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| Apr.1 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. braces for battle of Baghdad |
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Iraq |
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Major ground offensive towards Baghdad Offensive is against at least 2 Republican Guard divisions, the Medina and Baghdad
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Iraq |
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Saddam a no-show for address
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Basra |
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House arrest for Australian media |
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Iraq |
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Special forces rescue US POW |
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South Korea |
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Roh seeks backing for Iraq role |
| Apr.2 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. forces within 25 miles of Baghdad
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Turkey |
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Powell assures Turkey on N. Iraq |
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Iraq |
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U.S. troops within 15 miles of Baghdad |
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Bosnia |
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Sarovic quits over Iraq arms |
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Iraq |
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2 US aircraft downed over Iraq
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Iraq |
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Torture chamber found |
| Apr.3 |
Baghdad |
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Army within 12 miles of Baghdad center |
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad airport attacked |
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad pounded |
| Apr.4 |
Sunni Triangle |
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5 die in 'suicide attack' |
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Iraq |
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Saddam: Fight with what you have |
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Baghdad |
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U.S troops enter Baghdad U.S. soldiers and tanks are operating inside the city on a reconnaissance mission | |
| Apr.5 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. troops reach Baghdad center |
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Baghdad |
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U.S. troops fighting in Baghdad
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Iraq |
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Republican Guard 'finished' |
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Southern Iraq |
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UK military: Boxes of human remains found |
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Iraq |
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Aid concern over civilian toll |
| Apr.6 |
Kurdistan |
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Friendly fire attack kills 18
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Basra |
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UK troops storm Basra |
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad surrounded |
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Iraq |
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5 hurt in Russian convoy attack |
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Basra |
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'Large parts' of Basra under UK control |
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Baghdad |
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US troops attack central Baghdad US forces had control of the centre of the city and the heart of the Iraqi government structure
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Iraq |
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British found body of 'Chemical Ali' A notorious general was a cousin of Saddam and the most trusted advisor
| Apr.7 |
Iraq |
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'Desertions' among Saddam troops |
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Basra |
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British taking control of Basra British forces are setting up a base inside Iraq's second-largest city. 3 British soldiers were killed | |
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Iraq |
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Drums may be chemical weapons materials |
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Iraq |
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Iraqi missile kills 2 journalists |
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Iraq |
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Airstrike targets senior Iraqi officials The U.S. military dropped 4 2,000-pound bombs on a building in a residential neighborhood of Baghdad
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Baghdad |
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US expands Baghdad control |
| Apr.8 |
Baghdad |
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Fierce battles erupt in Baghdad
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Baghdad |
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U.S. strikes at heart of Baghdad |
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Baghdad |
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U.S. says Baghdad resistance crumbling
| Apr.9 |
Baghdad |
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Baghdad falls to US forces A looting breaks out amid scenes of jubilation. U.S. troops tear down a statue of Saddam | |
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Baghdad |
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Statue falls, Saddam's regime in disarray The toppling of a giant bronze statue in Baghdad is being greeted as the symbolic crumbling of Saddam Hussein's regime | |
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Baghdad |
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Fighting flares up in Baghdad |
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Iraq |
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Aid plea as chaos threatens |
| Apr.10 |
Kurdistan |
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Saddam statue tumbles in Kirkuk |
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Iraq |
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Clerics killed at Shiite shrine
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Kurdistan |
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Northern Iraq cities falling |
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Iraq |
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Security plea for huge aid effort |
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Mosul |
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US troops heading for Mosul |
| Apr.11 |
Mosul |
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Chaos as Mosul falls to Kurds Widespread looting has broken out, after the Iraqi army abandoned the city. People picking up banknotes from the street | |
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Baghdad |
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U.S. issues Iraqi 'most-wanted' list Saddam Hussein is the 'ace of spades' in a 55-card deck of the list of Iraqi officials who may be pursued, killed or captured
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad descends into chaos
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Sunni Triangle |
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Battle looming at Tikrit |
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Kurdistan |
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Kurds start to leave Kirkuk |
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Iraq |
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Battle to restore law and order |
| Apr.12 |
Iraq |
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Saddam aide surrenders Saddam's chief scientific adviser General Amir al-Saadi is the first from a list of 55 high ranking officials wanted by the U.S.
