Mosul
An Iraqi man walks past a Kurdish flag in the northern Iraqi multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk, 240 kms north of the capital Baghdad on December 23, 2011. Iraq's Christians, markedly fewer in number following attacks on their minority community, are increasingly fearful in the face of a rise in sectarian tensions after the withdrawal of US troops as some two-thirds of the Christians living in Baghdad, Mosul and Kirkuk are estimated to have fled since the US-led invasion of 2003, with more continuing to leave the violence-wracked country.
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When the U.S. withdrew from this triangle which is Diyala, Salahuddin, Anbar and Mosul ... a gap was left behind ... Al Qaeda has redeployed in the area... Al Qaeda is present, it appears and disappears and carries out operations, attacks and retreats. It's a guerrilla war, but they are no longer able to hold ground.More quotes »
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One killed, 20 injured in Iraq's violence
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Two separate blasts kill 3, wound 18 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Two separate attacks against Iraqi security forces killed three people and wounded 18 others on Tuesday, officials said. A bomb in a parked car exploded around noon near an Iraqi army checkpoint in the northern city of Mosul, killing a sol 2/14/12 from FindLaw: AP News Read more »
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Three dead, two dozen wounded in Iraq explosions
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