BAGHDAD: Iraq needs new leaders to prevent the country from disintegrating, the head of the main Sunni-backed bloc says, reflecting the severity of a sectarian political battle in the Shia-led government, accompanied by violence, just a month after (...)
By Sameer N. Yacoub
Associated Press
BAGHDAD: July was the deadliest month for Iraqis in more than two years, according to newly released figures that show 535 were killed in violence.
The monthly toll released late Saturday was the highest (...)