Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
October 2013 - Iraq Special Weapons News
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- Iraqi PM Presses for US Military Aid VOA 31 Oct 2013 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is appealing to the United States for more help to fight a surge of violence in his country.
- US Reiterates Commitment to Iraq, Hints Help on the Way VOA 30 Oct 2013 -- Iraq's prime minister appears to be getting some assurances of U.S. help to counter a surge in violence as he begins a series of meetings with top officials in Washington.
- Death toll from Iraq car bomb attacks hits 56 Iran Press TV 27 Oct 2013 -- Security and hospital officials say at least 56 people have been killed and several others injured in the latest wave of car bomb attacks across Iraq.
- At Least 50 Killed in Iraq Blasts VOA 27 Oct 2013 -- Reports from Iraq say about 50 people were killed and dozens wounded when at least 10 bomb blasts rocked the capital, Baghdad, and other parts of the country.
- UN panel pays out over $1.2 billion in reparations for Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait UN News Centre 24 Oct 2013 -- The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), which settles the damage claims of those who suffered losses due to Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, today made $1.24 billion available to the Government of Kuwait.
- Iraq: launching new trust fund, UN chief urges relocation of Champ Hurriya residents UN News Centre 23 Oct 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on Member States to offer safe relocation for residents of Camp Hurriya, located near the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and to contribute to a trust fund launched today to cover costs related to the relocation process.
- Wave of violence kills 28 in Iraq Iran Press TV 23 Oct 2013 -- A wave of terrorist activities has killed at least 28 people in Iraq's western province of al-Anbar, officials say.
- Bomb explosions leave 34 dead in Baghdad café Iran Press TV 20 Oct 2013 -- Police and hospital sources say at least thirty-four people have been killed and many more injured when two bomb attacks targeted a café in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
- Iraq carnage continues, 66 more people die Iran Press TV 18 Oct 2013 -- A series of car bombings and other attacks in Iraq, mostly targeting Shia Muslims, have killed at least 66 people and injured scores more, according to security and hospital sources.
- 'Russia begins shipping arms to Iraq' Iran Press TV 18 Oct 2013 -- Russia has begun shipping arms to Iraq under a historic multi-billion-dollar contract signed between Baghdad and Moscow last year.
- At Least 61 Dead in Car Bombings, Suicide Blasts in Iraq VOA 17 Oct 2013 -- A wave of car bombings and suicide bomb blasts ripped through the Iraqi capital and two northern communities Thursday, killing at least 61 people and wounding about 200 others.
- Iraq Taking Delivery of Russian Arms under 2012 Contract RIA Novosti 17 Oct 2013 -- Russia has started implementation of a multibillion dollar arms deal with Iraq, an official with the Middle Eastern nation's government said Thursday.
- Bomb Blast In Iraq Kills 11 RFE/RL 15 Oct 2013 -- A bomb targeting Sunni worshippers has exploded outside a mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least 11 people and wounding some 20 others.
- UN chief strongly condemns latest wave of attacks in Iraq ahead of the Eid holiday UN News Centre 14 Oct 2013 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today condemned in the strongest terms a string of bombings which have killed or wounded scores of Iraqis ahead of the Eid Al-Adha holiday.
- Kirkuk in limbo as law addressing political balance is scrapped IRIN 14 Oct 2013 -- The scrapping of part of a law encouraging political balance in Iraq's most ethnically divided province has added to growing pessimism among residents of Kirkuk about the resolution of long-standing disputes over power-sharing.
- 31 people die in multiple terrorist attacks across Iraq Iran Press TV 13 Oct 2013 -- At least thirty-one people have been killed and dozens more injured in a series of terrorist attacks across Iraq.
- Iraqi Kurdish leader threatens to strike militants anywhere Iran Press TV 13 Oct 2013 -- President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani says his forces are ready to strike at militants anywhere including in neighboring Syria in a bid to protect Kurds.
- Iraq Executes 42 Terrorism Convicts VOA 10 Oct 2013 -- Iraq has annouced that it executed 42 terrorism convicts this week, rejecting mounting international appeals to end its extensive use of the death penalty.
- Iraq: UN envoy calls for collective action to end bloodshed UN News Centre 06 Oct 2013 -- The top United Nations official in Iraq today called on political, religious and civil leaders to work together with security forces to halt the surge in violence, following a deadly attack in the northern part of the country.
- Bomber kills 12, injures 35 north of Iraqi capital Iran Press TV 05 Oct 2013 -- At least 12 people have been killed and 35 others wounded after a bomber exploded himself at a café in the town of Balad, north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police said.
- Gunmen down copter in north Baghdad, killing 5 PressTV 02 Oct 2013 -- Unidentified gunmen have downed a military helicopter in north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing its five-member crew, officials say.
- Concern Grows Over Middle East's WMD Arsenal VOA 01 Oct 2013 -- Efforts to secure Syria's chemical weapons and regulate Iran's nuclear program have again raised the idea of a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction.
- 1,000 killed in Iraq violence in September: UN PressTV 01 Oct 2013 -- The United Nations says a wave of violence in Iraq left some 1000 people dead in the month of September.
- Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Iraq attacks PressTV 01 Oct 2013 -- An al-Qaeda affiliated group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for a series of bombings that killed dozens of people across Baghdad Province.
- Dozens Killed In Baghdad Attacks RFE/RL 01 Oct 2013 -- A wave of attacks, including several car bombs has killed at least 55 people in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
- Iraqi Prisoners Say Treatment Harsher After Mass Breakout RFE/RL 01 Oct 2013 -- Prisoners in two Iraqi prisons that saw mass breakouts earlier this year say they are victims of much harsher treatment as a result.
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