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Turkey |
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Kurdish rebels release German hostages |
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| Jul. 17 |
Israel |
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Israel buries remains of returned soldier
Israel buried two soldiers whose remains were returned in an exchange with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah the day before
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| Jul. 16 |
Israel |
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Israel swaps prisoners for bodies 
Israel identified the bodies it received from Hezbollah in a prisoner swap as those of two Israeli soldiers abducted in 2006
| Israel has handed over 5 Lebanese prisoners and is releasing the remains of 200 Lebanese and other fighters. Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser were seized in 2006 but until now there had been no confirmation of their deaths.
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| Jul. 15 |
Hezbollah |
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Israel and Hezbollah set for swap |
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| Jul. 9 |
Israel |
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Iran missile test 'provocative' |
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| Jul. 8 |
Iran |
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Iran tests new long-range missile 
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have successfully test-fired a Shahab-3, whose range puts it within reach of Israel
| 9 missiles were tested in total, including a new Shahab-3, with a range of 2,000km. 2 other types of missile with shorter ranges were also fired as part of the Great Prophet III war games being staged by military. Washington and Tel Aviv condemn Iran
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Betancourt rescued from FARC
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| Jun. 29 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel OKs Hezbollah prisoner deal |
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| Jun.24 |
Gaza |
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First violation of Israeli, Hamas truce
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| Jun.18 |
Gaza |
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Israel, Hamas begin truce in Gaza| A truce between Israel and Palestinian militants took effect at 6 a.m. local time, after both sides spent the previous day trading blows. Under the terms, Israel will ease its blockade on Gaza and talks to release an Israeli sol... | |
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Gaza |
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Israelis, Palestinians battle before truce
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| Jun.17 |
Israel |
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Israel and Hamas 'agree truce' |
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Hamas |
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Hamas sources say truce with Israel near |
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U.S.-led troops behind border deaths
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| Jun.6 |
Jerusalem |
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Israel threatens Iran with attack |
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| Jun.2 |
Syria |
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Syria agrees to nuclear probe |
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| Jun.1 |
Iraq |
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Iraqi, American death tolls drop in May| The number of deaths among Iraqi civilians, police and insurgents fell sharply, and the monthly death toll for U.S. troops hit its lowest since 2004 | |
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| May.26 |
Iran |
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Iran 'withholds nuclear details' |
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| May.9 |
Beirut |
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Hezbollah takes over west Beirut Gunmen from the Shia militant group have seized most of western Beirut, driving out supporters of the Western-backed government
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| Apr.24 |
Syria |
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Syria 'had covert nuclear scheme'
The United States has accused N. Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that 'was not intended for peaceful purposes'
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| Apr.21 |
Georgia |
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Georgia accuses Russia of downing plane Georgia's air force commander: A Russian fighter jet has shot down an unmanned spy plane as it flew over the breakaway region of Abkhazia
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| Apr.11 |
Sadr City |
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Iraq sends tanks into Sadr City |
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| Mar.27 |
Iraq |
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Death toll climbs as fighting rages on |
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| Mar.25 |
Southern Iraq |
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Iraq forces battle Basra militias
Map of Basra Iraq| Heavy fighting has been raging as thousands of Iraqi troops battle Shia militias in the southern city. British forces carried out air strikes. Clashes have spread to Baghdad's Sadr City.
3 Iraqi army brigades were deployed to Basra as back-up for the offensive. Up... | |
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Sudan and Chad strike peace deal
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| Mar.1 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians: Israel attacks kill dozens |
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| Feb.28 |
Gaza |
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Israeli forces pound Gaza Strip Israeli forces have kept up attacks on the Strip, where they have killed at least 32 Palestinians, militants and civilians. Gazan drivers are staying at home
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| Feb.25 |
Northern Iraq |
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Turks claim 41 rebels killed |
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| Feb.22 |
Iraq |
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'Surge' produces some results |
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Northern Iraq |
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Turkish troops enter Iraq
Turkish ground forces have crossed the border into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels to be sheltering there
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Baghdad |
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Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire |
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US missile hits 'toxic satellite'
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| Jan.30 |
Jerusalem |
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War report piles pressure on Olmert
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| Jan.22 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians blow up border wall
Thousands of people fled after hearing explosions. Masked Palestinian gunmen blew holes in a border wall
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| Jan.15 |
Gaza |
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Israeli Gaza City raid kills 16 |
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| Jan.7 |
Iran |
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Iran boats threatened US ships
5 speedboats harassed 3 US navy ships, approaching them and radioing a threat to blow them up
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| Dec.16 |
Southern Iraq |
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British troops return Basra to Iraqis
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Northern Iraq |
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Turkey hits PKK
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| Dec.1 |
Northern Iraq |
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Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq The Turkish military said it attacked 50 to 60 Kurdish rebels inside Iraqi territory, inflicting 'significant losses'
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Deadliest attack for peace force
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| Sep.17 |
Iraq |
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'Fair probe' vow on Iraq gunfight |
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Baghdad |
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Iraq shootout firm loses license |
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| Sep.6 |
Syria |
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Israeli airstrike targeted nuclear reactor New York Times: An airstrike targeted a partially built nuclear reactor that was years away from completion
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| Sep.2 |
Southern Iraq |
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British leave Basra base |
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Northern Lebanon |
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Army 'in control' of camp |
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| Jul.20 |
Israel |
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Israel frees 256 prisoners |
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Soldiers storm mosque
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| Jun.24 |
Baghdad |
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'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang |
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| Jun.14 |
