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Car bomb in Baghdad's Sadr City kills 52 - police, medics

A car bomb claimed by Islamic State in a Shi'ite Muslim district of Baghdad killed at least 52 people and wounded more than 78 others on Wednesday, Iraqi police and hospital sources said, the largest attack inside the city for months. Security has gradually improved in the Iraqi capital, which...

Car bomb in eastern Iraq kills 12: sources

A car bomb in the eastern Iraqi city of Baquba killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 40 on Monday near a popular restaurant close to the city center, police and hospital source said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast in the provincial capital of Diyala, a...

Trial starts for Israeli soldier in killing of Palestinian

The trial of an Israeli soldier charged with manslaughter after he was caught on video fatally shooting a wounded Palestinian attacker in the West Bank has started before a military court in the coastal city of Jaffa. The case has divided Israel, with defense officials criticizing the soldier's...

Turkish warplanes strike PKK positions in northern Iraq

Turkish warplanes destroyed bunkers, gun emplacements, and ammunition depots belonging to the terrorist PKK organization in northern Iraq early Sunday. Speaking on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking with the media, military sources said that Turkish warplanes carried out...