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| Oct.31 |
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Iraqi PM Abadi urges IS to surrender |
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| Dec.28 |
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Iraqi PM vows defeat of IS after Ramadi recapture. Baghdad
| Dec.4 |
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Iraq demands Turkish troops withdraw from near Mosul |
| Oct.25 |
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US-led invasion of Iraq played role in rise of ISIS, Tony Blair says |
| Oct.20 |
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Canada to withdraw fighter jets from Syria and Iraq
| Aug.15 |
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Hillary Clinton hits back at Jeb Bush in Iraq row |
| Jun.10 |
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Obama 'to send 500 more troops to Iraq'
Washington: US President is reportedly preparing to approve the deployment of more US troops to Iraq to train up local forces fighting Islamic State
| May.24 |
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Iraq will take back Ramadi from IS 'in days' - PM Abadi |
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Iraqi forces lack will to fight - Ashton Carter. Washington
| May.19 |
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Iraq calls for volunteers for IS fight |
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| Dec.8 |
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ISIS; Coalition 'pledges more troops' for Iraq |
| Oct.24 |
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Turkey: 200 Peshmerga will join Syrian Kurds' fight for Kobani
| Oct.10 |
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Iraq appeals for help in Anbar |
| Oct.2 |
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Turkish lawmakers OK military action against ISIS. Turkey
| Aug.12 |
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US sends more military advisors to Iraq Washington: The US is sending 130 more military advisors to the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says
| Aug.7 |
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Obama authorises US Iraq air strikes
Washington: US President Barack Obama says he has authorised targeted airstrikes against Islamic militants in northern Iraq, if they threaten US interes...
| Jun.24 |
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US forces arrive in Baghdad to advise Iraqi troops
| Jun.19 |
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US to send military advisers to Iraq. Washington
| Jun.16 |
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US deploys 275 'military personnel'
Baghdad: Up to 275 US 'military personne' are being sent to Iraq to provide security for the US embassy and other personnel, the White House says
| Jun.15 |
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Iraqi PM orders troops to make stand in Samarra. Sunni Triangle
| Jun.14 |
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Tony Blair: 'We didn't cause Iraq crisis' |
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Iran 'ready to help neighbour Iraq' |
| Jun.13 |
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Obama to 'review options' on Iraq |
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Iran sends forces to Iraq as militants press forward About 500 Revolutionary Guards entered Iraq as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria started making its advance toward the south
| Jun.12 |
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Obama: All options open on Iraq |
| Jan.5 |
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Kerry: We'll help Iraq but won't send in troops |
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| Dec.17 |
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Last US troops withdraw from Iraq 
The last convoy of US troops to leave Iraq has entered Kuwait, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein
The column of about 100 armoured vehicles carrying 500 soldiers crossed the Iraqi desert. At the peak of the operation there were 170,000 US troops
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| Dec.15 |
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US flag ceremony ends war in Iraq
Baghdad: The flag of U.S. forces in Iraq has been lowered in Baghdad, bringing nearly nine years of US military operations in Iraq to a formal end
| Dec.14 |
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Obama speech marks end of Iraq war. North Carolina
| Oct.21 |
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Obama: Iraq war will be over by year's end
Washington: President Barack Obama announced that virtually all U.S. troops will come home from Iraq by the end of the year
| Jul.30 |
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U.S. official: Iraq 'less safe' than last year |
| Jun.9 |
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Iraq 'to request' US troops stay |
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WikiLeaks releases 400,000 Iraq papers
USA: Secret documents are expected to give a never-before-seen, uncensored view of the Iraq War, covering the period from 2004 through 2009
| Aug.31 |
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U.S. combat mission in Iraq ends 
At 5 p.m. ET -- at a cost of more than 4,400 U.S. military personnel killed and 30,000 wounded -- thes combat mission officially drew to a close. President Barack Obama announced the conclusion of the combat mission in a speech from the ... | |
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Obama 'awed' by US Iraq sacrifice |
| Aug.18 |
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Last US combat brigade quits Iraq
Southern Iraq: The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division began crossing by land into Kuwait in the early hours of Thursday morning
| Aug.2 |
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Obama confirms pullout from Iraq |
| Jul.3 |
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Biden arrives in Iraq for July 4 |
| Mar.5 |
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Blackwater allegations prompt US review |
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U.S. to withdraw 4,000 troops from Iraq |
| Apr.30 |
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UK combat operations end in Iraq. Basra
| Feb.27 |
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Obama outlines Iraq pullout plan |
| Feb.26 |
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Obama to pull troops from Iraq in 2010 Washington: President Obama is planning to pull all combat troops out of Iraq by August 2010, which falls short of his campaign promise. Between 35,000 to 50,000 troops will remain in Iraq. They would be withdrawn gradually until all U.S. forc... | |
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UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July'. Baghdad
| Dec.13 |
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Gates: 'Endgame' for US mission in Iraq |
| Nov.16 |
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Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal. Baghdad
| Sep.15 |
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Gates arrives to oversee command change. Baghdad
| Sep.9 |
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Bush reshuffles war-zone troops. Washington
| Aug.7 |
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U.S. troops may leave by 2011. Baghdad
| Jul.8 |
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Iraq official: U.S. could be out by 2011 |
| Jun.1 |
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Australia ends operations in Iraq
| Apr.10 |
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Democrats: Bush is avoiding Iraq decisions |
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Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze. Washington
| Apr.8 |
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Petraeus: US 'must suspend' withdrawal |
| Apr.5 |
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Iraq: Blackwater staying on 'is bad news' |
| Apr.4 |
