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                    [Title] => Iran's general in Iraq, militants seize key city
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In a sign of Iran's deepening involvement in the Iraqi crisis, the commander of Tehran's elite Quds Force is helping Iraq's military and Shiite militias gear up to fight the Sunni insurgents who have advanced across the country, officials said yesterday.

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The Islamic militants who overran cities and towns in Iraq last week posted graphic photos that appeared to show their gunmen massacring scores of captured Iraqi soldiers, while the prime minister vowed Sunday to "liberate every inch" of captured territory.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-16 13:53:44 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1660523 [AuthorName] => Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Sameer N. Yacoub [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140616/tikrit-iraq-mass-killing-ap.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1335434 [Title] => Militants post images of mass killing in Iraq [Summary] =>

As the Iraqi government bolstered Baghdad's defenses yesterday, the Islamic militant group that captured two major cities last week posted graphic photos that appeared to show its fighters massacring dozens of captured Iraqi soldiers.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-16 06:48:25 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1660523 [AuthorName] => Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Sameer N. Yacoub [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 847230 [Title] => Wave of attacks hits 10 Iraqi cities, killing at least 39 people [Summary] =>

Insurgents killed at least 39 people in a wave of attacks against Iraqi security forces on Sunday, gunning down soldiers at an army post and bombing police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs, officials said.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-09 20:56:39 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 784695 [Title] => Double bombing kills 14 in northern Iraq [Summary] =>

Two bombs that exploded in swift succession killed 14 people Wednesday near a crowded restaurant in a mid-sized city in Iraq's north, officials said.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-08 00:06:55 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 485159 [Title] => Worst violence since US pullback hits Iraq [Summary] =>

Bombs killed more than 50 people in Iraq yesterday in the worst violence since US combat troops withdrew from urban areas last week, and American forces released five Iranian officials suspected of aiding Shiite insurgents.

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BAGHDAD (AP) -- A suicide bomber on Thursday killed at least 34 people and injured 70 near a judge's house in northern Iraq, and two roadside bombs in Baghdad killed seven people, authorities said.

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