9 Killed, Dozens Hurt in Iraq Blasts

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Nov. 4, 2008

BAGHDAD, Nov. 3 -- Nine people were killed and dozens wounded Monday in bombings in Baghdad and eastern Diyala province, including a failed assassination attempt against a senior Oil Ministry official, authorities said.

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Blasts kill dozens in Baghdad, Mosul

BAGHDAD, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Attacks Monday against government and military facilities in Baghdad and Mosul killed at least 35 people, Iraqi authorities said.

Iraqi Kurds approved to export oil

BAGHDAD, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- An Iraqi government official said Kurds in the province of Dahouk have been granted permission to export crude oil to international markets.

Two dead, nine hurt in Baghdad blasts

BAGHDAD, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Two people died and nine others were injured in two Baghdad blasts and a mass grave was found in Iraq's Diyala province, officials said Thursday.

Nine injured in two Baghdad blasts

BAGHDAD, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Nine people were injured in a pair of bomb blasts in Baghdad Sunday, sources said.

Questions raised over Diyala raid

BAGHDAD, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Government officials in Iraq Wednesday said lawmakers should disband any special unit involved in a raid on provincial offices in eastern Diyala province.

Iraqi officials deny Peshmerga row

BAQUBA, Iraq, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Iraqi military officials operating against militants in eastern Diyala province denied rumors of a potential conflict with the Kurdish Peshmerga forces.

Iraqi and Kurdish tensions mount

BAQUBA, Iraq, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Reports varied Wednesday regarding possible tensions between Kurdish Peshmerga forces and Iraqi troops deployed in the restive eastern province of Diyala.

Iranians meddling in Diyala, MP says

BAQUBA, Iraq, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government ordered a temporary halt to military activity in the eastern Diyala province as lawmakers accused Iran of border incursions.

Diyala offensive slated for Aug. 1

BAGHDAD, July 23 (UPI) -- At least 30,000 Iraqi security forces backed by 10,000 U.S. soldiers plan major operations in the eastern province of Diyala starting in August, officials say.

Iraq sends reinforcements to Diyala

BAQUBA, Iraq, July 11 (UPI) -- The Iraqi military sent reinforcements to eastern Diyala province to shore up forces fighting Shiite militias there, sources said Friday.

Bomb kills 3 anti-al-Qaida in Iraq members

BAGHDAD, June 16 (UPI) -- At least three members of an anti-al-Qaida in Iraq organization died Monday in a roadside bombing in Diyala province, a security official said.

Four convoys hit in separate Iraq bombings

BAGHDAD, June 12 (UPI) -- Two government and two police convoys were bombed Thursday in Baghdad, killing at least three Iraqis, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.

Indian ministry rejects oil bonds plan

NEW DELHI, May 14 (UPI) -- India's Finance Ministry has rejected a plan to issue oil bonds to help state-run oil marketing companies reeling from massive losses.

Kurdish Iraqis find new oil fields

BAGHDAD, May 14 (UPI) -- Kurdish excavators in Iraq discovered three fields holding an estimated 2 billion barrels of oil, the region's oil minister announced Wednesday.