Bombs kill at least 50 on anniversary of Iraq invasion

Car bombs and a suicide blast hit Shia districts of Baghdad and south of Iraq's capital on Tuesday, killing at least 50 people on the 10th anniversary of the invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

Blasts kill 21 in Baghdad Shia districts

A spate of blasts against Shia enclaves in Baghdad killed at least 21 people on Thursday, officials said, as Iraq grapples with a political row that has stoked sectarian tensions.

15 killed in Baghdad bank siege

BAGHDAD: Suicide bombers and gunmen wearing military uniforms killed 15 people and took hostages on Sunday in a daring raid on the Iraq Central Bank in Baghdad, triggering an ongoing siege with security forces. 

Baghdad suicide blasts target embassies; 35 dead

Suicide attackers detonated car bombs near three embassies in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 100, authorities said.

The attacks outside the German, Egyptian and Iranian embassies deepened fears that insurgents will seize on the political turmoil after last month’s Parliamentary elections to sow further instability.

The blasts went off within minutes of each other, said Maj.