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| 2014 Jun.15 |
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Iraqi PM orders troops to make stand in Samarra Iraq's leader directed his troops to make their stand against advancing Sunni militants in a flashpoint city home to a revered Shiite mosque
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| 2011 Feb.5 |
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 Car bomb, roadside bomb wound 16  Map of Samarra Iraq| Two explosions wounded at least 16 people Saturday in Salaheddin province | |
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| 2010 Sep.6 |
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Violence in Iraq leaves 6 dead Map of Samarra Iraq| Gunmen killed an Iraqi brigadier general as he drove his car in al-Ameriya, in western Baghdad. 5 construction workers were found dead in Samarra | |
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| 2008 Mar.22 |
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US air strike kills 'Iraq allies' Map of Samarra Iraq| 6 people have been killed in a strike near Samarra, with some reports suggesting they were US-allied anti-al-Qaeda Sunni fighters | |
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| 2008 Feb.25 |
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Wheelchair bomb kills police chief A man in a wheelchair blew himself in a police station, killing 3 National Police officers, including a commander
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| 2008 Feb.9 |
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 Al Qaeda captain, 5 U.S. soldiers killed Map of Samarra Iraq| Iraqi police said they killed Mahmoud al-Douri, an al Qaeda in Iraq leader in Samarra. 4 U.S. soldiers killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb | |
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| 2007 Sep.29 |
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Sacred site to be rebuilt Map of Samarra Iraq| 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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| 2007 Aug.5 |
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U.S.: Iraq shrine bomber killed Map of Samarra Iraq Coalition troops killed the al Qaeda terrorist who masterminded the Feb. 2006 attack on Samarra's al-Askariya mosque
| Haitham al-Badri was behind the 2006 and 2007 attacks
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| 2007 Jun.12 |
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Blast hits key Shia shrine Map of Samarra Iraq The 3 minarets of the al-Askari, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, have been damaged by an explosion in Samarra
| The bombing destroyed two towers at the mosque. The same holy site was attacked in February 2006. The shrine houses one of 2 tombs in Samarra for Shia imams, which attract pilgrims from around the world
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| 2006 Sep.3 |
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Al Qaeda in Iraq No. 2 held U.S. and Iraqi forces have captured Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi who ordered the bombing of a Shiite shrine in Samarra
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| 2006 Jun.28 |
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Tunisian held in mosque bombing Iraqi security forces have arrested Abu Qudama who they say played an active role in the bombing in Samarra
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| 2006 Mar.17 |
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U.S., Iraqi offensive enters second day Map of Samarra Iraq| Troops scoured the countryside around Samarra, descending on farms in their search for insurgents | |
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| 2006 Mar.16 |
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Military launches largest air assault 50 aircraft are involved in Operation Swarmer with more than 1,500 Iraqi and U.S. troops near Samarra
| troops detained more than 30 people and found five caches of weapons on the operation's first day
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| 2006 Feb.22 |
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Three journalists killed 3 Iraqi journalists working for al-Arabiya TV have been kidnapped and killed near Samarra
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| 2006 Feb.21 |
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Blast damages Shia shrine Map of Samarra Iraq A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
| Thousands have gathered at the al-Askari shrine in Samarra where 2 men blew up the famous golden dome.
The shrine is one of Samarra's 2 tombs for revered Shia imams.
Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani has called for a week of mourning.
Shias in Baghdad attacked at least 5 Sunni mosques in a reprisal, and disturbances reported in other cities.
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| 2004 Oct.1 |
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109 insurgents killed in Samarra 3,000 U.S. troops moved into Samarra. One American soldier was killed
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| 2003 Apr.13 |
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US rescues soldiers held by Iraq Marines came across the prisoners near the town of Samarra while moving up the highway towards Tikrit
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