World News Atlas
Iraq
2007
October
| Iraq, October 2007 Timeline | Wednesday, January 7 | Author |
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Iraqi lawmaker detained in raid A Sunni member of parliament is in custody after his arrest during a U.S.-Iraqi military raid on a suspected al Qaeda in Iraq gathering
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Moqtada Sadr and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, 2 of Iraq's most influential Shia leaders, have signed a deal to try to end violence between their groups
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Iraq
Petraeus: Iran still fueling war Although America's top genera said sectarian fighting among militias fueled by Iran could be the biggest long-term challenge for Iraq
Baghdad
U.S.-Iraq Blackwater probe begins Iraqi officials say the victims were innocent bystanders. Blackwater says its contractors were part of a U.S. State Department entourage
Baghdad
Australian contractors kill 2 women Iraq's Interior Ministry: The security convoy that fired on a car, killing two Iraqi women, was an Australian firm
Iraq
Northern Iraq
Turkey hits rebels in Iraq Turkey is shelling Kurdish rebel camps across the border in northern Iraq. The government unlikely to move toward sending ground troops
Baghdad
Plan puts Marines' focus on Afghanistan Gen. James Conway: The Marine Corps would like to reduce its forces in Iraq and move them to Afghanistan
Sunni Triangle
Strike 'kills 15 civilians' 19 insurgents and 15 women and children have been killed in an operation north of Baghdad
USA
Turkey
Iraq seeks talks on Turkey threat 
| Iraq urged Turkey to refrain from launching military action against Kurdish separatists based in Iraqi territory |
Turkey
Turkey seeks green light on Iraq MPs are due to debate a motion authorising cross-border military operations into northern Iraq to target Kurdish bases there
Turkey
MPs clear attacks in Iraq The parliament has given permission for the government to launch operations into Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish rebels
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Sadr City
U.S. forces battle militants in Sadr City Iraqi officials expressed outrage at what they say are civilian deaths in the wake of a massive military operation in the neighborhood
Baghdad
Baghdad
Turkey wins Iraq backing on PKK| Turkey and Iraq have agreed to work together to deal with the problem of Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. Turkish Foreign Minister Babacan rejected reports of a cease-fire offe... |
Baghdad
Iraq warns Turkey over incursion Foreign minister has warned of serious consequences if Turkey launches a ground assault against Kurdish rebels
Iraq
US hands over Karbala to Iraqis| US forces have handed control of the mainly Shia province in central Iraq to local authorities in a tightly-guarded ceremony |
Washington
Blackwater men 'given immunity' Private security contractors accused of shooting dead 17 Iraqis may have been offered partial immunity by the state department
Mosul
Map of Mosul Ninawa Northern Iraq The largest dam in Iraq is at risk of an imminent collapse that could unleash a 65ft wave of water on Mosul, a city of 1.7m people
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