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At least 67 dead in suicide blasts| Nearly simultaneous bombings of the offices of 2 Kurdish parties in Erbil killed 67 people, including 5 senior Kurdish officials | |
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| Feb.2 |
England |
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Blair to order WMD inquiry
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| Feb.3 |
UN |
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UN seeks to break impasse in Iraq
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| Feb.5 |
CIA |
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 CIA denies pressure over Iraq George Tenet has defended the gathering of intelligence later used to justify declaring war
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| Feb.8 |
 Iraq |
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  U.N. team meets with Iraq council U.N. delegates were meeting with members of Governing Council on the viability of letting Iraqis hold independent elections
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Blix: Iraq evidence 'dramatized'
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| Feb.9 |
Iraq |
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US reveals 'al-Qaeda Iraq plot' Al-Qaeda plans to stir hatred among Iraq's Muslims as part of its fight against US troops
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| Feb.10 |
Iraq |
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 Car bomb kills at least 50| Massive truck bomb exploded near a police station in Iskandariyah as applicants stood in line for jobs with the police | |
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Car bomb kills 47 Iraq army recruits| A powerful bomb has exploded outside an army recruiting centre in the centre of Baghdad | |
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| Feb.12 |
Iraq |
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UN says work needed for Iraq poll A UN envoy has agreed with Shia cleric that Iraq should hold direct elections. No timetable has been set
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U.S. commander's convoy attacked
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U.N. envoy hopeful on later vote After meeting with a top Shiite, Lakhdar Brahimi indicated that many who favor a quick vote are having second thoughts
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| Feb.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Fallujah attack killed 20, mostly police Dozens of prisoners were set free when at dawn insurgents stormed a police station and a civil defense compound
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| Feb.15 |
Iraq |
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Iraq neighbours want big UN role The neighbours also said US-led occupation forces should withdraw as soon as possible
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No. 41 on 'most wanted' captured Muhammad Zimam Abd al-Razzaq al Sadun was apprehended by Iraqi Interior Ministry forces in a Baghdad suburb
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| Feb.16 |
Iraq |
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Children, 2 U.S. soldiers killed in 3 blasts children died in the accidental explosion of a grenade that had been discarded. U.S. soldiers killed in roadside bombing
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| Feb.17 |
Iraq |
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Insurgency 'leaders' named The US military has issued a wanted list of 32 of key figures. Heading the list is Muhammad Yunis al-Ahmad
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| Feb.18 |
Iraq |
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10 die in double suicide bombings Twin vehicle-bomb attacks on a coalition base south of Baghdad killed 8 Iraqis and 2 bombers
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| Feb.19 |
Iraq |
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 UN rules out June Iraq elections The Secretary General Annan has said that direct elections in Iraq are not feasible before 30 June
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Annan backs June 30 Iraq handover date UN Secretary-General has said direct elections for a transitional legislature cannot be held by the June 30 transfer of power
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| Feb.20 |
 Washington |
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Caucus plan for Iraq shelved  Map of White House USA The White House acknowledged that the plan to use a caucus-style election to choose a government has been shelved
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| Feb.21 |
Baghdad |
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 Red Cross visits Saddam| A 3-member delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross visited the former Iraqi dictator | |
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| Feb.22 |
Kurdistan |
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Car bomb hits Iraq police station A suicide car bombing has killed at least 6 people in a Kurdish neighbourhood in the city of Kirkuk
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| Feb.25 |
Western Iraq |
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 Two killed in U.S. copter crash A military helicopter crashed into the Euphrates River in western Iraq
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| Feb.26 |
Iraq |
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Cleric al-Sistani agrees to vote delay The most powerful Shiite cleric in Iraq agrees with the UN that direct elections for a legislature cannot be held by June 30
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| Feb.28 |
Baghdad |
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Splits delay basic law deal Members of the Governing Council have failed to meet a deadline for drafting an interim constitution
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| Feb.29 |
Iraq |
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Iraqis agree draft constitution| The Governing Council has reached agreement on the draft of a temporary national constitution | |
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