Allvoices.com - Iraq Makes Sweeping Arrests Over Baghdad Blasts

Iraq Makes Sweeping Arrests Over Baghdad Blasts

Source: The New York Times

Baghdad : Iraq | about 1 month ago

0 0

Images

A general view of the Ministry of Justice the day after a suicide bomb ...

Source: Reuters
People gather around a hole, caused by a suicide bomb targeting the ...

Source: Reuters
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks to the new Iraqi ...

Source: Reuters
People walk past a hole, caused by a suicide bomb targeting the ...

Source: Reuters
Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sits next to Iraq's Foreign ...

Source: Reuters

See All Images

A general view of the Ministry of Justice the day after a suicide bomb ...

Iraq Iraqi officials said on Thursday they had arrested 61 army and police officers in connection with the bombings in central Baghdad on Sunday that killed 155 people and wounded hundreds more. The attacks, in which suicide bombers were seen on film passing through numerous security checkpoints...

Reach

Credibility

More News From: Baghdad : Iraq

Related Allvoices Contributions

Two explosions go off in central Baghdad

By: FireofthenorthUK

At about 0730 GMT (around 1030 local time), two large explosions rocked central Baghdad. They came in quick succession and it is reported that they were accompanied by gunfire. According to witnesses, plumes of thick smoke can be seen near the Green Zone which is where the capital governor and justice minister have their offices. ...

about 1 month ago
The Colombianization of Mexico: Waging a violent Drug War

By: StephanBundi

The scenes of carnage mirror those played out on the streets of Baghdad – severed heads and decapitated bodies deliberately placed adjacent to elementary school buildings; grisly videos of homicide uploaded for the world to see on the internet; ...

about 1 month ago
Taliban hunt

By: MYousuf

PAKISTAN: After intense engagements, security forces on Sunday have secured the significant mountain top of Tarkona Narai after an effort lasting 16 hours and also progressed well on Jandola-Sararogha Axis securing important ridges in South Waziristan Agency (SWA).According to ISPR, 15 terrorists were killed during security forces operation Rah-...

about 1 month ago
Bomb strike as Hillary Clinton arrives in Pakistan

By: MotorsportReport

A bombing in the Pakistani city of Peshawar has claimed the lives of dozens of people, many of them women and children, as the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, arrived for a three-day visit to the city. The explosion ripped through a crowded bazaar in the old city, filling the narrow streets with burning debris and smoke and trapping ...

about 1 month ago
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- >

News Stories

Iraq arrests 61 in connection to deadly Baghdad bombings

News Source: Washington Post | about 1 month ago

Iraqi authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of 61 police and army officials responsible for the central Baghdad district where two massive bombs killed more than 155 people Sunday. The arrests, like others following security breaches, reflect...
Iraqi security officials held in blast aftermath

News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner | about 1 month ago

Sahra Abdallah,at Al Sadr hospital morgue, in the Shiite enclave of Sadr city, Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Iraq detained dozens of security officials responsible for protecting the Baghdad district where twin suicide bombings this week...
Ban sends envoy to Iraq

News Source: United Press International | about 1 month ago

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is sending a special envoy to Iraq to discuss security issues with government officials following a weekend attack. Suicide bombers struck government buildings in Baghdad during the morning commute Sunday,...
UN envoy in Baghdad to discuss deadly bombings

News Source: Press TV | about 1 month ago

A United Nations official is heading to Baghdad to discuss the fresh wave of terrorist attacks in the Iraqi capital with prominent Iraqi security figures. “In response to a request from the government of Iraq, I will send Assistant Secretary-...
Bombing Atrocity Threatens Iraqi Elections

News Source: Institute for War and Peace | about 1 month ago

The devastating aftermath of this week’s double bombing in Baghdad has cast doubt on the government’s ability to guarantee security and prompted fears such violence may affect voter turnout in anticipated January elections. At least 155 people...
New Lease of Life for Baghdad Book Market

News Source: Institute for War and Peace | about 1 month ago

Hasan al-Timimie stands surrounded by piles of books strewn on the ground, arranged in categories covering everything from encyclopedias to copies of the Koran. This is al-Muttanbi Street, a legendary centre of booksellers in Baghdad for hundreds of...