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| Sep.1 |
Iraq |
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Saddam tape denies role in Najaf blast
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Iraq |
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Najaf braces for ayatollah's funeral Marines stocked up on medical supplies and braced for trouble as hundreds of thousands mourn the cleric
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Iraq |
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Cleric's cortege approaches Najaf
| Sep.2 |
Iraq |
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Car bomb hits near Baghdad police station
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Iraq |
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Thousands bid cleric farewell Map of Najaf Iraq Hundreds of thousands have massed in Najaf for the burial of Ayatollah Muhammad Baqr al-Hakim, killed by a car bomb
| Sep.6 |
Iraq |
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Rumsfeld hits back at critics
| Sep.7 |
Iraq |
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U.S. forces capture Saddam loyalist
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Washington |
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Bush to ask 87 billions more for Iraq President has told the American people that Iraq is ''now the central front' in a global war against terrorism | |
| Sep.8 |
England |
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More British troops for Iraq
| Sep.9 |
Northern Iraq |
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Car bomb kills 2
| Sep.10 |
Iraq |
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2 U.S. troops killed
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Washington |
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Iraq's deterioration underestimated
| Sep.12 |
Iraq |
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U.S. fire kills Iraqi police A shootout developed into a fierce gunbattle in central Iraq, killing at least 10 people | |
| Sep.13 |
Iraq |
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US remorse over Iraq deaths blunder
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Sunni Triangle |
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Anti-U.S. chants, gunshots mark funerals Map of Fallujah Iraq On the streets of Fallujah, Iraqis marked the funerals of slain police officers as the U.S. military apologized
| Sep.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. soldier killed in Fallujah
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Iraq |
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Powell visits Iraqi gas attack town
| Sep.15 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Suspected resistance organizers arrested
| Sep.17 |
Iraq |
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Network airs Saddam audiotape
| Sep.18 |
Iraq |
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3 US troops 'killed in Iraq attack' A truck transporting troops was blown up by an explosive device in the town of Khaldiyah
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England |
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Blix attacks Iraq weapons 'spin'
| Sep.19 |
Mosul |
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Former defense minister surrenders After nearly a week of negotiations, Sultan Hashim Ahmad surrendered to U.S. forces in the city of Mosul
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Northern Iraq |
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U.S. troops fire on Italian diplomat
| Sep.20 |
Iraq |
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Governing council member shot As Akila Hashimi's two-car convoy left her house, at least four gunmen opened fire | |
| Sep.21 |
Iraq |
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Attacks kill 3 US troops A mortar attack has killed 2 soldiers at a giant prison complex and a 3rd serviceman has been killed by a roadside bomb
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Iraq |
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Surgeries for shot politician Akila al-Hashimi, a member of the Governing Council, is scheduled to undergo further surgery after being shot
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Iraq |
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Sweeping economic reforms adopted Finance Minister Kamel al-Keylani has the sale of all state industries except for oil
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Baghdad |
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Blast near U.N. headquarters A bomb went off from inside of a car, killing 2, including the bomber and injuring about 8 people | |
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France |
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France lifts veto threat on Iraq Chirac: France will not veto a US-backed Security Council resolution on the future of Iraq
| Sep.23 |
UN |
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World leaders speak out over Iraq World leaders have lined up to attack the war in Iraq but likely to support U.N. plans to rebuild the shattered country
| Sep.24 |
UN |
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Ruling council backs US Chalabi, the head of the Governing Council, has denied any disagreement with the US about Iraq's future
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Iraq |
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Ex-Defence Minister granted immunity Sultan Hashim Ahmed has been given effective immunity from prosecution following his surrender to US force
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Iraq |
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Baghdad hotel bomb kills one
| Sep.25 |
Iraq |
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Shot politician dies from wounds Iraqi Governing Council member Akila al-Hashimi died 5 days after an attack on her convoy | |
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Iraq |
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8 Iraqis killed in market explosion 18 injured in an explosion from mortar at a market in Baqubah, about 30 miles north of Baghdad
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Iraq |
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Regret at UN's Iraq retreat Senior Iraqi official: The UN decision to move most of its remaining staff out of Iraq is 'playing into the hands of terrorists'
| Sep.26 |
New York |
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Powell: Iraqi constitution in 6 months Secretary of State would like to see a new Iraqi constitution ratified in about 6 months, with elections to follow
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USA |
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More US troops face Iraq call-up
| Sep.27 |
Iraq |
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Rocket attack on Baghdad hotel At least one RPG struck a hotel housing U.S. military officials and support staff, but nobody was injured
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Sunni Triangle |
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2 Iraqis killed in U.S. checkpoint shooting U.S. soldiers fired on a vehicle carrying at least 6 Iraqis after it ran a American checkpoint in Fallujah
| Sep.29 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. soldier dies in convoy attack At least 6 U.S. soldiers were wounded in an improvised explosive device attack in Fallujah
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Iraq |
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UN leaves skeletal staff in Iraq
| Sep.30 |
England |
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Blair: I'd do same again on Iraq
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