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 Baghdad |
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Gas station blast kills 50 A fuel tanker packed with explosives detonated in western Baghdad. 10 cars were damaged in the blast that sent a dark cloud of smoke
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Southern California |
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Marine guilty of conspiring to murder Iraqi |
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Baghdad |
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Sunni bloc leaves Iraq government Upset over being 'marginalized,' The Iraqi Accord Front made good on a threat to pull its 6 Cabinet ministers
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| Aug.2 |
Mosul |
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Mosul al Qaeda leader killed
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Southern California |
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Marine ringleader convicted of murder
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UN Security Council |
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U.N. considers bigger role in Iraq |
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| Aug.3 |
 Southern California |
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Marine sentenced over Iraq murder Sgt Lawrence Hutchins has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of a civilian during a failed search for an insurgent
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| Aug.4 |
Iraq |
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Coalition troops kill Shiite militants
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| Aug.5 |
Iraq |
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 U.S.: Iraq shrine bomber killed  Coalition troops killed the al Qaeda terrorist who masterminded the Feb. 2006 attack on Samarra's al-Askariya mosque
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Washington |
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Gates: U.S. will keep 'residual' force in Iraq
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| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
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190,000 weapons 'missing in Iraq'
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Northern Iraq |
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Suicide truck blast kills 28
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
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Pilgrimage's history prompts to ban traffic
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| Aug.8 |
Sadr City |
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Raid, street fighting leave 40 dead Iraqi and the coalition killed about 30 people in Sadr City, most of them in an airstrike, as they targeted a militia with links to Iran
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Iraq |
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Iran's bombs weakening Iraq, U.S. says
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| Aug.9 |
Baghdad |
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Pilgrims walk across city amid tight security
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| Aug.10 |
 UN Security Council |
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UN approves expanded Iraq mission The Council has unanimously approved a resolution calling for a greater UN mandate in Iraq
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| Aug.11 |
Southern Iraq |
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Bomb kills governor A powerful roadside bomb has killed governor Khalil Jalil Hamza and Maj-Gen Khaled Hassan, police chief of the province of Diwaniya
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| Aug.12 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqi PM calls for crisis summit
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Iraq |
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5 U.S. soldiers killed
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| Aug.14 |
Iraq |
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16,000 troops in Iraq al Qaeda hunt
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Mosul |
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Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks  Map of Mosul Iraq The blasts targeted a Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidi sect, near Mosul. At least 4 blasts hit areas which house the community
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| Aug.15 |
Northern Iraq |
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Frantic hunt in bomb rubble
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Northern Iraq |
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Death toll in bombings has risen to 500
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| Aug.16 |
Iraq |
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More Iraqi women turning to prostitution
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| Aug.17 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. troops in 24-hour battle
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Iraq |
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Warrant out for Saddam daughter
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| Aug.18 |
Baghdad |
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Rivals look for reconciliation formula
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| Aug.19 |
Baghdad |
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French foreign minister in Iraq
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| Aug.20 |
Southern Iraq |
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Bomb kills governor Map of Samawa Iraq| Mohammed Ali al-Hassani , the governor of Muthana province, was killed by a roadside bomb in the city of Samawa | |
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| Aug.21 |
Baghdad |
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Former Saddam commanders on trial
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Canada |
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Bush: 'Frustration' with Iraqi leaders
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| Aug.22 |
Northern Iraq |
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 Helicopter crash kills 14 U.S. soldiers| 2 UH-60 Black Hawks were on a night operation when one of the aircraft crashed. The U.S. said the crash was not the result of an attack. The dead were all members of the Army's Task Force Li... | |
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Baghdad |
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 Iraq PM hits back at US criticism Nouri Maliki has rejected riticism of his administration, saying 'no-one has the right to place timetables' on its performance
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Washington |
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 Bush issues Vietnam warning over Iraq | President has warned a US withdrawal could trigger the kind of upheaval seen in South East Asia after US forces quit Vietnam | |
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U.S. Congress |
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 Democrats condemn Bush over Iraq Leading members of the Democratic Party have criticised President's speech in which he defended his Iraq policy
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| Aug.23 |
Northern Iraq |
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Copter crash blamed on mechanical failure
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U.S. Senate |
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Top Republican urges Iraq pullout John Warner, an influential senator, has called for the withdrawal of some 5,000 US troops from Iraq by the year's end
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Washington |
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U.S. intel: Doubts over al-Maliki National Intelligence Estimate: Civilian casualties are high, sectarian groups can't get along, al Qaeda in Iraq is still pulling off high-profile...
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| Aug.24 |
Iraq |
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US 'sole survivor' to leave Iraq
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| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
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Execution, body dumping site found The coalition forces south of Baghdad found a site where people were executed and bodies dumped
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Baghdad |
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Curfew imposed in Iraqi capital
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
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Ex leader returning 'to fight for country' Former interim prime minister Ayad Allawi accused Prime Minister al-Maliki of fomenting sectarian violence plaguing the war-ravaged nation
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Baghdad |
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Leaders sign unity accord
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| Aug.27 |
Baghdad |
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 U.S. links Hussein's daughter to terror cell Iraqi forces detained the leader of a terrorist cell network believed to be funded by Hussein's eldest daughter, who is wanted by Iraqi authorities
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| Aug.28 |
Baghdad |
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  US seizes Iranian group in Iraq 7 Iranians working for the Iranian Electricity Ministry have been arrested by US forces
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Iraq |
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Al-Sadr calls for calm after militias clash Clashes between Shiite militias left dozens of people dead in Karbala and Baghdad
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Baghdad |
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 US frees seven Iranians 7 Iranians were detained in a swoop overnight from one of the main hotels in the capital
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| Aug.29 |
Iraq |
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Muqtada al-Sadr suspends militia| Anti-American Shiite cleric has ordered a suspension of his Mehdi Army militia for up to six months for restructuring. al-Sadr called on all its offices to co-operate wi... | |
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 U.N.: Cholera outbreak More than 2,000 Iraqis have contracted cholera as the result of poor water quality. 5 deaths reported and 500 patients admitted to hospital
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| Aug.31 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. lawmakers' plane fired upon
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USA |
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Video to be used in Haditha case
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