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| Aug.1 |
 England |
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Wider inquiry urged into Iraq war Judge is to hear from Blair and Defense Secretary, as well as the BBC to determine the events leading up to Kelly's death
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Iraq |
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New alleged Saddam tape urges patience
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 Jordan |
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 Daughter: Saddam 'had a big heart' 2 oldest daughters still love their father but wouldn't talk about Saddam role in the deaths of their husbands in 1996
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Iraq |
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U.S. releases altered Saddam pictures
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| Aug.2 |
 Iraq |
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Saddam's sons buried in homeland The U.S. military handed their bodies of 2 sons and a grandson over to the Iraqi Red Crescent
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Iraq |
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Bremer warns of 'foreign terrorists'
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| Aug.4 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Raids lead to arrests in hunt for Saddam
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| Aug.5 |
Iraq |
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U.S. raids suspected attackers
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
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 Bomb at Jordanian Embassy| A car bomb has exploded killing up to 10 people -- including 5 Iraqi guards -- and injuring about 40 others | |
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Jordan |
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 Jordan: Embassy bombers 'cowards' Jordan says it will continue to support the Iraqi people. 2 U.S. soldiers were killed in a firefight in Baghdad
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| Aug.8 |
Iraq |
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U.S. kills Iraqis in suspected arms deal
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| Aug.9 |
Iraq |
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FBI to lead Baghdad bomb inquiry
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Iraq |
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Navy blocks oil smuggler ship
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| Aug.10 |
Basra |
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Trouble flares again in Basra
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England |
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Iraq inquiry keeps heat on Blair
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| Aug.12 |
Iraq |
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U.S. catches general
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| Aug.16 |
Iraq |
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 Fire halts flow of oil Oil exports through a key pipeline have been halted by sabotage. The fire was probably caused by a bomb
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Iraq |
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Saddam ally in custody linked to attacks
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| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
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Jail attack kills 6
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Iraq |
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Attack on water pipe
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Iraq |
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Cameraman killed by U.S. troops
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| Aug.19 |
Kurdistan |
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Saddam deputy captured The former vice-president Taha Yassin Ramadan known as 'Saddam's knuckles' has been captured by Kurdish fighters
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Baghdad |
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 Truck bomb kills 17 including U.N. envoy| The U.N. special representative Sergio Vieira de Mello died in an explosion that ripped through the U.N HQ in Baghdad | |
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Iraq |
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 Hopes fade in UN Baghdad search The search for survivors in the rubble of the United Nation's headquarters has been scaled down
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| Aug.20 |
UN |
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 UN to stick by Iraq mission The secretary general expressed disappointment that the US-led military forces had failed to create a secure environment
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Iraq |
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'Military munitions' in U.N. truck
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Iraq |
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Possible al Qaeda link in Baghdad blast
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| Aug.21 |
Iraq |
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 'Chemical Ali' in U.S. custody| Ali Hassan al-Majid is Saddam's cousin and the man blamed for ordering a deadly attack against the Kurds in 1988 | |
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Iraq |
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Baghdad bomb prompts aid pullout
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Iraq |
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Iraq bombing could mean more troops
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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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| Aug.22 |
Iraq |
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U.N. diplomat's body leaves Iraq The body of Sergio Vieira de Mello was flown on a Brazilian air force jet
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Basra |
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3 British soldiers killed in Basra Troops came under fire. 3 servicemen have been killed and another seriously wounded in Iraq's second city
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| Aug.23 |
Iraq |
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New front in war on terror' The US administrator Paul Bremer has said the bombing of the UN office in Baghdad marks a new front
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| Aug.24 |
Iraq |
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Bomb kills 3 bodyguards of Shiite leader Map of Najaf Iraq A bomb exploded near one of Iraq's most sacred religious sites, half a mile from the Imam Ali Mosque in Najaf
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| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
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Shiites march after bomb
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
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Bremer: Iraq effort to cost tens of billions| Iraqi revenue would not be enough to cover economic needs that 'almost impossible to exaggerate' | |
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| Aug.28 |
London |
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 Blair defiant at Iraq inquiry Prime Minister said that if a report accusing of sexing up intelligence had been true, it would have merited his resignation
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Southern Iraq |
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British soldier killed
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| Aug.29 |
Iraq |
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Cleric among 100 dead after mosque blast| Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim was the spiritual leader of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution | |
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UN |
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World condemns Iraq attack There has been widespread international condemnation of a bomb attack in the city of Najaf which killed 80 people
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| Aug.30 |
Iraq |
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4 arrested over Najaf bombing The local governor said 2 of the suspects were members of the former regime, while the others were non-Iraqi Arabs
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Iraq |
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Al Qaeda link suspected
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Iraq |
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Thousands mourn cleric Thousands flock to the holy city in an outpouring of grief for their spiritual leader Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim
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| Aug.31 |
Iraq |
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FBI to join mosque bomb probe The decision to include the FBI was made by the Coalition Provisional Authority, led by Bremer
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