Turkish fighter jets have bombed Kurdish rebel locations in northern Iraq for the second time in eight days, the army said on Sunday. Turkey has escalated its attacks on the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party in recent months.
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-filled taxi near a Shiite funeral procession in Baghdad Friday, killing at least 31. Sectarian clashes have worsened since PM Nuri al-Maliki sacked a Sunni politician in December.
The US sergeant that led a Marine unit accused of killing 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha after their comrade was killed by a roadside bomb pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Monday. Frank Wuterich now faces a maximum three-month sentence.
Armed insurgents set off a series of coordinated bomb blasts in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday before storming a police building. The violence in the predominantly Sunni city comes a day after a bomber killed scores of Shiite pilgrims in Basra.
Militants linked to al Qaeda have seized a town in Yemen around 100 miles from the capital Sanaa, it was reported on Sunday. The capture of Radda means rebels have expanded their uprising against President Saleh outside their southern stronghold.
Sectarian violence returned to Iraq on Saturday when a suicide bomber disguised as a policeman killed at least 50 people in the southern city of Basra. The bomber targeted Shiite Muslim pilgrims marking the religious festival of Arbain.
Critics say the Arab League’s monitoring mission in Syria is toothless and ineffective. We ask why it won't take bolder steps to stop the violence. Next, we meet the Iraqi Kurd forces keeping Kurdistan safe and stable amid the chaos. Finally, 40% of Egyptians cannot read or write. It's not just an educational challenge, but also an economic challenge to lift these families out of poverty.
A new series of attacks across Iraq on Monday left 11 people dead, many of them Shiite pilgrims, in bombings in and around the capital, including a car bomb that killed four people near a Shiite mosque in southwest Baghdad.
A US appeals court ended a lawsuit over a 2004 incident in which four contractors from Blackwater security firm working in Fallujah, Iraq were killed by insurgents. Victims' families reached a deal with the company, ending hopes of a public trial.
A wave of bomb attacks hits Baghdad, all targeting Shiite areas. Our reporters meet with Iraqis who have already lived through years of sectarian violence. Plus, it’s a key passageway for the world economy - the Strait of Hormuz is vital to the transit of oil coming from the Gulf. With Iran now threatening to close it off, we look at the strategic importance of this shipping route.
