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| May.20 |
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Kidnapped civilians among dozens killed in Iraq  | At least nine people were killed and 37 others wounded when two car bombs exploded Monday in a pair of neighborhoods, Basra police said | |
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| Mar.17 |
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 Iraq car bomb kills 10 near Basra  Map of Garmat Ali Iraq A car bomb near a bus station in Garmat Ali in southern Iraq has killed 10 people and wounded many others, local police say
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| Jan.14 |
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 Suicide bomber kills more than 50 in Iraq| A bomber disguised as a policeman targeted Shiite pilgrims outside the city of Basra, killing at least 53 people and wounding 137 | |
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| Dec.23 |
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Soldiers seize apparently stolen relics Iraqi soldiers have seized 228 stolen antiquities and arrested 7 members of a gang suspected of trafficking in such items
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| Mar.8 |
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Iraqis demand protection from crime| Thousands of Iraqis have marched on the Basra police headquarters demanding better security for their crime-ridden oil-rich city | |
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| Nov.17 |
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Contractors abducted 5 security contractors, including 4 Americans, were abducted during an ambush on their convoy near Basra
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| Jun.3 |
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Basra car bomb kills at least 15 The explosion took place in the main market place in the old part of the city
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| Feb.9 |
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Iraqi TV journalist gunned down| Masked gunmen killed an Al-Hurra correspondent and his 3-year-old son in the southern city of Basra | |
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| Aug.13 |
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British journalist freed in Basra James Brandon, 23, was set free after aides to militant Muqtada al-Sadr demanded his release
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| Apr.21 |
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 Car bombs in Basra kill 68| Several car bombings at 4 police targets killed at least 68 -- including 18 schoolchildren | |
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| Mar.18 |
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Car bomb shakes Basra At least 3 Iraqi civilians killed as a British military convoy was passing
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