A civilian contractor has disappeared in Baghdad and now appears to feature in a militant group's video, raising fears that kidnap tactics may return to Iraq
National Security
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Kurd, Arab and US soldiers are patrolling areas around the disputed, oil-rich city of Kirkuk, to the alarm of locals.
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Religious pilgrims are targeted in suicide attack that poses challenges to pre-election security and threatens to reverse recent security gains.
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Dozens are killed in bombings that shocked the capital, targeting popular hotels in the run-up to March 7 elections.
