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| Mar.1 |
Egypt |
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Arab League opposes war in Iraq |
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Iraq |
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Iraq starts destroying banned missiles |
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England |
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Blair likens Saddam to Hitler |
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| Mar.2 |
Iraq |
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Iraq destroying more missiles |
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Gulf |
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Gulf states say Saddam should go Kuwait and Bahrain have backed a proposal made by the UAE which guarantees that Saddam would not be prosecuted
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| Mar.3 |
Iraq |
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Iraq destroys 6 more missiles |
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Washington |
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US mulls alternate war plans |
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| Mar.4 |
Washington |
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Rumsfeld denies Iraq disarming |
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| Mar.5 |
UN |
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Powell urges UN to confront Saddam |
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Southern Iraq |
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Increased flights |
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| Mar.6 |
Beijing |
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China rallies behind war opponents |
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Washington |
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Bush: Iraq is playing 'willful charade' |
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| Mar.7 |
 UN Security Council |
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Inspectors report Blix, ElBaradei told the Security Council that they were making progress, need more time, and have found no smoking gun
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UN Security Council |
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U.N. told to be ready for possible vote |
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| Mar.8 |
Iraq |
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Saddam attacks U.S., UK as 'liars' |
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 Washington |
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U.S. pushes for Iraq deadline Officials are working the phones for a proposed resolution that would give Iraq until March 17 to disarm or face war
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| Mar.10 |
Iraq |
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U.S.: Iraq has illegal drone aircraft |
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| Mar.11 |
UN Security Council |
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Clash over Iraq looms |
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Iraq |
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Iraq pleads for support |
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| Mar.13 |
UN Security Council |
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Iraq vote pushed back A vote on a U.S.-backed resolution before the Security Council will not be called earlier than next week
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| Mar.15 |
England |
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Antiwar rallies across the world |
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Iraq |
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Hussein put country on war footing |
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| Mar.17 |
Washington |
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Bush: Saddam has 48 hours to leave Iraq| U.S. President gave Iraqi President 48 hours for him and his sons to leave Iraq before military action begins | |
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Australia |
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Canberra commits troops to action
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England |
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Cook quits over Iraq crisis |
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Australia |
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Australia expels Iraqi diplomats |
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| Mar.18 |
 Baghdad |
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Saddam rejects Bush ultimatum The Iraqi leader has flatly rejected a US ultimatum to leave the country or face war
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France |
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Paris: We may help in chemical war |
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Iraq |
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U.N. inspectors begin withdrawal |
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| Mar.19 |
Iraq |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq 
After air raid sirens went off across Baghdad, anti-aircraft fire and explosions were heard
| Blair ordered British forces to take part in the action to protect against a new threat of 'disorder and chaos'. Saddam that denounced the U.S.-led military campaign as 'criminal'. A convoy of U.S. tanks rolled unopposed through the desert toward the Iraqi capital. Dozens of Iraqi troops surrendered with white flags to British marines.
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Moscow |
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Russian official condemns strike |
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Iraq |
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Aziz dispels defection rumor |
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| Mar.20 |
Iraq |
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Strikes to pave way for full-fledged attack
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Kurdistan |
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Iraqis fire mortars at Kurds |
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UN |
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U.N. pleads for Iraq refugee help |
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Mosul |
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Airstrike hits north as tanks roll from south 
Map of Mosul. Iraq Coalition forces bombed city of Mosul. A convoy of U.S. tanks rolled unopposed through the desert toward Baghdad
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Iraq |
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Australian special forces in action |
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| Mar.21 |
Baghdad |
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Firestorm of airstrikes rocked Baghdad| Thunderous explosions are setting buildings ablaze and shooting clouds of smoke into the sky | |
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Southern Iraq |
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Coalition forces seize airfields and port
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Yemen |
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Deaths as anti-war protests spread
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Iraq |
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Massive firestorm targets Iraqi leadership
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Baghdad |
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U.S. Official: Saddam Seen on Stretcher| Saddam Hussein is seen being placed into an ambulance in photographs showing 'panicked digging' at the bunker | |
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Iraq |
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Thousands of Iraqi Soldiers Surrender An entire 51st Infantry Division, with 8,000 men and as many as 200 tanks, gave itself up to the advancing allied forces
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Turkey |
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Turkish troops cross Iraqi border
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Baghdad |
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Missiles struck central Baghdad
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| Mar.22 |
Iraq |
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Coalition forces securing south The operations were being conducted in north, south and west Iraq and in Baghdad, where new explosions reported
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Iraq |
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US-led forces sweep towards Baghdad
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Northern Iraq |
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Australian cameraman killed |
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Iraq |
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RAF aircraft 'hit by US missile' An aircraft and its crew are missing. The plane had been returning from a mission over Iraq
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Southern Iraq |
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US-led forces face stiff resistance
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Turkey |
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Turkey denies moving troops into Iraq |
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| Mar.23 |
Iraq |
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10 Marines Killed in Faked Surrender| Pentagon: A group of fewer than 10 soldiers have been captured or killed by Iraqi military forces | |
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Iran |
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Missile was Iraqi, not U.S.
