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| Aug.1 |
 Baghdad |
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Bomb blasts rock churches Bombs have gone off near 4 churches in Baghdad and Mosul. At least 2 people are reported killed and more than 20 injured
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| Aug.3 |
Iraq |
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Abuse photos 'taken for fun' |
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| Aug.4 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Jordanian hostages freed |
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Mosul |
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Fighting in Mosul leaves 12 dead
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Iraq |
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Iraq force 'will not yield' over hostages |
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Car bomb blast kills five |
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| Aug.5 |
Iraq |
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U.S. helicopter downed in Najaf
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Iraq |
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Shia cleric urges truce |
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| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
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2 U.S. Marines killed in Najaf fighting |
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Iraq |
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Marines: 300 insurgents killed in Najaf A spokesman for al-Sadr said 36 fighters had been killed and 70 wounded. Dozens of civilians were among the casualties
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Shia city of Najaf remains on alert |
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq amnesty targets insurgents 30-day amnesty which may see thousands of people on the margins of insurgency pardoned has been signed into law
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Iraq shuts Al-Jazeera's Baghdad office |
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Australia |
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Australian Iraq policy under fire |
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| Aug.8 |
Iraq |
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Allawi in surprise Najaf visit Interim Prime Minister paid a visit to the holy Muslim city, the scene of recent fierce fighting between U.S. and insurgents
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Iraq |
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Iranian consul abducted
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Iraq |
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Chalabis deny charges in warrants |
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| Aug.9 |
Iraq |
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Tribunal head fears for life |
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Iraq |
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Governor OKs operations near holy shrine |
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Iraq |
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Marines take lead in Najaf
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Iraq |
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US 'making progress' in holy city |
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| Aug.10 |
Iraq |
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Fighting flares again in Najaf cemetery |
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Iraq |
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U.S. warns militia: Quit or die |
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| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
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US troops 'poised to storm Najaf' |
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Iraq |
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Iraq 'ended nuclear aims in 1991' |
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Iraq |
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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 | |
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| Aug.12 |
Iraq |
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US moves to crush Shia uprising
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Greece |
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Iraq stun Portugal |
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Iraq |
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Pressure grows on Shia militants
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Iraq |
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Forces raid al-Sadr home |
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Iraq |
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Radical cleric wounded in Najaf Moqtada Sadr had suffered three separate injuries
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| Aug.13 |
Iraq |
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Najaf truce brings calm to city Moqtada Sadr has set out conditions for an end to the clashes with the Iraqi-US force
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Iraq |
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Cease-fire talks under way in Najaf
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Basra |
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British journalist freed in Basra |
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| Aug.14 |
Iraq |
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Peace talks fail in Najaf Iraqi official: Efforts to broker a peace agreement with rebel forces loyal to al-Sadr in the embattled city have failed
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Iraq |
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Iraq vows to return order to Najaf
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| Aug.15 |
Baghdad |
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Conference on interim assembly| The conference has gone ahead in Baghdad's high-security green zone amid new violence in Najaf and the capital itself | |
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Iraq |
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Najaf mosque under threat 25 foreigners holed up inside the Imam Ali Mosque have rigged it with explosives and are threatening to blow it up if attacked
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| Aug.16 |
Iraq |
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Baghdad sends delegation to Najaf
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| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
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Peace mission in holy city
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Iraq |
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Al-Sadr rebuffs truce delegates 
Map of Najaf Iraq| Radical Shiite Muslim cleric refused to meet with Iraqi leaders sent to Najaf in hopes of ending nearly 2 weeks of fighting | |
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Iraq |
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New assembly going into 4th day
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| Aug.18 |
Iraq |
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Al-Sadr agrees to disband militia Radical cleric has agreed to Iraqi demands that he leave the Imam Ali mosque and enter into the mainstream political process
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| Aug.19 |
Iraq |
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Fierce fighting seen in Najaf The fighting erupted outside the Imam Ali mosque where, inside, militia loyal to al-Sadr failed to disarm and disperse
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Iraq |
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Explosions shake Najaf
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U. S. Midwest |
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U.S. medics' accused in prison abuse
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| Aug.20 |
Iraq |
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Rebels 'leave Najaf shrine' An Iraqi Interior Minister spokesman said Iraqi police had seized control of the mosque, but the U.S. said the claim is false
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Iraq |
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Combat halted near Imam Ali Mosque The combat was temporarily suspended to allow political negotiations with radical Shiite cleric al-Sadr to go forward
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| Aug.21 |
Iraq |
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Fighting resumes at Najaf shrine
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Iraq |
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US warplane attacks Najaf rebels An AC-130 gunship poured rapid cannon and howitzer fire into the streets as rebels pumped tracer rounds skyward
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| Aug.22 |
Iraq |
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Kidnappers free journalist Micah Garen
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| Aug.23 |
Iraq |
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U.S. warplanes slam militia in Najaf |
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Iraq |
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Car bomb kills 2 in Baghdad
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| Aug.24 |
Iraq |
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US forces 'tighten Najaf noose'
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Germany |
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Iraq abuse 'before MPs arrived' |
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Washington |
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Abu Ghraib report attacks 'chaos' An independent US commission has found the abuse of inmates was mainly to be blamed on soldiers running the facility
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Iraq |
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Al-Sadr 'ready to negotiate' in Najaf
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| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
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Al-Sistani returns, urges march on Najaf Grand Ayatollah called on Iraqis to march to help rescue the holy city. Some of al-Sadr's top aides have been captured
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Iraq |
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Al-Sistani to unveil peace plan
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Washington |
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More complicit in Iraq jail abuse |
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Iraq |
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Blast at mosque kills 74 The mosque in Kufa and its compound were packed with people at the time. The mosque is used by cleric Moqtada Sadr
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
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Al-Sistani arrives in Najaf
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Iraq |
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Ayatollah reaches peace deal with al-Sadr Map of Najaf Iraq| Al-Sadr has reached an agreement with al-Sistani that grants his freedom from murder charges and secures peace in Najaf | |
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Iraq |
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Italian journalist slain
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Iraq |
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Shiites stream into Najaf mosque Thousands of marchers from across the country streamed into the Imam Ali Mosque in central Najaf
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Iraq |
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Rebels told to leave shrine
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| Aug.27 |
Iraq |
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Najaf militants surrender shrine
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| Aug.28 |
Iraq |
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Rebels Leave Najaf Shrine Shi'ite fighters left the Imam Ali Mosque and began turning in their weapons, after pilgrims celebrated a peace agreement
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Iraq |
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Oil Halts Slide on Iraqi Pipeline Attacks
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| Aug.29 |
Iraq |
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Government Team Meets Sistani in Najaf
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Iraq |
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End Headscarf Ban, Hostage Takers Warn
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Iran |
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Iran Hosts Iraqi Official |
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| Aug.30 |
Iraq |
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Cleric Calls Cease-fire |
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| Aug.31 |
Iraq |
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Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed'| A Web site posted gruesome images of beheading one of the Nepalis and shooting to death 11 more | |
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France |
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France strives to free hostages
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