Murtada Faraj, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Iraqi security forces gather at the scene of a double suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018.

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Double suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 38 people

by Sinan Salaheddin Associated Press, and Murtada Faraj Associated PressJanuary 15, 2018

BAGHDAD — Twin suicide bombings rocked Baghdad on Monday, killing 38 people in the deadliest attack since Iraq declared victory over the Islamic State group last month, and raising fears ahead of national elections planned for May.The bombers targeted…

French President Francois Hollande and Massoud Barzani, right, President of the Iraqi self-ruled Kurdish region, point towards Islamic State-held territory as they visit a military outpost on the outskirts of Mosul, outside the Kurdish city of Irbil, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. Hollande is in Iraq for a one-day visit.(AP Photo/ Christophe Ena, Pool)

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Suicide bomber kills 36 in Iraq

by Sinan Salaheddin Associated Press, and Murtada Faraj Associated PressJanuary 2, 2017

Iranian civil defense personnel search for survivors in the rubble, at the scene of a car bomb attack near the city of Hilla about 95 kilometers (60 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016. A car bomb tore through a gas station on Thursday, killing and wounding scores of people, including 20 Iranians Shiite pilgrims, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Death toll in Iraq bombing claimed by IS rises to 73

by Brian Rohan Associated Press, and Murtada Faraj Associated PressNovember 25, 2016

People pray at the scene of Sunday's truck bombing in the Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 7, 2016. Protests and anger over the security situation in Iraq mounted Thursday at the site of a massive truck bombing by the Islamic State group earlier this week in Baghdad that killed scores as the death toll continued to rise and a separate attack north of Baghdad killed dozens more. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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Iraqi PM accepts interior minister’s resignation

by Murtada Faraj Associated PressJuly 9, 2016