Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
May 2013 - Iraq Special Weapons News
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- Four killed, 17 injured in Baghdad mosque attack PressTV 31 May 2013 -- At least four people have been killed and more than 17 others injured in a bomb explosion near a mosque in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
- Russia Receives Payment Under Iraqi Arms Deal RIA Novosti 31 May 2013 -- Russia has started fulfilling its recent arms exports contract with Iraq after receiving an advance payment from Baghdad.
- Iraq ‘ready to explode’ unless leaders take action UN News Centre 30 May 2013 -- The intensifying violence in Iraq is “ready to explode” and may re-ignite widespread sectarian strife.
- Surging Violence, Sectarian Fears Haunt Iraq VOA 30 May 2013 -- Two months of bombings that have killed more than a thousand Iraqis has not, officials insist, been enough to tip the country back into the all-out communal blood-letting of a few years ago.
- 16 die in a wave of bomb blasts across Iraq PressTV 30 May 2013-- Security and medical officials says at least 16 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a series of bomb explosions across Iraq.
- Wave of Iraq Violence Continues VOA 30 May 2013 -- Iraqi authorities say a series of bomb attacks killed at least 16 people, mostly in the capital Baghdad, as the country struggles to contain a recent surge in sectarian violence.
- Attacks Claim More Lives in Iraq RFE/RL 30 May 2013 -- Iraqi officials say at least 11 people have been killed and many more injured in separate attacks.
- Iraqi forces arrest top al-Qaeda commander PressTV 29 May 2013 -- Iraqi security forces have arrested a senior militant commander of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq network.
- Maliki says Iraq will hunt down terrorists behind killings PressTV 29 May 2013 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has vowed to hunt down all the terrorists behind the deadly attacks that have killed hundreds of people.
- Iraqi leaders must immediately stop violence UN News Centre 28 May 2013 -- The top United Nations official in Iraq urged the country’s leaders to stop the bloodshed.
- 18 killed, 37 injured in fresh Iraq attacks PressTV 28 May 2013 -- At least 18 people have been killed and 37 others injured in a series of bombings and shootings across Iraq.
- More Deadly Attacks Hit Baghdad Area RFE/RL 28 May 2013 -- At least seven people have been reported killed in fresh attacks in Iraq, a day after a wave of violence left scores dead.
- Bomb attacks in Iraqi capital kill 70, injure dozens PressTV 27 May 2013 -- At least 70 people have been killed and dozens more injured in 11 bomb attacks that rocked the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad.
- Bombs in Baghdad Kill 66 VOA 27 May 2013 -- Car bombs have exploded across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 66 people.
- At Least 33 Killed In Iraq Bombings RFE/RL 27 May 2013 -- A wave of deadly bombings has hit predominantly Shi'ite neighborhoods of Baghdad, the latest attacks in a monthlong surge of violence across Iraq.
- Iraq Reopens Russian Arms Deal Probe RIA Novosti 21 May 2013 -- Iraq's Central Criminal Court has resumed an investigation into officials suspected of corruption in a $4.2 billion deal to purchase Russian weapons, the head of the Iraqi Parliament's Integrity Committee, Bahaa al-Araji, said on Tuesday.
- Wave of Violence Continues in Iraq VOA 21 May 2013 -- New attacks in three Iraqi cities have killed at least eight people and wounded dozens more, a day after more than 70 died in assaults on Shi'ite Muslims, stoking fears of a sectarian war with minority Sunnis.
- 80 killed, 150 injured in Iraq bombing and shooting incidents Iran Press TV 20 May 2013 -- More than 80 people have been killed and over 150 others injured in several bomb explosions and shooting incidents across Iraq.
- Iraq Hit By Wave Of Deadly Bombings RFE/RL 20 May 2013 -- A string of car bombs across Iraq has killed more than 70 people.
- Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Iraq VOA 20 May 2013 -- A wave of car bombs ripped through mainly Shi'ite sections of Iraq's capital and in the southern city of Basra, killing at least 55 people and wounding scores more.
- Army makes final delivery of IA-407s to the Iraqis Army News 17 May 2013 -- The Army completed a significant milestone in helping to maintain stability in Iraq now that the U.S. military have departed from that theater of operations.
- Iraq: UN urges leaders to help end bloodshed UN News Centre 17 May 2013 -- The top United Nations official in Iraq urged Iraqi leaders to protect civilians.
- At least 49 people killed, many injured in Iraq bomb attacks PressTV 17 May 2013 -- At least 49 people have been killed and many others injured in three terrorist bomb attacks north and south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
- Bombs Targeting Iraqi Sunnis Kill Scores VOA 17 May 2013 -- A series of bomb attacks has targeted Sunnis in Iraq, killing at least 70 people and increasing fears of renewed sectarian conflict.
- U.S. Lifts Sanctions On Iraqi Bank RFE/RL 17 May 2013 -- The United States says it has allowed an Iraqi bank to again conduct business with the U.S. financial system “following the bank’s significant and demonstrated change in behavior."
