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New life in Muqdadiya despite danger

MUQDADIYA, Iraq, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Across post-surge Iraq towns and villages, communities once devastated and depopulated by war are coming back to life amid dampened violence and efforts by U.S. and Iraqi authorities to spur stability and encourage a sense of "normalcy" and hope through economic revitalization and infrastructure rebuilding projects.

Recruiter of female suicide bombers nabbed

BAGHDAD, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A woman suspected of recruiting more than 80 female suicide bombers has been arrested in Iraq, officials in Baghdad said Wednesday.

KRG aids Iraqi Christians, PM says

ERBIL, Iraq, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The Christian community in Iraq is witnessing an unfortunate moment in history and Kurdish authorities vow to secure their interests, officials said.

Mosul fighting expected to be 'ferocious'

MOSUL, Iraq, May 16 (UPI) -- Iraqi military officials said Friday the operations targeting al-Qaida operatives in Mosul will be "ferocious" as the military campaign gains momentum.

Attacks kill several in northern Iraq

KIRKUK, Iraq, March 5 (UPI) -- Several Iraqi civilians were killed and several others injured in two attacks Wednesday and police arrested a member of terror group Ansar al-Sunna.

Feature: Coalition, al-Qaida set stage

MOSUL, Iraq, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. and Iraqi military campaign to route al-Qaida terrorists from their last urban stronghold is in motion, with troops fanning out to new combat operations posts.

Feature: Iraq's sectarian split

LITTLE BARAWANA, Iraq, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Despite the focus in the military surge and push against al-Qaida and its allies, the sectarian divide between Iraq's Sunni and Shiite communities remains a major concern and challenge for American soldiers.

Iraqi forces detain militants

KIRKUK, Iraq, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Iraqi forces detained several militants affiliated with the Ansar al-Sunna militant organization in Kirkuk amid raids on a telecommunications facility.

Woman may have set Baghdad bomb

BAGHDAD, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The holy month of Ramadan opened Saturday in Iraq with a bomb that killed at least 37 people, mostly women lined up for kerosene in Sadr City.

U.S.: Iraq militias pose biggest threat

BAGHDAD, April 8 (UPI) -- U.S. officials say Iraq's security is being tested mainly by Shiite militias using deadly attacks at higher rates than other militias.

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