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| Oct.4 |
 Baghdad |
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Iraq police brigade aided abuctors The Interior Ministry has removed a brigade from the streets because of a brazen kidnapping of 26 people
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| Oct.5 |
Iraq |
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U.S. deny al Qaeda leader killed in raid
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Baghdad |
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Rice seeks to curb Iraq violence |
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| Oct.6 |
Baghdad |
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Kurdish lawmaker kidnapped, killed
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USA |
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US medic jailed over Iraq murder
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| Oct.7 |
Iraq |
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Bomb rips Tal Afar
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Northern Iraq |
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Troops launch crackdown in Kirkuk
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| Oct.8 |
Iraq |
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 30 rebels killed in mostly Shiite city   U.S. and Iraqi soldiers killed 30 insurgents during combat in the city of Diwaniya
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Southern Iraq |
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Hundreds of Iraqi police poisoned| Hundreds of policemen fell sick from poisoning at a base after the evening meal breaking their daily Ramadan fast | |
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| Oct.9 |
Baghdad |
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Hussein men 'buried inmates alive'
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Iraq |
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Hall boss arrested for sickening troops
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| Oct.10 |
Baghdad |
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Police find 60 bodies
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Baghdad |
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Judge ejects Hussein from genocide trial
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Baghdad |
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 110 bullet-riddled bodies found| 60 bodies were found around Baghdad between on Monday morning and another 50 were found later in the day | |
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| Oct.11 |
New York |
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Study claims 655,000 Iraqi deaths A controversial study contends nearly 655,000 Iraqis have died because of the war
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| Oct.12 |
Baghdad |
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Gunmen kill 9 at Sunni TV station
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 London |
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General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal| The head of the British Army has said the presence of UK armed forces 'exacerbates the security problems' | |
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| Oct.13 |
London |
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Army chief defends Iraq comments
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| Oct.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
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26 dead in 'revenge killings'
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| Oct.15 |
Northern Iraq |
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Bombs kill 16, including schoolgirls
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Baghdad |
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 Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies 51 bullet-riddled bodies were found in Baghdad; some showing signs of torture
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| Oct.16 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam letter urges united Iraq
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Iraq |
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Coalition death toll in Iraq reaches 3,000
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| Oct.17 |
Baghdad |
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Talabani backs 'Iran-Syria plan'
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| Oct.18 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Attacks kill 10 U.S. troops in single day 4 coalition soldiers died in a roadside bomb attack west of Baghdad. In Diyala province, 3 soldiers were killed
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Kentucky |
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4 U.S. soldiers charged with rape, murder
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| Oct.19 |
Mosul |
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 Suicide bomber, clashes kill 20 in Mosul A bomber blew up a fuel truck outside a police center and rebels fired mortars and fought gunbattles
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad security plan 'failing'
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| Oct.20 |
Southern Iraq |
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Shiite militia seizes city Map of Amarah Iraq The militia run by anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr seized total control of the city of Amarah
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Washington |
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 Bush holds Iraq strategy talks| Gen. John Abizaid arrived for meetings with the President Bush, Rumsfeld and Casey | |
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| Oct.21 |
Washington |
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Bush to rethink Iraq strategy
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Southern Iraq |
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Deadly clashes erupt in Suwayra
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| Oct.22 |
USA |
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Diplomat: U.S. arrogant, stupid in Iraq
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Iraq |
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Iraqi police recruits killed, kidnapped
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Washington |
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US official retracts Iraq remarks
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| Oct.23 |
Iraq |
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October deadliest month for U.S. troops| The U.S. military's death toll for October stands at 85, the highest of the year | |
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London |
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 We'll hold Iraq nerve, says Blair Iraq's deputy prime minister Barham Salih met Prime Minister Tony Blair
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Baghdad |
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Deputy PM: West can't cut and run
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Washington |
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US says Iraq must improve policy
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| Oct.24 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq 'success' possible, US says US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has said stabilising the country is possible in a realistic time-frame
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USA |
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Most Americans say no one winning in Iraq Poll: 1 in 5 Americans believes the U.S. is winning. 18% -- believe insurgents are winning
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Baghdad |
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Masked men abducted U.S. soldier The soldier was handcuffed forced into a vehicle, the U.S. military said, offering a relative's account
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Washington |
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Bush team defends US Iraq plans Top members of the government have offered their backing to President's policy
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| Oct.25 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq, U.S. forces take on militia The Shiite cleric al-Sadr's militia attacked U.S. troops. The U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a raid in turf
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Washington |
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Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war US President says he is unhappy with the progress, admitting that an upsurge in violence is a 'serious concern'
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Baghdad |
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PM disputes U.S. account of raid on militia Nuri al-Maliki is indicating he was not consulted and did not give the OK to raid in al-Sadr's turf
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| Oct.26 |
Western Iraq |
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Five U.S. troops killed The deaths bring the U.S. military death toll in October to 96, matching the number of deaths in October of 2005
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| Oct.29 |
Basra |
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17 Iraqi police killed near Basra
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Sadr City |
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Bomb kills 26, injures 60 A roadside bomb in eastern Baghdad ripped through a crowded marketplace in the Sadr City
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| Oct.31 |
Sadr City |
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PM orders opening of checkpoints U.S. and Iraqi checkpoints around Sadr City have opened with vehicles passing through unchecked
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Baghdad |
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Bomb targets wedding party
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