- Notice - Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Stabilization of Iraq The White House 17 May 2013
- Message - Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Stabilization of Iraq The White House 17 May 2013
- 14 Camp Hurriya Residents Depart for Albania US Dept. of State 16 May 2013
- Iraq: Relocation of first group of Iranian exiles to Albania UN News Centre 16 May 2013 -- Top UN official in Iraq called the relocation of 14 Iranians to Albania from an exile camp near Baghdad, an “encouraging first step.”
- More Car Bombs Hit Baghdad After Wave Of Deadly Attacks RFE/RL 16 May 2013 -- There have been at least two more deadly car-bomb attacks in Iraq, one day after a series of bombings killed more than 30 people.
- Violence Kills 25 in Iraq VOA 16 May 2013 -- Multiple car bombs have exploded in Baghdad, killing at least 12 people in mainly Shi'ite districts of the Iraqi capital.
- Three mass graves with 1,000 corpses found in Iraq PressTV 16 May 2013 -- Iraqi officials have found three mass graves containing the bodies of about 1,000 people thought to have been executed by US soldiers during their occupation of the country.
- PKK Fighters Remain On Guard In Iraq RFE/RL 15 May 2013 -- Some 2,000 PKK fighters now in Turkey have been ordered to make the arduous trek to northern Iraq.
- Several bomb attacks kill 10, injure 45 in Iraqi capital PressTV 15 May 2013 -- At least 10 people have been killed and 45 others injured after a series of car bomb attacks rocked different areas in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad.
- Attack kills 12, injures 3 in eastern Baghdad PressTV 15 May 2013-- A group of unknown gunmen have attacked a line of stores in eastern Baghdad in the Zayouna neighborhood, killing at least 12 people and injuring 3 others.
- 12 Killed in Iraq Bombings VOA 15 May 2013 -- Iraqi officials and hospital sources say a series of bomb blasts have killed at least 12 people and wounded 23 others.
- Turkish PM Heads to US to Discuss Syria, Other Regional Issues VOA 14 May 2013 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with U.S. President Barak Obama in Washington.
- Iraq says entry of PKK militants violates its sovereignty PressTV 14 May 2013 -- The Iraqi government has condemned the entry of militants from Turkey’s Kurdistan Workers Party into its territory as a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty.
- First PKK militants arrive in N Iraq PressTV 14 May 2013 -- The first group of Kurdistan Workers’ Party militants have arrived in northern Iraq as part of a peace initiative with Ankara.
- First PKK Fighters From Turkey Arrive In Iraq RFE/RL 14 May 2013 -- The first contingent of Kurdish rebels leaving Turkey as part of a peace deal with Ankara has arrived in the Harur area of Iraqi Kurdistan.
- First Withdrawing Kurdish Rebels Reach Iraq VOA 14 May 2013 -- The first of an estimated 2,000 Kurdish militants withdrawing from Turkey have arrived in Iraq as part of a peace process aimed at ending one of the world's bloodiest insurgencies.
- Sectarian Violence Skyrockets in Iraq VOA 07 May 2013 -- Skyrocketing sectarian violence and escalating political conflict in Iraq have some Middle East analysts concerned that Iraq may be on the brink of civil war. The latest upsurge in violence is the worst since the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops.
- Less dependent on food rations IRIN 07 May 2013 -- Food security in Iraq has improved in the last decade, as the American-led invasion brought an end to sanctions and a resumption of open relations between Iraq and the rest of the world.
- Women yet to regain their place IRIN 06 May 2013 -- In the 1980s, the UN says, Iraqi women enjoyed more basic rights than other women in the region. But years of dictatorship, sanctions and conflict, including the US-led invasion one decade ago, led to deterioration in women's status.
- Iraq Election Results Indicate Growing Polarization RFE/RL 06 May 2013 -- The outcome of Iraq's provincial elections may not change the makeup of the government, but it has provided an important indication into the levels of support for the country's embattled government and rival political blocs.
- 16 killed, many injured in two separate attacks in Iraq PressTV 03 May 2013 -- At least 16 people have been killed and dozens injured in two separate terrorist attacks in Iraq.
- Iraqi Kurdish ministers end boycott of cabinet: Kurdish official PressTV 03 May 2013 -- Iraqi Kurdish ministers have attended a cabinet meeting for the first time in two months, ending a boycott of Iraq's central government.
- April deadliest month in Iraq in five years UN News Centre 02 May 2013 -- More people were killed and wounded in violent attacks across Iraq in April than in any month since June 2008.
- Secretary-General ‘deeply concerned’ by crisis gripping Iraq UN News Centre 30 Apr 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban urged all Iraqis to come together and engage in inclusive dialogue.
- Iraqi premier vows crackdown on militants amid rising violence PressTV 01 May 2013 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has promised tough crackdown on armed militants in the Arab state amid a fresh spate of violence in the country.
- Anti-Al-Qaida Fighters Killed in Iraq Attacks VOA 01 May 2013 -- Bombings in central Iraq have killed at least 11 people, including anti-al-Qaida Sunni fighters near the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
- 4 killed, 12 injured in car bomb blast in Baghdad’s Shia suburb PressTV 01 Apr 2013 -- At least four people have been killed and 12 others injured in a car bomb explosion in the Shia suburb of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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