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 Sunni Triangle |
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 Car bombs kill at least 44 A roadside bomb hit a bus carrying Iraqi soldiers, who were traveling between Tikrit and Baiji, killing 23 soldiers
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| Aug.2 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqi forces to take over by year's end
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Baghdad |
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Five dead in new attacks
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Baghdad |
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12 killed by stadium bombs
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| Aug.3 |
 U.S. Congress |
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US echoes Iraq civil war warning Gen. John Abizaid: Iraq could move toward civil war if the sectarian violence is not stopped
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12 die in overnight violence
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| Aug.4 |
Baghdad |
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Thousands of Iraqis rally for Hezbollah
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| Aug.6 |
Baghdad |
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Rape-slaying hearing begins 4 U.S. soldiers charged in connection with the slaying of an Iraqi female and the killings of her family
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
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Troops drank, golfed before killings, rape U.S. soldiers accused of murdering an Iraqi female drank alcohol before the attack
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Baghdad |
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US reinforces troops
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| Aug.8 |
Baghdad |
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Attacks leave at least 30 dead Gunmen stormed a bank in Raghiba Khaton neighborhood, killing 5 people and stealing $5,000 before fleeing
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| Aug.9 |
Western Iraq |
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4 arrested in Jill Carroll kidnapping case 4 Iraqi men have been detained in the kidnapping of U.S. journalist as a result of a dogged hunt by U.S. troops
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| Aug.10 |
Iraq |
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 Suicide bomber kills 34 in Najaf A bomber strapped with explosives detonated himself at a police checkpoint near a holy shrine
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| Aug.11 |
Western Iraq |
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Soldiers' bodies recovered after crash
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| Aug.16 |
Baghdad |
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7 die in new Iraq bombing
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| Aug.17 |
Baghdad |
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3 die as 'worst month' figures revealed
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| Aug.19 |
Baghdad |
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Security tight for pilgrimage Thousands of Shiite Muslims walked to commemorate the death of a revered 8th century imam Musa al-Kadhim
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Iraqis warned as pilgrims rally
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| Aug.20 |
Baghdad |
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20 pilgrims killed, hundreds wounded| Gunmen opened fire on crowds of Shiite pilgrims. Hundreds of thousands of were heading to a shrine | |
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Baghdad |
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 Saddam facing poison gas charges| Former dictator will go on trial accused of genocide and crimes against humanity in the Anfal campaign of 1988 | |
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| Aug.21 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam fails to enter poison gas plea Hussein is engaging in a combative exchange with chief judge Abdulah Ali Aloush
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 Bush: Leaving Iraq now would be disaster President: There would be no quick U.S. exit despite concerns over talk of civil war in Iraq
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| Aug.22 |
Baghdad |
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Witness tells of chemical bombs| Defendants in the new trial of Hussein insisted that the military was attacking only Iranian troops and Kurdish rebels | |
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Baghdad |
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Iraqis launch Mahmoudiya killings probe Iraqi authorities have begun an investigation into allegations that U.S. soldiers killed a family and raped a girl
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| Aug.25 |
Southern Iraq |
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 Base looted after British turn it to Iraqis Hours after troops handed over a military base to Iraqi forces, hundreds of Iraqis, some with their faces covered, looted it
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
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Leading archaeologist flees Donny George, a Christian, is reported to have said poor security and political pressures forced him out
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Iraq |
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Kidnapped lawmaker released The Sunni bloc member Tayseer al-Mashhadani was released after being held for nearly 2 months
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| Aug.27 |
Baghdad |
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Bombings hit bus, newspaper A bomb planted in a minibus killed 5 people when it exploded outside a hotel in a commercial area
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Baghdad |
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Prime Minister denies civil war as 50 die| al-Maliki did not foresee a civil war and said that violence in his country was abating | |
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| Aug.28 |
Southern Iraq |
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Iraq sends troops south after clashes  Map of Diwaniya Iraq Defense Ministry sent reinforcements to the city of Diwaniya after clashes left more than 60 dead
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| Aug.29 |
Baghdad |
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 Police find 26 bodies 11 bodies were discovered near a school in Turah neighborhood. 6 were found dumped in the Um al-Maalif district
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Army centre blast kills 12 Map of Hilla Iraq Some 38 others were wounded in the attack in the town of Hilla
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| Aug.30 |
Iraq |
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At least 47 dead, 100 injured in bombings Map of Babil Iraq| Insurgents launched a string of bombings in Baghdad and the nearby provinces of Diyala and Babil | |
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