Saturday, August 23, 2014

Shiite militiamen kill 70 at Iraq Sunni mosque


Shiite militiamen kill 70 at Iraq Sunni mosque


Baquba (Iraq) (AFP) - Shiite militiamen gunned down 70 people in an apparent revenge attack at an Iraqi Sunni mosque Friday, dealing a blow to government efforts to regain territory seized by jihadist-led militants. The shooting in the Hamreen area of ...


Sunnis pull out of Iraq talks after mosque attack


BAGHDAD (AP) -- Two Sunni parliamentary blocs have suspended talks on forming a new Iraqi government to protest an attack on a Sunni mosque that killed at least 64 worshippers during Friday prayers. The blocs affiliated with Parliament Speaker Salim al ...


Iraq militants kill 64 in attack on Sunni mosque


Iraqi premier-designate Haider al-Abadi meets with Pastor Farouk Yousuf in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Al-Abadi has until Sept. 11 to submit a list of Cabinet members to parliament for approval. Religious and ethnic minorities have called upon ...