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Just a month after the U.S. withdrawal, hopes for turning the country into an economic beacon are already in shambles

The suicide bombing near Basra on Saturday killed at least 53. It was the latest in a series of attacks during Shiite religious commemorations that have threatened to increase sectarian tensions just weeks after the U.S. withdrawal.

BAGHDAD — Two car bombs exploded Monday evening in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 14 people and wounding dozens, according to authorities, raising already high concerns about an outbreak of a full-scale sectarian conflict.

BAGHDAD — An Iranian-backed Shiite militia that carried out deadly attacks on U.S. troops has agreed to lay down its arms and join the political process, the Iraqi official in charge of reconciling with the country's armed groups said...

Roadside bombs killed two Shiite pilgrims amid a string of explosions in Baghdad today, the day after the country's deadliest sectarian violence in more than a year left scores dead, officials said.

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At least 70 killed in bombings that may enflame sectarian fears and further complicate ongoing political crisis.

At least 70 killed and more than 100 wounded in the latest attacks in mainly Shia areas across the country.

A string of explosions Thursday targeting Shiite Muslim pilgrims in the south of Iraq and mainly Shiite neighborhoods of the capital killed at least 67 people and injured scores, police and hospital officials said.

QALACHWALAN, Iraq — The Sunni vice president wanted for allegedly running a hit squad in Iraq on Friday accused Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of waging a campaign against Sunnis and pushing the country toward sectarian war.