The toll from bombings at a busy market in Basra rose to at least 25 killed and 70 wounded, most of them army and police officers, after officials in the Iraqi city provided a fuller account of ...

The blasts came within minutes of each other at central Basra’s al-Ashaar market. Two police officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a roadside bomb and a car packed with explosives ...

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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures closed lower Tuesday, reversing gains that took them above $29 a barrel for the first time in five days after an uprising against Saddam Hussein's regime in the ...

The death toll from a market fire in the southern Iraqi city of Basra rises as officials confirm it was caused by a bomb.

Three bombs went off in a popular open-air market, police and health officials said. The third bomb exploded a few minutes after Iraqi army and police forces arrived on the scene in response to ...

A BBC reporter, traveling with a large allied convoy in Basra, said six oil fields had been set ablaze. He said it appeared U.S.-led forces had been able to secure the majority of the oil fields ...

A man holds a national flag while protesters burn the municipal complex during protests demanding better public services and jobs in Basra, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018 ...

Basra has been wracked by protests all week over the decrepit state of public services. Added to the discomforts is that constant of contemporary Iraq – rampant corruption. Much of Iraq’s ...

The firing of rockets toward American diplomatic missions in Iraq after protesters torched the Iranian consulate in Basra raised tensions as the U.S. and Iran vie to shape the country’s next ...