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Iraq |
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Nerve agent traces found |
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Baghdad |
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US pledges to control looters
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Sunni Triangle |
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Tikrit appears abandoned |
| Apr.13 |
Sunni Triangle |
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US rescues soldiers held by Iraq
Map of Samarra Iraq Marines came across the prisoners near the town of Samarra while moving up the highway towards Tikrit
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Sunni Triangle |
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US forces enter Tikrit |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Battle begins for Tikrit |
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Sunni Triangle |
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US forces seize central Tikrit |
| Apr.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. troops sweep into Tikrit The fight over Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit was the only 'significant' combat action going on
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Madrid |
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Spain expels Iraqi diplomats |
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Iraq |
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Mobile labs found |
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Iraq |
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Divided Iraqis to hold post-war talks |
| Apr.15 |
Baghdad |
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Meeting for new civil authority
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Iraq |
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Tests rule out suspect bio-labs |
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Washington |
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U.S.: We didn't anticipate looting |
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Iraq |
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U.S. captures Abu Abbas A convicted Palestinian terrorist masterminded the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro
| Apr.16 |
Mosul |
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U.S. Troops working to calm Mosul |
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Washington |
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End Iraq sanctions, says Bush
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Syria |
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U.S.: Ex-Iraqi intel chief in Syria |
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Greece |
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EU leaders build bridges over Iraq |
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Iraq |
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Australia pulls troops out of Iraq |
| Apr.17 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Saddam's half-brother 'captured' Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, the former head of Iraqi intelligence, has been captured by US-led special forces in Baghdad
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Washington |
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$20bn bill Iraq war bill for U.S. |
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Iraq |
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1,000-man team to hunt for WMD
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract
| Apr.18 |
Iraq |
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Protesters denounce 'occupation'
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United Arab Emirates |
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New purported Saddam tapes aired |
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Vatican |
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Pope to mark Iraq war and SARS |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Iraq's neighbours urge US withdrawal
| Apr.20 |
Iraq |
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Saddam son-in-law surrenders
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Syria |
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Syria vows not to harbor wanted Iraqis |
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Iraq |
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Gen. Garner, Iraq's interim leader, flies in
| Apr.21 |
Baghdad |
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Interim 'leader' tours Baghdad
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Iraq |
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Bodies of UK soldiers recovered |
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Iraq |
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U.S. arrests former Iraq PM Muhammad Hazmaq al-Zubaydi is a former prime minister and deputy prime minister
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Iraq |
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Clerics challenge US rule More than 4,000 Shia Muslims converged on the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad and staged an anti-American protest
| Apr.22 |
Iraq |
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Shiite pilgrims flock to Karbala Exuberant Shiite Muslims are reviving a religious tradition that was not allowed under Saddam Hussein
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France |
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France wants Iraq sanctions suspended |
| Apr.23 |
Iraq |
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Pilgrims flood Karbala on final holy day
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Iraq |
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Saddam still in Iraq - UK minister |
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Iraq |
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3 more Iraqi officials seized
| Apr.24 |
Moscow |
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Russia backs lifting sanctions |
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Iraq |
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Deputy PM Tariq Aziz in custody Aziz was often the public face of the regime on the international stage. He was No. 43 on the list of the most-wanted Iraqis
| Apr.25 |
Washington |
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Bush might announce end to Iraqi combat
| Apr.26 |
Iraq |
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14 feared dead in ammo blast Hundreds of Iraqis protested against the U.S. after a cache of Iraqi weapons exploded, destroying at least 4 houses
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Iraq |
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US testing Iraq chemical find
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England |
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Report: Iraq-al Qaeda link found |
| Apr.27 |
Baghdad |
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US arrests 'Baghdad mayor'
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Washington |
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Rumsfeld: U.S. focusing on Iraq's future
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Iraq |
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Iraqi liaison general in custody |
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UN |
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Iraq's ambassador hopes for future role |
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Iraq |
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Saddam trained for suicide |
| Apr.28 |
Iraq |
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Garner to Iraqis: Embrace freedom
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Baghdad |
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Interim government to start within month Prominent Iraqis meeting with U.S. officials agreed to reconvene to begin building an interim Iraqi government
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Iraq |
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Ex-oil minister gives up Amir Rashid Muhammad al-Ubaydi, No. 47 on CentCom's 'Top 55' list of wanted Iraqis, surrendered
| Apr.29 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Shootout kills 'at least 15'
Map of Fallujah Iraq At least another 53 injured during a gunfight with U.S. troops in the town of Fallujah
| Apr.30 |
England |
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'Saddam letter' urges resistance