Iraq election candidate kidnapped as attacks kill nine

Iraq election candidate kidnapped as attacks kill nine
Baghdad (AFP) May 18, 2014 - Militants kidnapped an Iraqi election candidate Sunday as attacks in Baghdad and northern Iraq killed nine people and officials prepared to announce the results of last month's election. The latest unrest is part of a year-long surge in bloodshed that has fuelled fears Iraq is slipping back into the all-out sectarian conflict that left tens of thousands dead in 2006 and 2007. In the nort ... more

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