World News Atlas
Iraq
2008
March
| Iraq, March 2008 Timeline | Thursday, November 27 | Author |
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| A roadside bomb exploded first in the central district of Karrada. As others gathered to help the wounded, a suicide bomber detonated a vest |
Basra
Baghdad
Bomb kills 5 US troops The suicide bomber approached the patrol on a street and blew himself up. 3 other troops and an Iraqi interpreter were also injured
Mosul
Map of Mosul Northern Iraq| The death of Paulos Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop, who was kidnapped two weeks ago has provoked furious condemnation |
Baghdad
McCain arrives in Baghdad Sen. John McCain arrives with fellow senators, marking his first trip to the war-ravaged nation since becoming the Republican candidate for ...
Iraq
Female suicide bomber kills 65
Map of Karbala Iraq| A bomber apparently was targeting Shiite worshippers. The incident occurred 0.5 mile from the Imam Hussein shrine of Karbala |
Iraq
Human rights groups see disaster in Iraq As the war reaches its 5-year anniversary, two of the humanitarian groups issued extensive reports describing a crisis of huge proportions
Washington
Bush: War in Iraq must go on 5 years after, Bush will mark the anniversary by insisting that a continued U.S. presence there is crucial
Washington
Bush speech hails Iraq 'victory' President Bush has delivered a speech at the Pentagon to mark the fifth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq
Washington
Baghdad
U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 4,000
4 soldiers died in a roadside bombing while patrolling a neighborhood, bringing the American toll in the 5-year-old war to the grim milestone
Basra
Map of Basra Southern Iraq Heavy fighting has been raging as thousands of Iraqi troops battle Shia militias in the southern city. British forces carried out air strikes
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Iraq
Iraq
Fighting between Iraqi security forces and Shia militants has spread from Basra to other Shia parts including Baghdad's Sadr City
Baghdad
The prime minister gave Shiite militants battling security forces in Basra a 72-hour deadline to surrender their weapons
Iraq 
42 people were killed in Kut, southeast of Baghdad, the latest casualties in 3 days of clashes between militias and Iraqi security forces
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Baghdad
A curfew from 23.00 on Thursday until 05.00 on Sunday has been imposed amid clashes between Shia militias and Iraqi security forces
Basra
Iraq's government has extended by 10 days a deadline for Shia militiamen fighting troops in the city of Basra to hand over their weapons
Basra
Map of Basra Southern Iraq The Iraqi military push into the city is not going as well as U.S. officials had hoped, despite Bush's high praise for the operation
Baghdad
Curfew to be extended in Baghdad Tthe city's military command has extended a round-the clock curfew for an indefinite period
Basra
Shia cleric has ordered his fighters off the streets of Basra and other cities to end clashes with security forces
Iraq
Iran helped prod al-Sadr cease-fire Iraqi lawmaker: Iran was integral in persuading Shiite cleric to halt attacks by his militia on Iraqi security forces
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