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Lahore |
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50,000 protesters march for peace |
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Iraq |
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Helicopters attack Republican Guard
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| Mar.24 |
Iraq |
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US claims 'rapid' war progress
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Baghdad |
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Apache missing after fight near Baghdad
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Iraq |
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Saddam goes on TV to rally troops
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Iraq |
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Syrian bus hit by missile in Iraq |
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Iraq |
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U.S.-led coalition pushes toward Baghdad Ground troops moving from the north, south, and west; precision-guided bombs are reducing key targets into rubble
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Egypt |
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Arab League 'salutes Iraqis' |
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Washington |
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Pentagon: Iraq broke 'laws of war' |
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Basra |
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Humanitarian crisis in Basra battle |
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| Mar.25 |
Iraq |
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Sandstorms slow Baghdad advance Fierce sandstorms are holding up US-led forces, with visibility reduced to a few metres
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Basra |
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Basra now military target, says UK
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Kuwait |
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Arab backlash mounts on Kuwait |
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Iraq |
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Huge battle in Euphrates valley U.S. forces killed 200 Iraqis in a massive battle 95 miles south of Baghdad. Iraqi TV among bombing targets
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Basra |
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Uprising reported in Basra
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Iraq |
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Mine-laying boats towed to safety |
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Baghdad |
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Dawn raids target Baghdad
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| Mar.26 |
Iraq |
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Stiff resistance in war's first week
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Baghdad |
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'Many dead' after shops hit
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Iraq |
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Marines seize hospital hiding Iraqi soldiers |
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Southern Iraq |
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Aid trucks reach port city |
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Kurdistan |
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1,000 U.S. paratroopers secure airfield Baghdad continued to come under air attack from the U.S.-led coalition
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Basra |
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British hit Iraq column near Basra |
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UN Security Council |
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Annan seeks UN role in Iraq |
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| Mar.27 |
Iraq |
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U.S. airlifts troops for northern front
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Baghdad |
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Bombs Target Presidential Compound Allied forces targeted one of Saddam compounds, command and control facilities
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USA |
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120,000 more troops sent to Iraq
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Southern Iraq |
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Aid held up by mine fears |
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| Mar.28 |
Iraq |
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U.S. battles paramilitaries
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Iraq |
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Iraqi Officials: Dozens Killed by Bombing
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Baghdad |
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Fresh strikes pound Baghdad
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| Mar.29 |
Iraq |
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Suicide bomb kills 4 U.S. soldiers Two people dressed in civilian clothes set off the explosion. Iraq's vice president warns of more suicide bombers
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Baghdad |
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B-52s targeting Rep. Guard in Baghdad
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad officials targeted
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England |
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Angry Cook lashes out at war |
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| Mar.30 |
Iraq |
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Reward for bombing |
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Iraq |
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Marines secure Euphrates bank |
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Beijing |
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Students hold rare protest |
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Iraq |
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US forces target Nasiriya
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UN |
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Iraq files complaint |
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| Mar.31 |
Iraq |
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U.S. targets 'Chemical Ali' Marines staged raids near Nasiriya looking for Saddam Hussein's cousin who commands Iraqi forces in the south
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Baghdad |
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U.S. hammers Baghdad defences Troops have fought fierce skirmishes with Republican Guard and militia units at Hindiya on the Euphrates river
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Iraq |
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Civilians die in checkpoint drama U.S. soldiers have fired on a van carrying 13 women and children when it failed to stop, killing seven people
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Syria |
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Syria backs 'Iraqi people' in war |
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