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Blackwater Iraq contract to be renewed |
| Mar.19 |
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Bush speech hails Iraq 'victory' |
| Mar.18 |
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Bush: War in Iraq must go on |
| Feb.2 |
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Iraq set for new offensive in Mosul |
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Senate passes $70B in war funds |
| Dec.16 |
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'US backed' Turkish raids on Iraq |
| Dec.5 |
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Gates: Stable Iraq 'within reach' |
| Oct.29 |
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US hands over Karbala to Iraqis |
| Oct.28 |
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Iraq warns Turkey over incursion |
| Oct.17 |
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MPs clear attacks in Iraq. Turkey
| Oct.16 |
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Turkey seeks green light on Iraq |
| Oct.12 |
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General Sanchez damns Iraq 'nightmare' |
| Oct.11 |
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Plan puts Marines' focus on Afghanistan |
| Oct.7 |
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Petraeus: Iran still fueling war |
| Sep.18 |
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Iraq to review all security firms |
| Sep.15 |
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General admits Iraq war mistakes |
| Sep.14 |
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US hints at bigger Iraq pullout |
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Report shows meager gains in Iraq |
| Sep.11 |
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Bush to adopt Petraeus advice on troops |
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Democrats counter Iraq testimony |
| Sep.10 |
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Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working 
U.S. Congress: U.S. commander told a fractious congressional hearing that the 30,000 troops deployed to Iraq in January could come home by next July. David Petraeus told a Congressional panel that the military ob... | |
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UK: Basra pullout was pre-planned |
| Sep.2 |
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British leave Basra base
Five-hundred British troops began withdrawing from their base in the city, which has been hit daily by mortar attacks
| Aug.23 |
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Top Republican urges Iraq pullout |
| Jul.12 |
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House of Reps votes for troop pullout |
| May.25 |
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al-Sadr forbids militia to fight Iraqi troops |
| May.19 |
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Blair's tribute to troops in Iraq |
| May.16 |
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Prince Harry will not go to Iraq. London
| May.10 |
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House passes Iraq funding bill |
| May.1 |
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Bush vetoes Iraq withdrawal bill |
| Apr.26 |
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Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan
U.S. Senate: The Senate has voted to approve a bill which requires US troops to start withdrawing by October
| Apr.25 |
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US House votes for Iraq deadline |
| Apr.11 |
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US extends troops' tour of duty |
| Mar.27 |
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Senate votes for Iraq deadline
U.S. Senate: The Senate has endorsed a deadline of March 2008 for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
| Mar.8 |
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No military solution to Iraq - U.S. chief |
| Feb.13 |
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Iraq unveils new security plans. Baghdad
| Feb.9 |
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US Iraq forces under new command |
| Feb.5 |
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Republicans block Iraq war debate |
| Jan.11 |
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Bush team begins selling Iraq plan |
| Jan.10 |
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Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq
Washington: President will send more than 20,000 extra troops, as part of a new strategy for the future of US involvement
| Jan.4 |
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Bush revamps US military in Iraq. Washington
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Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq |
| Oct.25 |
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Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war |
| Oct.12 |
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General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal. London
| Sep.7 |
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US hands over Iraq army control |
| May.24 |
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PM: Iraqi troops battle ready in 2007 |
| Mar.19 |
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Debate over Iraq strong as ever. Washington
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Ukrainian, Bulgarian troops left Iraq
| Dec.22 |
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US to make Iraq troop level cuts. Sunni Triangle
| Nov.30 |
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Bush outlines Iraq 'victory plan' Washington: The President has said he will not accept 'anything less than complete victory' in Iraq
| Oct.1 |
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U.S. launches Operation Iron Fist |
| Jul.19 |
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Survey: 25,000 civilians killed in Iraq war |
| May.26 |
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Iraq to launch huge Baghdad raids |
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U.S. Troop Numbers in Iraq to Hit 150,000 |
| Aug.11 |
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U.S. launches offensive in Najaf The military launched a major offensive against militants loyal to renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr
| Jul.15 |
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Iraq to form new security force Baghdad: Attacks by insurgents continued as the government is establishing an intelligence service to 'annihilate' terrorist groups
| Jun.22 |
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S Korea resolute on Iraq troops |
| May.3 |
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Reprimands for US senior officers |
| Apr.25 |
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Coalition extends Fallujah deadline |
| Apr.18 |
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Spain PM orders Iraq troops home New prime minister Zapatero has given orders for Spanish troops to be brought home in 'as short a time as possible'
| Apr.10 |
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U.S. sends another battalion to Fallujah |
| Mar.15 |
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PM-elect: Troops out of Iraq. Spain
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Bush calls end to 'major combat'
Map of Lincoln USA
USA: From the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln President delivers a nationally televised address
| Mar.19 |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq 
After air raid sirens went off across Baghdad, anti-aircraft fire and explosions were heard
Blair ordered British forces to take part in the action to protect against a new threat of 'disorder and chaos'. Saddam that denounced the U.S.-led military campaign as 'criminal'. A convoy of U.S. tanks rolled unopposed through the desert toward the Iraqi capital. Dozens of Iraqi troops surrendered with white flags to British marines.
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Saddam: U.S. attack 'doomed'. Baghdad