunday, just days ahead of the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan when insurgents typically step up their attacks.The unrest has fuelled concerns of a deterioration in secur
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed when a power generator exploded in a market in the center of Iraqi oil hub Basra Saturday, a hospital source said.Around 110 people were admitted to hospitals, the source said."We're ...
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Iraq Ship Robberies
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Iraq Audit
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Iraq Electricity Protest
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