World News Atlas
Iraq
2008
September
| Iraq, September 2008 Timeline | Thursday, November 27 | Author |
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| Sep.4 | Washington |
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U.S. military: No troop cuts this year Senior U.S. military leaders: it would be 'impractical' to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq further before the end of the year because of the...
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Bomb targets controversial politician Ahmed Chalabi, known for providing false information to the U.S. about weapons of mass destruction was the target of a suicide car bombing
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| Sep.9 | Washington |
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US President has ordered the withdrawal of about 8,000 troops from Iraq by February and the dispatch of additional forces to Afghanistan
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Iraq
2 bombings overnight near major shrines in the holy Shiite city left at least three people dead and 15 others wounded
Sunni Triangle
Map of Dujail Iraq Also 45 were wounded by a suicide bomb in the town of Dujail north of Baghdad. The bomber struck the police station
Mosul
Map of Mosul Northern Iraq 4 members of an Iraqi TV crew were killed and a fifth wounded by gunmen in the city of Mosul
Baghdad
Gates arrives to oversee command change| Secretary of Defense Robert Gates flew to oversee a change of command of American forces. Gen. Ray Odierno will take over command |
Baghdad
Odierno warning on Iraq security The new US military commander in Iraq has said that recent security gains there are 'fragile and reversible'
Southern Iraq
7 U.S. soldiers die in copter crash| The soldiers were riding in a CH-47 Chinook about 100 kilometers west of Basra when the helicopter went down |
Iraq | The Web site of Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani was hacked; the attackers' messages saying they are Sunnis upset over fatwas, or edicts |
Washington
Baghdad | The parliament has passed a law which paves the way for provincial elections and agreed to deal separately with the issue of Kirkuk |
Baghdad
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