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Baghdad |
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Bombs, mortars mark deadly day |
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Sadr City |
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Sunni leader dismayed by security easing
| Nov.2 |
Texas |
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General: Abuse scandal claimed my career
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Baghdad |
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U.S. names missing American soldier |
| Nov.3 |
Baghdad |
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83 bullet-riddled bodies found in city Some of the bodies showed signs of torture. 4 U.S. soldiers and a U.S. Marine have been killed
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Baghdad |
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U.S. intelligence chief visits Iraq |
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Baghdad |
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Iraq braces for Hussein verdicts
| Nov.4 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqi PM condemns Saddam 'crimes'
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Washington |
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Neoconservatives decry execution of war |
| Nov.5 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam Hussein sentenced to death 
The former Iraqi leader has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging
Saddam was convicted over the killing of 148 people in the Shia town of Dujail in 1982. His half-brother and former chief judge were also sentenced to death. Former ViP Ramadan got life in jail. 3 others received 15-year prison terms. Baath party official Mohammed Azawi Ali was acquitted. The verdict sparked celebration in Baghdad and protests in Tikrit
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Baghdad |
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PM hails Saddam's sentence
| Nov.6 |
Baghdad |
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Capital on lockdown after Hussein verdict A curfew is in effect in Baghdad and 2 Sunni provinces. Mortars slammed into a Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad
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Baghdad |
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Iraq Baathists ban 'to be eased' |
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Southern California |
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Marine enters plea in Iraq case |
| Nov.7 |
Baghdad |
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Hussein to Iraqis: Be forgiving
| Nov.8 |
Iraq |
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Dozens more killed in Iraq
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Baghdad |
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Iraq corruption 'costs billions' |
| Nov.9 |
Washington |
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Webb promises 'diplomatic solution' in Iraq
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Egypt |
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Mubarak warns on Saddam execution
| Nov.10 |
Washington |
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US army 'to suggest Iraq changes'
| Nov.11 |
Baghdad |
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U.S. offers $50K to help find soldier
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Iraq |
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Sunnis kill 10 Shiites, kidnap 50 others |
| Nov.12 |
Baghdad |
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Bombers kill 35 Iraq police recruits 
Two suicide bombers have killed 35 people at a police commando recruiting centre in western Baghdad | |
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Washington |
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US 'open to Iran talks on Iraq'
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Baghdad |
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PM mulls Cabinet shakeup |
| Nov.13 |
Baghdad |
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Suicide bomber kills 10 on bus |
| Nov.14 |
Baghdad |
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Gunmen grab up to 100 from institute 
The minister of higher education ordered universities closed until security improves
80 gunmen were clad in Iraqi National Police uniforms and targeted the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research-Scholarships and Cultural Relations Directorate building. The directorate had a guard force of about 20 -- not enough to resist the abductors
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Baghdad |
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Most hostages freed after kidnapping
Iraqi Interior Ministry official: Most of those kidnapped from a research institute have been freed
| Nov.15 |
Baghdad |
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Fate of kidnapped Iraqis still unclear |
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Washington |
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U.S. general: Stay the course in Iraq The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East John Abizaid is optimistic that 'we can stabilize Iraq'
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USA |
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Marine jailed for Iraq death |
| Nov.16 |
Baghdad |
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Attacks kill 13; 4 U.S. troops die In eastern Baghdad, gunmen opened fire on a bakery, killing 9. 3 U.S. soldiers were killed in action in Diyala province
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Baghdad |
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Ministry hostages 'tortured'
| Nov.17 |
Basra |
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Contractors abducted
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London |
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Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq The prime minister has publicly accepted that the violence since the US-led invasion in 2003 has been a disaster
| Nov.18 |
Baghdad |
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Video emerges in hunt for hostages
| Nov.19 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq's deputy health minister kidnapped
At least 24 gunmen stormed the house of Ammar al-Saffar and abducted him
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Iraq |
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22 killed by suicide bomber
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Baghdad |
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Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound'
Human Rights Watch: The trial was so flawed that he did not get a fair trial and its verdict is unsound
| Nov.20 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria
Jalal Talabani is expected to travel this weekend to Tehran to meet with Iranian President Ahmadinejad
| Nov.21 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq, Syria resume diplomatic ties
| Nov.22 |
London |
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UK may transfer Basra 'in spring'
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Iraq |
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Iraqi civilian toll reaches monthly high
| Nov.23 |
Sadr City |
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More than 200 killed in Sadr City 
A string of apparently coordinated bombings erupted in a Shiite slum. the death toll was expected to rise. Bombs and mortar shells struck at 15-minute intervals. 206 wounded. Shiites responded, firing 10 mortar rounds at the Sunni shrine... | |
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Baghdad |
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City curfew after bombing wave
| Nov.24 |
Baghdad |
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Shiite bloc's walkout threat test for PM Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is threatening to withdraw support from Iraq's government if al-Maliki meets President Bush | |
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Sadr City |
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Shias mourn bomb victims
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Baghdad |
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Shiites torch Sunni people, mosques
Enraged Shiites burned people to death and denounced Sunni leaders and the U.S. after a bloody assault on Sadr City
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi security talks a 'success'
| Nov.25 |
Iraq |
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21 Shiites gunned down in front of families
Map of Diyala Iraq Sunni gunmen stormed two Shiite homes in Diyala province. President Talabani postponed a trip to Iran
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Baghdad |
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Iraq extends curfew amid violence
| Nov.26 |
Baghdad |
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PM: Only politicians can end bloodbath Al-Maliki characterized the situation as a 'political crisis'
| Nov.27 |
Baghdad |
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Hussein genocide trial resumes
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Iran |
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Iraqi president seeks Iran's help Visiting Jalal Talabani has called on Iran to provide 'comprehensive help' to improve his country's security situation
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Northern Iraq |
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Insurgents target oil sources
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UN |
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Annan: Iraqis 'almost' in civil war The Bush administration stepped up diplomatic efforts to stabilize Iraq
| Nov.28 |
Iran |
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Iran: U.S. causes Iraq violence Iran's supreme leader said withdrawal of 'foreign forces' is the first step to ending the country's discord
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Estonia |
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Bush denies civil war is engulfing Iraq
| Nov.29 |
Jordan |
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Iraq PM in Amman for Bush talks
Nouri Maliki has arrived in Jordan's capital, Amman, for talks with US President
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Iraq |
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Fighting shuts down Baquba
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Jordan |
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Bush begins delayed talks on Iraq US President has begun a key summit with Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki aimed at tackling escalating violence
| Nov.30 |
Iraq |
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Mass grave found in Baquba
Iraqi soldiers found 28 bodies south of Baquba. U.S. moving 1,600 troops into Baghdad