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Police Killed In Iraq Compound Siege

Police Killed In Iraq Compound Siege

15 Jan 2012

…Ramadi also came a day after a suicide attacker targeting Shiites killed 53 people on the outskirts of the southern city of Basra, the latest in a series of attacks that have killed nearly 200 in less than one month. In Ramadi, two initial car bombs exploded… ...

Shiite Pilgrims Killed in Iraq Attack

Shiite Pilgrims Killed in Iraq Attack

14 Jan 2012

…outskirts of the main southern Iraqi city of Basra killed 50 people Saturday at the end of…
…Abdulamir, head of the health department in Basra province, said 50 people were killed and 100 wounded in the attack just west of Basra city. Women and children were among the… ...

Iraq Says US Hands Over Key Air Base

Iraq Says US Hands Over Key Air Base

07 Dec 2011

…Asad, we have received 501 bases and there are only four left [under US control]. These are located in Hilla, Diwaniyah, Basra, and Nasiriyah," he said in reference to four bases south of the capital. He added, "Al Asad base was returned to the… ...

Iraq Cabinet OKs $17.2B Shell Deal

Iraq Cabinet OKs $17.2B Shell Deal

15 Nov 2011

…government spokesman said. "The cabinet today ratified the Basra Gas Company ... in which the (state-run) South Gas Company…
…venture calls for an investment of $17.2 billion to create the Basra Gas Company. Baghdad would have a 51 percent stake, Shell… ...

David Letterman Jokes about al Qaeda

David Letterman Jokes about al Qaeda

22 Aug 2011

…paralyze his tongue and that the righteous believers will break his neck," a man calling himself Umar al Basrawi -- or Omar from Basra, Iraq -- wrote last week on the online jihadi forum Shumoukh al Islam. In the missive, al Basrawi said Letterman, a Presbyterian… ...

British Forces Depart From Iraq

British Forces Depart From Iraq

22 May 2011

…the second-largest contributor to the US-led invasion of 2003 but pulled out in July 2009 from the main southern city of Basra, where most of its troops were based. Afterward, the Royal Navy continued to train Iraqi naval personnel to defend their… ...

Iraqis Protest Poor Public Services

Iraqis Protest Poor Public Services

06 Feb 2011

…services, and potential layoffs in government jobs. Authorities estimate several thousand protesters turned out in Baghdad, Basra, Ramadi, Mosul and a small town in Iraq's eastern Diyala province. They've drawn inspiration from popular uprisings across… ...

US Soldiers Killed In Iraq, Afghanistan

US Soldiers Killed In Iraq, Afghanistan

22 Aug 2010

…in the country since Saddam Hussein's downfall in 2003. "A United States Forces -- Iraq -- soldier was killed today in Basra province while conducting operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom," the army said, without giving further details… ...

Dozens Killed In Iraq Ahead Of Ramadan

Dozens Killed In Iraq Ahead Of Ramadan

08 Aug 2010

…the task. In the southern port city of Basra, the death toll rose to 43 from a spate…
…said Dr. Riyadh Abdelamir, director of Basra province's health department, adding…
…wounded. Ali al-Maliki, the head of the Basra provincial council's security committee… ...

British PM Brown Faces Questions Over Ir

British PM Brown Faces Questions Over Ir

05 Mar 2010

…Britain's withdrawal from Iraq last year — in particular on the decision to pull troops from the southern Iraqi city of Basra despite the prevalence of militia fighters there. Hearings in the inquiry began in November and have seen Blair, MI6 intelligence… ...

Iraq's Oil Deals Dominate PM Election Ca

02 Mar 2010

…do." The southern city and province of Basra — home to 70 percent of Iraq's daily oil…
…oil officials and tour the fields. Yet Basra, Iraq's second largest city with 3 million…
…State and Law secured a sweeping win in Basra and other parts of the mainly Shiite south… ...

Video Claims to Show Insurgents Dragging

19 Feb 2010

…and wounded three in three separate shootings in Baghdad. — Two Sunnis were killed in the mostly Shiite southern city of Basra, police said. — U.S. and Iraqi troops killed an insurgent and captured nine in a raid in Youssifiyah, south of Baghdad… ...

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Tolman and Gray

Tolman and Gray

FOX 25's political experts recently joined the Morning News to talk about the latest political news.

Thu, 17 Nov 2011
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“…to oppose all the stuff including you know when I was in Basra in the -- I threw up my answer and it's here it's everywhere old. You know that they did it hopefully you …”

Tolman and Gray

Tolman and Gray

FOX 25's political experts Rob Gray and Warren Tolman recently joined the Morning News to talk about the latest headlines.

Thu, 25 Aug 2011
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“…I see. The Basra large truly to the president the speaker -- the -- to -- and -- probably end up being more than three in …”

Road rage incident ends in stabbing

Road rage incident ends in stabbing

HEAR THE 911 CALL INSIDE - Police have released an updated description of the suspect in a road rage stabbing in Tewksbury. Dennis Keohane was stabbed a half dozen times in the head, back and arm by a suspect wielding a small knife or boxcutter.

Wed, 20 Apr 2011
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“…point lead that they just did not know each other. That is Basra 93 northbound. And they say the car just kind of came up behind they have their break a couple of -- and …”

Battle of Bunker Hill: With Fire & Sword

Battle of Bunker Hill: With Fire & Sword

VB chats with James Nelson, author of "With Fire & Sword." Check out the interview for more.

Thu, 3 Mar 2011
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“…capture Hancock and Adams. Get the military -- in Concord and northern Basra. . …”

Latest polling: What America is thinking

Latest polling: What America is thinking

He is the man keeping his finger on the pulse of the nation. Scott Rasmussen, of Rasmussen Reports, recently joined the FOX25 Morning News live from Asbury Park with the latest polling information.

Tue, 10 Aug 2010
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“…while. And take that -- and we'll get got mail in Basra and -- are more are not. Reported on -- argument that. …”

Diner Wednesday: Worcester

Diner Wednesday: Worcester

It's Diner Wednesday and VB had a chance to visit Blanchard’s 101 Diner in Worcester. Watch the video to learn more about the restaurant and then head out to Worcester.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009
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“…What I get to meanwhile we -- these so we got to Basra. . …”