At least 10 Iraqis were killed and three others
wounded Saturday in a suicide bombing in the Iraqi city of Tal Afar,
local voices of Iraq news agency reported citing the city's mayor
Nijm Abdullah al-Juburi.
Tal Afar lies 150 kilometres east of (...)
Insurgents melted into the
countryside around Tal Afar, the militant stronghold near
the Syrian border, and guns fell silent Sunday _ the second
day of an offensive by 5,000 Iraqi soldiers backed by
American forces and armor.
In Baghdad, the (...)
Iraq closed its border with Syria on Sunday to stop what it calls foreign fighters entering the country, as a U.S.-backed military operation to wipe out suspected terrorists in the city of Tal Afar continued.
Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari said on (...)
Violent clashes between Iraqi
soldiers and insurgents in the northern city of Tal Afar
left one civilian and three suspected insurgents dead,
according to hospital officials Tuesday.
Thirteen others were also injured from the clashes, said
Dr. (...)
U.S. and Iraqi forces allowed
civilians to return to Tal Afar on Tuesday, signaling an
end to the siege of the northern city.
Civilian cars crossed the checkpoint on the outskirts of
the city and troops searched others wishing to (...)
