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 Iraq |
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More than 120 die in blasts   Map of Karbala Iraq Insurgents stepped up attacks on Shiite pilgrims heading to the city of Karbala, with bombings and small arms attacks
| Suicide bombers targeted Shiite pilgrims in Hilla, killing 93 people
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9 U.S. Soldiers Killed In Attacks Nine U.S. soldiers died in explosions north of Baghdad
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Suicide car bomber kills 28 Black smoke filled the skies as a car bomber detonated explosives in a busy commercial district
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| Mar.7 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Suicide bomber kills 30 in café
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| Mar.8 |
Baghdad |
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  No military solution to Iraq - U.S. chief Petraeus, the new commander of U.S. troops in Iraq, has warned that military force alone will not be enough to quell the insurgency
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| Mar.9 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqi ministry: Militant leader arrested
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  Iraq hosts key security meeting A key international conference aimed at winning regional support for efforts to stabilise the situation in Iraq
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| Mar.10 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. warns Iraq's neighbors
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Seized militant al-Qaeda member id-ed
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 Kidnapping in Iraq aimed at Germans Militants holding a woman and her son hostage demanded that Germany withdraw its troops from Afghanistan
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| Mar.11 |
Baghdad |
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 Car bomb kills 31 pilgrims Map of Karbala Iraq Shiites were killed a bomb exploded near a minibus that was bringing pilgrims home from the holy city of Karbala
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| Mar.13 |
USA |
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58% want U.S. troops out of Iraq by 2008
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| Mar.15 |
Washington |
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U.S.: Civil war in some of Iraq A new Pentagon report said the term 'does not adequately capture the complexity of the conflict'
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| Mar.16 |
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Friendly fire death ruled unlawful A British coroner ruled that a U.S. friendly fire attack that killed a British soldier in Iraq was unlawful and criminal
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Iraq unveils reconstruction plan
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| Mar.17 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Gas attack makes hundreds ill Suicide bombers detonated 3 chlorine-filled trucks in Anbar province, killing 2 police officers and sickened 350 Iraqis and 6 coalition force members
| 2 of the attacks were near the city of Falluja, the third near Ramadi, west of Baghdad
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US general upbeat on Iraq 'surge' Gen David Petraeus, the military commander in Iraq says there are grounds for optimism over the latest security drive
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| Mar.18 |
Baghdad |
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Grenade, bomb, mortar attacks kill 11
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Pessimism 'growing among Iraqis'
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| Mar.19 |
Northern Iraq |
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4 car bombs, 2 roadside bombs, kill 10
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 Bush calls for patience on Iraq President has said the US-led security push in Baghdad, will take 'months, not days or weeks' to show results
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Former VP Ramadan executed | One of Saddam Hussein's co-defendants, Taha Yassin Ramadan was sentenced to life for his role in killing Shias in the 1980s. His punishment was increased at an appeal. 'The execution was smooth with ... | |
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| Mar.20 |
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World 'ignoring Iraqi refugees' The UNHCR says there has been an 'abject denial' around the world of the humanitarian impact of invading Iraq
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'Children used' in bombing
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VP: Iraq 'should talk to militants' Tareq al-Hashemi, a Sunni, has called for talks to be opened with the insurgents in an attempt to bring peace
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| Mar.21 |
Baghdad |
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Al-Sadr aide released after 2 years in jail
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| Mar.22 |
Baghdad |
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 UN chief shaken by blast| A blast interrupted a Ban Ki-moon news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki | |
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| Mar.23 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb injures Iraqi deputy PM Salam al-Zubaie was wounded in a suicide bombing inside his compound. The blast knocked out rooms and 6 people were killed
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| Mar.24 |
Baghdad |
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Dozens die in fresh Iraq attacks More than 50 people have died across Iraq, including 20 killed when a suicide bomber struck a Baghdad police station
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| Mar.26 |
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 UK, Iraq raise pressure on Iran Iran is under increased pressure to release 15 British sailors and marines seized in what Tehran insists were its territorial waters
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| Mar.27 |
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Truck bombs kill 50 in city of Tal Afar Map of Tal Iraq| The explosions, within a few minutes of each other, targeted markets. In 2006 Bush touted Tal Afar as an example. One bomb was hidden in a truck... | |
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Senate votes for Iraq deadline The Senate has endorsed a deadline of March 2008 for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
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| Mar.31 |
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Blast targets hospital visitors A parked car exploded near a hospital in Sadr City, the deadliest in a series of bombings that killed at least 9 people
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Shia militia 'stood down' President Jalal Talabani says the Mehdi Army has stopped its activities on the orders of its leader, Moqtada Sadr
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Main Event: More than 120 die in blasts
