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| Jun. 1 |
Australia |
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Australia ends operations in Iraq| One of the first countries to commit troops to the war 5 years ago, has ended its operations there | | |
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| Oct.10 |
Baghdad |
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 Contractor: Workers feared bombing An Australian security company that fired on a car carrying two 2 women, said its team acted because they feared a suicide bombing attack
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| Oct.9 |
Baghdad |
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Australian contractors kill 2 women| Iraq's Interior Ministry: The security convoy that fired on a car, killing two Iraqi women, was an Australian firm | |
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| Sep.4 |
Sydney |
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 Howard reaffirms Iraq commitment Bush vigorously defended his troop buildup. Australian Prime Minister said his country's forces there won't change for the foreseeable future
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban
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| Apr.12 |
Australia |
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Howard denies Iraq bribe warnings Prime Minister has denied knowing that an Australian company may have been paying bribes to Saddam's government
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| Feb.15 |
Australia |
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 New Abu Ghraib images broadcast| An Australian TV channel has broadcast previously unpublished images showing US abuse of prisoners | | |
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| Jan.11 |
Egypt |
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Bus crash kills six Australian tourists The accident happened on the road between Alexandria and the capital Cairo
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| Jan.3 |
Australia |
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Dubai ruler dies in Australia The prime minister and vice president of the UAE, Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum, died in his mid-60s
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Boys' electrocution starts riots
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| Jun.19 |
Australia |
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Ex-hostage Wood 'feared for life' An Australian engineer rescued from kidnappers in Baghdad has arrived back in his home country
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| Jun.15 |
Iraq |
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Jubilant ex-hostage tells of rescue| Australian Douglas Wood, held in captivity for more than a month and a half appeared from his hospital room | |
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| May.29 |
Australia |
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Hostage's family buys TV time The family of Douglas Wood has bought advertising on an Arabic-language news channel calling for his release
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| May.3 |
Australia |
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Australia urges hostage release Foreign Minister has appealed for the release of an engineer held hostage by militants in Iraq, citing his poor health
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| May.1 |
Australia |
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Australia: No hostage negotiations The government will not negotiate with a group that has taken Douglas Wood hostage in Iraq
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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| Feb.21 |
Australia |
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Australia boosts Iraq deployment Prime Minister John Howard: Australia is planning to send an additional 450 troops
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| Jan.27 |
Australia |
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First Iraqis cast their vote Iraqi expatriates have begun the global voting process for Iraq's first democratic elections in almost 50 years
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| Jan.18 |
Iraq |
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 Bomber strikes near embassy A suicide car bomber detonated near the Australian Embassy, killing 2 Iraqis and wounding several others
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| Aug.7 |
Australia |
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 Australian Iraq policy under fire Several former diplomats and defence chiefs have accused the government of misleading over the reasons for going to war
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| Jul.24 |
Iraq |
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 Militant threat to Australia and Italy| Australia and Italy have received terror warnings that demanded those countries withdraw troops from Iraq | |
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EU welcomes 10 new members
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| Apr.24 |
Iraq |
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Howard in secret Iraq troop visit Australian Prime Minister has made a surprise visit to Australian troops to mark the veterans' remembrance day
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| Aug.21 |
Australia |
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Australia 'twisted Iraq intelligence' Andrew Wilkie, a former senior intelligence analyst, has accused Canberra of exaggerating the case for going to war
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| Apr.16 |
Iraq |
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 Australia pulls troops out of Iraq Only a handful of specialists are likely to remain after June
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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