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| Oct.1 |
Sunni Triangle |
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109 insurgents killed in Samarra 3,000 U.S. troops moved into Samarra. One American soldier was killed
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| Oct.2 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Samarra 'under US grip' |
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Mauritania |
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Locusts invade capital |
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| Oct.3 |
Iraq |
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Police find 2 bodies, possibly Westerners |
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| Oct.4 |
Tunisia |
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Many drown as migrant ship sinks Their boat sank while trying to reach Italy illegally. Another 47 are missing, presumed drowned
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Baghdad |
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Bomb blasts leave 16 dead
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Sadr City |
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Sadr City 'targeted by US forces' |
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Washington |
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Rumsfeld questions Saddam-Laden link |
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| Oct.5 |
Ohio |
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Running mates clash over Iraq
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Iraq |
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Push against insurgents in Babil province |
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Iraq |
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Inspectors prepare to report |
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| Oct.6 |
Iraq |
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Car bomb kills national guard members |
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Washington |
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Report concludes no WMD in Iraq |
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| Oct.7 |
U.S. Congress |
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Iraq war debate fuelled by report
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Egypt |
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Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts| Blasts rocked the resorts where Israelis were vacationing. The most powerful explosion ripped through the 400-room Hilton | |
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Iraq |
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U.S., Iraqi troops expand offensive |
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France |
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France disputes Iraq bribe claims |
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| Oct.8 |
Iraq |
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Hostage Bigley killed A video appears to show UK hostage being killed has been released by militants
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Egypt |
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Al-Qaeda 'behind bombings' |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Falluja airstrike kills 14 |
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| Oct.9 |
Sadr City |
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Shia rebels agree Baghdad truce |
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| Oct.10 |
Iraq |
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Suicide blast kills 17 in Baghdad |
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Somalia |
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Warlord Yusuf named president |
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Sadr City |
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Weapons handover in Sadr City
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| Oct.11 |
Iraq |
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Nuclear assets 'vanish'
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Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. bombs al-Zarqawi meeting place |
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European Union |
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EU lifts sanctions against Libya |
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| Oct.12 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Iraqi forces raid Ramadi mosques |
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Iraq |
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Iraq says nuclear sites 'secure' |
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Darfur |
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Landmine kills aid workers |
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Iraq |
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U.S. tried to rescue hostages |
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Darfur |
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Thousands more flee homes |
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Iraq |
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Babies found in mass grave
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Japan |
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Plea for Iraq donors to commit aid |
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| Oct.13 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Falluja threatened over militants |
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| Oct.14 |
Baghdad |
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Green Zone blasts kill 8 6 civilians were killed and at least 3 were wounded in one location
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Sunni Triangle |
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U.S., Iraqis in Falluja assault US troops and Iraqi special forces launched a major operation to disrupt future attacks by insurgents
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Iraq |
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Bombs prompt security boost |
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| Oct.15 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Falluja people flee new attacks |
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Darfur |
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'70,000 Darfur dead' since March |
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Baghdad |
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Blasts at churches Five churches in 4 neighborhoods were damaged by by improvised explosives devices
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England |
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UK troops 'set for US Iraq role' |
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| Oct.16 |
Sunni Triangle |
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US bombers strike at Falluja
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Darfur |
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Darfur troops to arrive week late |
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| Oct.17 |
Darfur |
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Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur| The WHO: Up to 70,000 refugees have died since March 1 due to various causes, including diseases and malnutrition | |
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Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. forces pound Falluja targets
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Iraq |
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Bomb blast shatters Baghdad café
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Darfur |
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Sudan hints at Darfur power share
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| Oct.18 |
Iraq |
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PM extends weapons amnesty
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Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. bombs targets linked to al-Zarqawi Warplanes bombed houses used by wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the volatile city of Falluja
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| Oct.19 |
Iraq |
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4 killed in Baghdad mortar attack
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Iraq |
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Agency halts aid projects after kidnap CARE International has suspended operations in Iraq, after the director of the charity's work there was kidnapped
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| Oct.20 |
Baghdad |
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Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty Staff Sgt. Ivan 'Chip' Frederick pleaded guilty to 5 charges of abusing Iraqi detainees
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Beirut |
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Prime minister resigns
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Iraq |
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Iraq urges aid agencies to stay
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England |
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Blair: More Iraq violence likely |
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Darfur |
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Go ahead for more Darfur troops |
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| Oct.21 |
England |
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Hoon confirms Iraq troop movement
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Iraq |
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US soldier jailed for prison abuse
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Iraq |
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Husband: Abduction 'really a shock'
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Nigeria |
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Darfur peace talks delayed |
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| Oct.22 |
Iraq |
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CARE worker pleads for her life |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Falluja raid 'nets Zarqawi aide' US forces in Iraq have seized a 'senior leader' in the militant group along with five others in a pre-dawn raid
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| Oct.23 |
Iraq |
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14 killed in separate incidents
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Sunni Triangle |
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20 Iraqi security officers killed in bombings
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| Oct.24 |
Iraq |
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Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits| The bodies of recruits have been found following an ambush near the Iranian border | |
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Iraq |
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U.S. security official killed in attack |
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Iraq |
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Massacre 'was inside job'
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| Oct.25 |
Iraq |
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IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing Some 380 tons of explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility that was supposed to be under US control
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Baghdad |
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Insurgent bomb attacks killed six
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| Oct.26 |
Japan |
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Japan won't bow to hostage threat Prime Minister Koizumi has said troops would remain in Iraq, despite threats to behead a Japanese hostage
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| Oct.27 |
Southern Iraq |
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British troops move toward Baghdad some 800 Black Watch troops have begun their deployment from their base
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Iraq |
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Abducted aid worker seen in video
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West Bank |
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Officials deny Arafat's condition critical
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West Bank |
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Doctors watch over Yasser Arafat Palestinian leader has spent the night watched over by medical teams and aides after serious concerns for his health
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| Oct.28 |
West Bank |
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Ailing Arafat gets Israel pledge
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Jordan |
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10 die in tourist crash |
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Iraq |
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Militants claim killings of 11 Iraqis Army of Ansar al-Sunnah said on its Web site they had beheaded one of the victims and shot 10 others
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West Bank |
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Arafat to get treatment in France
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| Oct.29 |
Paris |
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Ailing Arafat arrives in Paris| A helicopter carrying Palestinian leader landed after leaving his West Bank compound for the first time in 3 years | |
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Arab Countries |
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New Bin Laden's videotape| Osama bin Laden told Americans their security does not depend on the president they elect, but on U.S. policy | |
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Qatar |
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U.S.: possible attack on Qatar hotels |
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| Oct.30 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Eight U.S. Marines killed 9 wounded. Those casualties were outside Falluja in a single incident
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Paris |
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Questions swirl around Arafat's health The PLO said Palestinian leader was getting better as he underwent medical examination at a Paris hospital
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Baghdad |
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Beheaded Japanese hostage found |
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France |
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Arafat's illness not fatal - aide |
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| Oct.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. forces launch new assaults in Falluja U.S. forces are striking targets from the air and clashing with militants on the southeastern edge of the city
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Sunni Triangle |
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Many dead in Iraq rocket attack
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Sunni Triangle |
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Falluja action imminent, Allawi says