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Iraq |
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US army attacked in Baghdad |
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West Bank |
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Arafat 'could leave Ramallah'
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Washington |
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Bush vows to finish job in Iraq |
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| Jul.2 |
West Bank |
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Israel hands over Bethlehem Bells rang in Manger Square as Israel turned over the city's security control to the Palestinians
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Algeria |
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Islamist leaders freed
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West Bank |
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Al Aqsa leader killed by Israeli troops |
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| Jul.3 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. offers $25 million reward for Saddam The reward is for information that either leads to his capture or confirms that the former Iraqi leader is dead
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Saudi Arabia |
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Riyadh suspect kills himself
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Iraq |
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US soldier shot dead
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| Jul.4 |
Iraq |
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Purported Saddam tape urges resistance Al-Jazeera broadcast an audiotape urging Iraqis to protect the 'mujahedeen' in its fight against the 'invaders'
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CIA |
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CIA to study Saddam's tape
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| Jul.5 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Blast kills 7 Iraqi police recruits
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Iraq |
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British journalist killed |
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| Jul.6 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel to free more prisoners
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Baghdad |
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2 US soldiers killed Soldiers have been killed in separate attacks after their patrols came under attack
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| Jul.7 |
England |
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Iraq weapons claims criticised
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Florida |
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Abizaid takes over U.S. Central Command |
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Sudan |
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Plane crash kills 115 A plane has crashed shortly after take-off. Only a 2-year-old child, is said to have survived
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| Jul.8 |
Israel |
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Abbas cancels Sharon meeting |
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Iraq |
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3 Iraqis killed in police station attack |
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Lebanon |
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Second 'Saddam' tape aired |
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Washington |
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Dems want uranium claim probed Bush's assertion in State of the Union address that Iraq tried to buy uranium in Africa has since admitted was erroneous
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West Bank |
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Palestinian PM quits key post |
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| Jul.9 |
Washington |
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Rumsfeld brushes aside WMD fears
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London |
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Iraq weapons 'unlikely to be found' Senior Government figures no longer believe WMD are likely to turn up in Iraq. They believe the weapons did exist
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| Jul.10 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Two U.S. soldiers killed
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Bali |
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Bin Laden 'inspired Bali attacks' |
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Washington |
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Rumsfeld stands by war rationale |
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Iraq |
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Army 'error' led to Lynch capture |
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| Jul.12 |
Iraq |
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'Governing council' to convene |
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| Jul.13 |
Iraq |
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Iraqi council acts for first time| New governing council cancels all holidays 'linked to the old dictatorial regime' and name April 9, as a new national holiday | |
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Washington |
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Rice defends uranium claim |
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Iraq |
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Intelligence plays down al Qaeda claim |
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Washington |
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U.S. in damage control over Iraq The White House is insisting Bush did not manipulate intelligence during his now controversial State of the Union address
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Washington |
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US warns of more Iraq attacks
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West Bank |
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Irish suspect arrested |
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| Jul.14 |
Iraq |
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Ruling council asserts role
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Iraq |
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U.S. soldier killed
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| Jul.15 |
Iraq |
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Iraqis plan war crimes tribunal
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Washington |
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Homecoming delayed for some troops
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Sunni Triangle |
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Bomb kills US soldier
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| Jul.16 |
Iraq |
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U.S. soldier killed convoy attack |
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UN |
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U.N. mulls new troops resolution |
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| Jul.17 |
Iraq |
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Saddam tape marks Baath anniversary
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| Jul.18 |
England |
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Missing Iraq 'mole': Body found| UK official David Kelly denied being the 'mole' in the Iraq WMD dossier row | |
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Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. soldier killed in blast
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UN |
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Annan chief 'seeks Iraqi handover'
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| Jul.19 |
Washington |
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U.S. releases Iraq documents |
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West Bank |
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Militants beat up Jenin governor |
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| Jul.20 |
Kurdistan |
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US forces hit in northern Iraq |
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Jerusalem |
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Sharon, Abbas hold talks |
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| Jul.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Idi Amin fighting for life
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Iraq |
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U.S. soldier killed in latest ambush |
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| Jul.22 |
Mosul |
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Saddam's sons killed in raid| Uday and Qusay were killed by U.S. troops in the northern city of Mosul after a tipster betrayed their hideout | |
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| Jul.23 |
Iraq |
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Dental records confirm sons' deaths
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Iraq |
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U.S. to show photos of dead sons
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Iraq |
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3 US soldiers killed
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| Jul.24 |
Iraq |
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U.S. releases sons' death photos| The provisional authority has released photographs it said were of Uday and Qusay, aimed at convincing skeptical Iraqis | |
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Washington |
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CIA: Tape likely voice of Saddam |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Saudi Arabia denies terror links Saudi Arabia has responded angrily to allegations in a U.S. congressional report about its role in the 9/11 attacks
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Iraq |
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U.S. 'to show Saddam sons' bodies'
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West Bank |
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Abbas: U.S. must play active role |
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| Jul.25 |
Iraq |
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Video 'Hussein bodies'
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Japan |
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Japan to send troops to Iraq The parliament has approved plans to send ground troops. The committee meeting deteriorated into shoving
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Iraq |
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U.S. captures Saddam bodyguards
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Washington |
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Abbas visits Bush at White House |
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Iraq |
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U.S. shows bodies to media |
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| Jul.26 |
Iraq |
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Attack kills 3 US troops 3 soldiers guarding an Iraqi children's hospital have been killed and 4 injured in a grenade attack
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Iraq |
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Saddam planned resistance - guard |
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| Jul.27 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S.: Military closing in on Saddam
U.S. forces raided 3 farm houses in Tikrit where intelligence indicated Saddam's security chief had recently been
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Iraq |
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US intensifies Saddam hunt
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| Jul.28 |
Iraq |
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2 US soldiers dead |
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Saudi Arabia |
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8 killed in shootout |
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Iraq |
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US seizes 'Saddam guard' |
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| Jul.29 |
Iraq |
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Purported voice of Saddam mourns sons Voice hails them as martyrs on an audiotape broadcast by the Arabic-language network Al Arabiya
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FBI |
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Saudis let FBI question man with 9/11 ties Condoleezza Rice and Prince Saud discussed Saudi cooperation in terror investigations
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Washington |
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9/11 report sparks U.S.-Saudi spat Saudi officials are disappointed the U.S. is refusing to declassify parts of a report on the September 11 attacks
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| Jul.30 |
Iraq |
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Refugees make joyful return The first 240 Iraqi refugees to be repatriated since the fall of Saddam have made a return to their homeland
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Iraq |
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Iraqi official: Saddam no longer a threat Ibrahim al Jafari, a leader of the Islamic Da'wah Party is the first official to hold the rotating presidency
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| Jul.31 |
Iraq |
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Two U.S. soldiers killed |
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Jordan |
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Saddam's daughters in Jordan| Raghad, 35, and Rana, 33, arrived as guests of King Abdullah. They brought with them their 9 children | |
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Washington |
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US expert promises WMD 'surprises' David Kay, the top US weapons inspector in Iraq, said solid progress was being made