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Baghdad |
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Hussein a no-show in court
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| Feb.2 |
Baghdad |
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No defendants at Hussein trial
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Baghdad |
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Car bombs kill 16, wound 90
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| Feb.5 |
Baghdad |
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Roadside bomb kills 2
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Baghdad |
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Lawyers 'denied access to Saddam'
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| Feb.10 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqis forming new government
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Kuwait |
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Jill Carroll's kidnappers set 'final deadline'
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| Feb.12 |
 Baghdad |
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Jaafari set to stay as PM Shiite bloc nominated Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to take on the same crises he has struggled to tackle
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England |
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Blair vows probe into abuse claims
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| Feb.13 |
Baghdad |
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 Screaming Hussein back in court The trial adjourned after a session in which Saddam created a scene by shouting 'Down with Bush'
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| Feb.14 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam in 'hunger strike' protest| Deposed dictator has told a court that he and his 7 co-accused are on hunger strike in protest at their treatment | |
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| Feb.15 |
 Australia |
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 New Abu Ghraib images broadcast| An Australian TV channel has broadcast previously unpublished images showing US abuse of prisoners | |
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Iraq |
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TV ads appeal for U.S. journalist's release
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Washington |
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New inquiry urged over Abu Ghraib
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| Feb.16 |
Iraq |
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 Iraq 'death squad caught in act' Iraq has launched an investigation into claims by the US that an interior ministry squad has been targeting Sunni
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| Feb.18 |
Baghdad |
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Roadside bombings kill 6
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Iraq |
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On tape, Hussein talks of WMDs
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| Feb.20 |
Baghdad |
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 Many die in suicide bombings A bombing on a bus in Baghdad has killed at least 12 Iraqis. 11 have died in other violence, including in Mosul
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| Feb.21 |
Baghdad |
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 Marketplace bomb kills 20 A car bomb was detonated by remote control and was aimed at a police patrol in the suburb of Dora
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Baghdad |
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 UK urges 'united' Iraq government Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is in Baghdad and has urged Iraqi leaders to put aside sectarian interests
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Sunni Triangle |
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Blast damages Shia shrine  Map of Samarra Iraq A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
| Thousands have gathered at the al-Askari shrine in Samarra where 2 men blew up the famous golden dome.
The shrine is one of Samarra's 2 tombs for revered Shia imams.
Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani has called for a week of mourning.
Shias in Baghdad attacked at least 5 Sunni mosques in a reprisal, and disturbances reported in other cities.
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| Feb.22 |
Iraq |
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Shrine blast sparks protests| Protests across Iraq after a bomb attack heavily damaged one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam | |
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Baghdad |
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Gunmen strike 27 mosques, kill imams Gunmen killed 3 Sunni imams in the wake of a bomb attack at one of the holiest Shiite sites
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Basra |
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'Sunni militants' killed in Basra Gunmen have killed at least 11 people, including several foreigners, after entering a prison
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Sunni Triangle |
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Three journalists killed 3 Iraqi journalists working for al-Arabiya TV have been kidnapped and killed near Samarra
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| Feb.23 |
Baghdad |
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Sunni party quits Iraq government talks Iraq's most powerful Sunni Muslim party quit talks after reprisal attacks for the bombing of a Shiite mosque
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Baghdad |
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 Curfew aims to curb violence| The government has put Baghdad and 3 provinces under curfew for much of Friday | |
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| Feb.24 |
Iraq |
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Top Shiite leaders urge Iraqi unity Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the head of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, is urging self-restraint
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Baghdad |
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Curfew extended to stem revenge attacks Iraqi authorities announced another daytime curfew for Baghdad and neighboring provinces
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Iraq |
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Iraqi troops downgraded
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| Feb.25 |
Iraq |
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Gunmen fire on funeral of reporter At least 21 people were killed, including nearly a dozen members of a family believed to be Shiite
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Iraq |
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Shia-Sunni talks on Iraq killings Sadr's militia and the Sunni Association of Muslim scholars vowed to help defend holy places
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| Feb.26 |
Iraq |
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Renewed violence amid calls for calm At least 24 people were killed in a string of attacks that rocked Iraq despite calls from Iraqi and U.S. leaders
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| Feb.27 |
Baghdad |
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Curfews lifted The traffic returned to the streets in Baghdad and its suburbs
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Baghdad |
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Saddam 'calls off hunger strike'
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| Feb.28 |
Baghdad |
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Blasts kill at least 35 24 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up next to a gas station in a Shia district
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Baghdad |
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PM defiant after bloody week Ibrahim Jaafari has vowed not to let sectarian violence derail work on a new government
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Main Event: Jaafari set to stay as PM
