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World News Atlas    Iraq     2007   September

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US welcomes Iraq militia 'freeze'  The US military is encouraged by a radical cleric's order that his Mehdi army militia should freeze operations for six months Fresh UK attack on US Iraq policy  Maj Gen Tim Cross, a second key British general, has criticised US post-war policy in Iraq British leave Basra base Map of Basra Southern Iraq


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Sep.2   Basra  
  Five-hundred British troops began withdrawing from their base in the city, which has been hit daily by mortar attacks


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Sep.3   Baghdad     President Bush made surprise visit   Bush is saying fewer U.S. forces may be able to maintain security there at its current level
 Bush has met senior US and Iraqi officials at a US air base in Anbar province


  London UK: Basra pullout was pre-planned  Prime Minister Brown has dismissed a suggestion that a withdrawal by UK troops from their base in the city of Basra was a defeat

Sep.4   Baghdad 'Chemical Ali,' 2 others to be hanged  Judge: Three members of the former Iraqi regime under Saddam Hussein will be executed within 30 days

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  U.S. Congress   Iraqis fail Congress targets  The Iraqi government is 'dysfunctional' and has failed to meet 11 of 18 key benchmarks, according to a Congressional watchdog

  Sydney Howard reaffirms Iraq commitment  Bush vigorously defended his troop buildup. Australian Prime Minister said his country's forces there won't change for the foreseeable future

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Sep.6   Iraq   Iraqi forces 'cannot stand alone'  The study by retired US marine General Jones: Iraq's security forces are not capable of taking over from US troops within the next 18 months

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  Global     Most people 'want Iraq pull-out'  Most people across the world believe US-led forces should withdraw within a year

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Sep.7   Western Iraq     Seven U.S. troops killed  4 Marines assigned to Multi National Force-West were killed during a combat operation in Anbar province. 3 killed in Nineveh province in northern Iraq

Sep.8   Iraq 5 civilians killed in blasts  A hand grenade exploded in a market in Kufa, killing at least 3 Iraqi civilians

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  Baghdad Baghdad hosts regional conference  The third major gathering of Iraq's neighbouring states, including Syria and Iran, starts on Sunday

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Sep.10   U.S. Congress   Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working
  U.S. commander told a fractious congressional hearing that the 30,000 troops deployed to Iraq in January could come home by next July
 David Petraeus told a Congressional panel that the military objectives of the US troop surge in Iraq 'are largely being met'


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Sep.11   U.S. Congress   Democrats counter Iraq testimony  Gen David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker are facing criticism at a hearing from Democratic presidential candidates opposed to the war

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  Washington   Bush to adopt Petraeus advice on troops
  Bush will endorse the recommendations of his top general and top diplomat in Iraq, following their appearance at hearings in Congress

Sep.12   Washington US accuses Iran over Iraq attacks  Gen David Petraeus, top US commander in Iraq, and US envoy to Baghdad Ryan Crocker have singled out Iran for criticism

  Iran Ahmadinejad: Iran can help secure Iraq  Ahmadinejad: Iran wants 'peace and friendship for all'. He is calling Israel 'an invader' and saying it 'cannot continue its life'

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Sep.13   Sunni Triangle   Insurgents kill key US ally
Map of Ramadi Iraq  Abu Risha, the leader of an alliance of Sunni Arab tribes that rejected al-Qaeda, has been killed in a bomb attack in the city of Ramadi

Sep.14   U.S. Congress   Report shows meager gains in Iraq
  The White House report to lawmakers on progress in Iraq showed meager gains on benchmarks that Congress established for the Iraqi government

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  Iraq     Al Qaeda claims sheik killing
  Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility for the assassination of Abu Reesha who had united with U.S. forces to fight the terrorists in Anbar province


  Washington     US hints at bigger Iraq pullout  Defence Secretary Gates has hinted at bigger cuts to troop numbers than those approved by President George W Bush

