Thursday, April 15, 2010

Sectarian And Terrorism Fears Grow In Iraq

Smoke billows from a residential area in central Baghdad, capital of Iraq, April 14, 2010, after a bomb explosion. At least three people were wounded in a bomb explosion near a bridge in central Baghdad on Wednesday, an Interior Ministry source said. (Xinhua/Xu Yanyan)

Two Baghdad Assassinations Raise Fears Of Violent Political Vacuum -- Times Online

Two assassinations and a bombing in a busy central shopping street in Baghdad today killed at least four people and raised fears that an increasingly acrimonious political split is causing security problems.

A Sunni cleric, Sheikh Ghazi Faisal al-Jubouri, was shot dead as he left early morning prayers at a mosque in the predominantly Sunni district of Adhamiya.

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More News On Iraq

Iraq's Ayad Allawi warns of sectarian war, says U.S. must aid reconciliation -- Washington Post
Explosions in Baghdad kill imam, anti-terrorism officer -- CNN
Baghdad Violence Kills Sunni Cleric, 2 Others -- Voice of America
Al-Qaeda plotted to attack Shiite mosques in Iraq: US official -- AFP
Officials say Iraqi forces foil 9/11-style plot -- AJC/AP
Officials say Iraqi forces foil 9/11-style plot -- AP
Iraq: 9/11-style plot uncovered -- New Zealand Herald
Iraq airport shut over plane plot to hit Shia shrine -- BBC
Iraqi Forces Arrest 12 Terrorism Suspects -- Department of Defense
Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 15 April 2010 -- McClatchy News
Iraq's Allawi courts Iranian support -- Stars And Stripes
Kurds to join Shi'a alliance: Talabani -- Independent Online
Iraqi Shi'ite blocs inch toward power-sharing deal -- Washington Post
Maliki appears close to forming governing coalition in Iraq -- American Thinker
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,390 -- Washington Post/AP

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