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 Baghdad |
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 Iraq al Qaeda leader reported dead  There are reports that Abu Ayyub al-Masri has been killed come from local tribes and not Iraq's intelligence services or military
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 Washington |
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 Bush vetoes Iraq withdrawal bill US President has vetoed a Congressional bill that would have linked war funding to a timetable for withdrawal of troops from Iraq
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Baghdad |
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Office having sectarian agenda Prime minister has created an entity within his government that is being used as a smokescreen to hide an extreme Shiite agenda
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Iraq |
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British sailors held by Iran return to duty
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| May.2 |
USA |
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Iraq exit could spell disaster, experts warn Pulling U.S. forces from Iraq could trigger catastrophe, affecting not just Iraq but its neighbors in the Middle East
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| May.3 |
 Sinai |
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Iraq rebuild summit opens  Map of SHARM EL-SHEIKh Egypt| Iraq's prime minister has appealed for other countries to write off its debts | |
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Iraq |
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Military: Bombs built into school U.S. soldiers discovered a girls school being built in Tarmiya had become an explosives-rigged 'death trap'
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Egypt |
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Iraq conference turns to security
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| May.4 |
Egypt |
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  Iran FM attacks US policy in Iraq Manouchehr Mottaki is blaming the American presence there for sectarian violence
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| May.8 |
Southern Iraq |
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Car blast near mosque kills 16
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Washington |
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U.S. to maintain Iraq buildup
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| May.9 |
Baghdad |
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 Cheney visits unannounced Vice President arrived to tell Iraq's government 'it's game time' and to persuade the Iraqi Parliament to forgo its 2-month recess
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Washington |
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Bush 'would veto new Iraq bill'
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| May.10 |
House of Representatives |
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House passes Iraq funding bill The US House of Representatives has passed a bill which would fund military operations to the end of July
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| May.12 |
Iraq |
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 3 missing, 5 killed in attack on U.S. patrol| American troops were on the hunt south of Baghdad for 2 members of a U.S.-led military patrol | |
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Iraq |
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Search for missing US troops US and Iraqi forces are conducting a massive search for 3 soldiers missing since their patrol was attacked south of Baghdad
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| May.13 |
Northern Iraq |
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Bombings leave at least 45 dead Map of Makhmur Iraq The suicide bomber crashed his truck into the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, where a meeting was being held at the time
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Iraq |
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Insurgents: U.S. troops captured, killed
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| May.15 |
Iraq |
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Insurgents: Stop search for U.S. troops
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Iraq |
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Troop kidnapping was 'planned snatch'
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| May.16 |
Iraq |
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Military arrests 11 in hunt for soldiers
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Prince Harry will not go to Iraq| 22-year-old Britain's Prince will not serve in Iraq as a troop commander because of 'a number of specific threats' against him | |
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| May.17 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Soldiers comb 'Triangle' for comrades U.S. troops navigate thick brush, search farmhouses for 3 missing soldiers. Commander: 'We are not going to stop'
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| May.18 |
Northern Iraq |
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4 arrested in 'honor killing'
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| May.19 |
Southern Iraq |
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 Blair's tribute to troops in Iraq Tony Blair made an emotional tribute to British troops during his final visit to Iraq as PM. Minutes later, 2 mortars are rocking the building
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Iraq |
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Hopes rise for missing U.S. troops
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| May.21 |
Iraq |
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U.S. narrows search for missing soldiers
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Baghdad |
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Iraq plans for possible quick U.S. pullout The defense minister: Iraq's military is drawing up plans to cope with any quick U.S. military pullout
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| May.22 |
Baghdad |
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Bombers target outdoor market killing 25
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Iraq |
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Unicef appeal for Iraqi children
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| May.23 |
Washington |
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Team working up strategy for Iraq war
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| May.24 |
Iraq |
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Body found in river is missing U.S. soldier
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| May.25 |
Iraq |
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al-Sadr forbids militia to fight Iraqi troops Anti-American cleric is making his first public appearance in four months
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Iraq |
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Sadr calls for Sunni co-operation Moqtada Sadr has backed a peace plan with Sunni factions in a bid to calm sectarian violence
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| May.27 |
Iraq |
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U.S. frees 42 al Qaeda kidnap victims
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| May.28 |
Baghdad |
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  U.S., Iran hold historic talks The United States told Iran its support for militias fighting in Iraq needs to cease. Iran criticizes U.S. 'occupation' in Iraq
| Iran proposes trilateral security group to consult on Iraq. It's the first public meeting between U.S. and Iran since the United States cut off diplomatic relations 27 years ago. There will be another meeting within a month
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Baghdad |
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Car bomb kills 21
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| May.29 |
Baghdad |
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Five Britons seized | 4 bodyguards and a finance expert have been kidnapped from Iraq's finance ministry. The kidnappers wore police uniforms | |
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Chopper attack, bombs kill 10 U.S. troops 8 killed in a deadly chain of events that began when a U.S. helicopter was shot down
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| May.30 |
Sadr City |
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Terror suspects detained in Sadr City U.S.-led coalition forces detained 5 suspected terrorist, including their cell leader
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Turkey sends forces to Iraq border Amid debate over the issue of a cross-border offensive targeting Kurdish rebels, Turkey sent large contingents of soldiers, tanks
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