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| Nov.1 |
Mosul |
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2 U.S. soldiers killed
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Iraq |
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Iraqi handover to be speeded up
| Nov.2 |
Iraq |
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U.S. helicopter down, killing 15 troops Witnesses are seeing missile trails when the CH-47 Chinook went down. In 3 other attacks at least one U.S. soldier died
| Nov.3 |
Washington |
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U.S. vows to finish job in Iraq |
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Baghdad |
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Blasts hit 'Green Zone' 3 rockets or mortar rounds exploded in the highly securez one that houses the U.S.-led coalition's headquarters
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U.S. Senate |
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Congress passes Iraq budget
| Nov.4 |
Iraq |
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Baghdad blast leaves U.S. soldier dead
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U.S. Senate |
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Senate, House Pass $87 Billion for Iraq
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Washington |
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US vows to improve Iraq security
| Nov.5 |
Iraq |
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Former Iraqi generals caught in U.S. raid
| Nov.6 |
Iraq |
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Service honors Chinook crash victims
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Sunni Triangle |
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6 killed in U.S. helicopter crash near Tikrit Black Hawk has crashed near Saddam Hussein's hometown. White smoke was seen rising from the wreckage
| Nov.7 |
Turkey |
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Turkey drops Iraq troops plan
| Nov.8 |
Baghdad |
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Red Cross pulling out of Baghdad The international Red Cross is closing offices in Baghdad and Basra temporarily since 'extremely dangerous' conditions
| Nov.10 |
England |
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Blair: Battle for Iraq is seminal
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Iraq |
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Iraq 'faces severe health crisis'
| Nov.11 |
Washington |
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U.S.: Enemy attacks escalate in Iraq Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez said that the tempo of enemy attacks has increased dramatically
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Iraq |
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Al-Qaeda suspects quizzed
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad HQ in rocket attack
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Washington |
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Urgent Iraq talks The US administrator, Paul Bremer, has held talks at the White House after arriving on a surprise visit
| Nov.12 |
Iraq |
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26 dead in Italy HQ blast At least 14 Italians and 8 Iraqis have been killed in a suicide bombing that leveled the Italian military headquarters | |
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Italy |
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Italy vows to stay course in Iraq
| Nov.13 |
Iraq |
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U.S. launches 'Op Iron Hammer'
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France |
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France urges policy shift on Iraq
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Washington |
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Bush to speed up Iraqi handover
| Nov.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. boosts offensive Army struck at a rocket launch site that threatened a Task Force Iron Horse base north of Tikrit. 7 attackers were killed
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Baghdad |
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Iraqis 'to govern by next summer' Paul Bremer had talked to Iraqi representatives about speeding up the handover | |
| Nov.15 |
Iraq |
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Iraqis set timetable for power transfer
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Mosul |
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2 US helicopters downed 17 coalition soldiers have been killed and five wounded in a mid-air collision over the city of Mosul
| Nov.16 |
Iraq |
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US turns heat on insurgents
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Iraq |
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Saddam tape calls for resistance
| Nov.17 |
Sunni Triangle |
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US hits targets near Saddam town Troops have been shelling targets near the town of Tikrit
| Nov.18 |
Iraq |
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Iraq leaders 'get' Iran support
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Iraq |
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U.S. levels houses of insurgents
| Nov.19 |
Iraq |
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$10 million reward set for Saddam deputy
| Nov.20 |
Iraq |
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Rockets hit 2 hotels in Baghdad Several people injured at Palestine Hotel and nearby Sheraton Hotel
| Nov.21 |
Iraq |
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Police station hit by blast
| Nov.22 |
Iraq |
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Police hit by bombings, 19 killed Insurgents launched car bomb attacks against 2 police stations and fired a surface-to-air missile at a courier plane
| Nov.23 |
Iraq |
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Attacks on convoys kill 3 U.S. troops
| Nov.24 |
Iraq |
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Council announces timetable for self-rule A provisional legislative body to be selected by the end of May and a provisional government no later than the end of June
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Iraq |
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Attacks against Iraqis 'increase' Attacks on US troops have declined in recent weeks, but strikes against Iraqis are up
| Nov.25 |
Iraq |
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Loud blasts rock Baghdad
| Nov.26 |
Iraq |
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Top Shi'ite Criticizes U.S. Political Plans Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has criticized plans for the transfer of power to Iraqis as paying too little heed to Islam
| Nov.27 |
Baghdad |
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Bush makes surprise visit President made an unannounced visit to Baghdad to spend part of Thanksgiving Day with U.S. troops | |
| Nov.29 |
Iraq |
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Deadliest month for coalition so far 98 coalition troops died in Iraq this month, according to coalition military officials, including 79 American troops | |
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Iraq |
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7 Spanish agents killed in ambush The 8-member team from Spain's National Intelligence Center came under attack south of Baghdad
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Sunni Triangle |
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2 Japanese diplomats shot dead The attack in Tikrit was carried out by a single attacker. The diplomats were travelling to a reconstruction conference
| Nov.30 |
Spain |
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Spain pledges to stay on in Iraq Prime minister Jose Maria Aznar has vowed to keep troops in Iraq despite 'great pain' at the killing of 7 intelligence agents
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Northern Iraq |
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2 South Korean contractors killed
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Northern Iraq |
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46 ambushers killed by U.S. forces U.S. troops fought off 2 simultaneous attacks on military convoys in northern Iraq, capturing 8 ambushers | |
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Japan |
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Japan to probe diplomats' ambush A team of senior officials is on its way to Iraq to investigate an ambush that killed 2 diplomats near Tikrit
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