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Sep.15   Washington   General admits Iraq war mistakes  Joint Chiefs of Staff: If he knew then what he knows now, he might have made some different decisions before the start of the war in 2003

  Iraq Bounty set over Prophet cartoon  The head of al-Qaeda in Iraq has offered a reward for the murder of a Swedish cartoonist over his drawing depicting the Prophet Muhammad

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  Baghdad   Sadr group quits Iraq ruling bloc
  The political movement loyal to radical Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr has withdrawn from governing Shia alliance

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  Iraq     Al Qaeda threatens Sunni leaders
  An al Qaeda group threatened to assassinate Sunni leaders who 'stained the reputations' of their people by supporting the Americans

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Sep.16   Iraq Police colonel assassinated near home  An Iraqi police colonel was gunned down near his home in Afak, marking the 3rd government official killed in the Shiite town in 5 week

  Iraq At least 22 dead in violence  14 people were killed in Diyala province, north of Baghdad, when militants attacked two villages

Sep.17   Baghdad   Iraq shootout firm loses license
  Iraq has cancelled the licence of the Blackwater USA, after it was involved in a gunfight in which at least 8 civilians died


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  Iraq     'Fair probe' vow on Iraq gunfight
  Iraq and the US have pledged a transparent investigation into a gunfight involving a private security firm that left eight civilians dead
 Iraqis have said 17 Iraqi civilians killed and 27 Iraqis were wounded. The shooting has sparked an international controversy over the conduct of private U.S. contractors in Iraq. The Blackwater guards were protecting a State Department convoy


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Sep.18   Baghdad     Iraq to review all security firms   Government ministers backed the Interior Ministry's decision to shut down Blackwater USA's operations in Iraq

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  Iraq Charges against officer dropped  The Marine Corps has dropped charges against the commander of the company involved in the 2005 killings of Iraqi civilians in Haditha

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Sep.19   Iraq U.S. halts civilian convoys in Iraq  Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki called on the U.S. government to end its contract with Blackwater USA after a lethal shooting

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  Baghdad Wounded: No one provoked Blackwater  The Iraqi Interior Ministry says at least 10 Iraqis were killed and 10 wounded. The private security firm says its employees defended themselves

  U.S. Congress US troops' Iraq leave bid blocked  Senate Republicans have blocked a bid by Democrats to give troops more home leave, a plan opposed by the administration

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Sep.21   Northern Iraq Two U.S. soldiers die  One soldier was killed in Diyala province when an explosion occurred near his vehicle,

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  Washington     Blackwater in Iraq weapons probe
  Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations that employees of Blackwater illegally smuggled weapons into Iraq

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Sep.22   Baghdad   Talabani urges release of Iranian detainee  Iraqi President has blasted the United States for the arrest of an Iranian and called for his immediate release

  UN Talks pursue Iraq rescue plan  High-level talks, co-chaired by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Iraqi PM, have opened on improving the economy, development and security of Iraq

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Sep.23   UN     U.N. considers greater role in Iraq  Bolstered by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's assurances, the United Nations is considering boosting its presence in the country

  Baghdad Iraq: Blackwater staff face charges  The Iraqi government will file criminal charges against employees of U.S. security firm who are blamed for a gun battle in which civilians were killed

Sep.25   Iraq 24 die in peace meeting blast  A suicide bombing in volatile Diyala province ripped through a reconciliation meeting attended by Sunni and Shiite militia leaders

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Sep.26   UN   Maliki: Reconciliation stronger than terror  The vision of national reconciliation in Iraq is plagued by an insurgency and sectarian warfare, Prime Minister al-Maliki told the United Nations

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Sep.28   Iraq Major al Qaeda in Iraq leader killed  U.S.-led coalition forces killed militant leader Abu Usama al-Tunisi, a Tunisian who was considered the 'emir of foreign terrorists in Iraq'

Sep.29   Sunni Triangle Sacred site to be rebuilt  Unesco: Reconstruction work will begin next month on a revered shrine in the city of Samarra blown up in the current conflict




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