Gaza |
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Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza
The militants have hailed a series of military victories over rivals Fatah as a new 'liberation' of the territory
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| Jun.1 |
Northern Lebanon |
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Fighting kills at least 14 |
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| May.20 |
Northern Lebanon |
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Islamic militants, security forces battle
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| May.18 |
Gaza |
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Clashes continued for 6th day |
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| May.12 |
Iraq |
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3 missing, 5 killed in attack on U.S. patrol |
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| Apr.30 |
Jerusalem |
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'Severe failure' over Lebanon war |
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| Apr.27 |
Turkey |
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Army 'concerned' by vote
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| Apr.9 |
Iran |
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Nuclear program stepped up |
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| Mar.28 |
Iran |
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British captives shown on Iranian TV |
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Senate votes for Iraq deadline
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| Mar.23 |
Iran |
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Iran seizes 15 British sailors
The naval patrol seized sailors who had boarded a vessel suspected of smuggling cars off the coast of Iraq
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| Mar.22 |
Baghdad |
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UN chief shaken by blast |
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| Mar.17 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Gas attack makes hundreds ill |
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| Feb.7 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Clash on Israel-Lebanese border |
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Baghdad |
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Fifth U.S. chopper in 18 days down |
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| Feb.2 |
Gaza |
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24 killed before factions reach truce |
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| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
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Battle rages on after 25 dead Gunmen from the Hamas and Fatah are continuing an increasingly bloody power struggle over the Palestinian government
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Chinese test missile obliterates satellite
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| Dec.24 |
Southern Iraq |
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UK troops storm Iraqi police HQ |
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| Nov.26 |
Jordan |
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King warns of civil wars |
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| Nov.25 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians, Israel agree to cease-fire
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| Nov.8 |
Gaza |
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Israeli raid 'kills 19 civilians' |
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| Nov.3 |
Gaza |
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Gunmen flee in human shield
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| Oct.23 |
Iraq |
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October deadliest month for U.S. troops |
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Bush holds Iraq strategy talks
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| Sep.30 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Last Israeli soldier withdraws
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| Aug.19 |
Lebanon |
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Israelis carried out raid in Bekaa Valley |
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| Aug.16 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Lebanese troops deploy |
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| Aug.14 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire in effect A U.N.-brokered cease-fire took effect on the 34th day of fighting, although both sides launched final attacks
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| Aug.9 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Troops, tanks moved across border |
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| Aug.4 |
Beirut |
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Israel's bombs cut off Beirut |
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| Aug.2 |
Israel |
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Hezbollah launches rocket onslaught |
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| Jul.30 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli air attack kills 28 civilians
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| Jul.26 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Nine Israeli soldiers killed |
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| Jul.25 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli airstrike hits U.N. observer post
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| Jul.24 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel takes aim at Hezbollah stronghold |
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| Jul.22 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Thousands flee southern Lebanon
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Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli military seizes Maroun al-Ras |
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| Jul.21 |
Israel |
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Israel calls up army reservists |
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| Jul.18 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon
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Lebanon |
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Westerners flee Lebanon |
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| Jul.16 |
Beirut |
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Israel pounds Beirut after Haifa hit |
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| Jul.14 |
Southern Lebanon |
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4 Israelis missing after naval raid |
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| Jul.13 |
Beirut |
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Israel imposes Lebanon blockade |
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| Jul.12 |
Beirut |
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Israeli jets strike Beirut airport
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Southern Lebanon |
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
Guerrillas killed 3 Israeli soldiers and captured 2 more, prompting airstrikes and military raids inside southern Lebanon
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North Korea tests long-range missile
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| Jun.27 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops move into Gaza
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| Jun.25 |
Gaza |
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Militants kill Israeli 2 soldiers. 1 seized
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| Jun.17 |
Baghdad |
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Insurgents captured U.S. soldiers |
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| Jun.9 |
Gaza |
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Explosion shakes Hamas cease-fire |
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| Jun.8 |
Iraq |
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U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi Al Qaeda in Iraq leader, the coalition's most wanted man in Iraq, was killed near Baquba
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Islamists claim Mogadishu victory
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| May.6 |
Southern Iraq |
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UK troops attacked after copter crash |
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| Apr.11 |
Iran |
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Iran 'advances uranium program'
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| Mar.16 |
Iraq |
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U.S. probes 15 Iraqi civilian deaths |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Military launches largest air assault |
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| Mar.14 |
West Bank |
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Israelis storm Palestinian prison
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| Feb.23 |
Baghdad |
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Curfew aims to curb violence |
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| Feb.13 |
Iran |
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Iran restarts uranium work
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| Feb.2 |
Gaza |
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Gunmen shut EU office over cartoons |
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| Feb.1 |
West Bank |
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Troops clash with Israeli settlers |
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| Jan.5 |
Sunni Triangle |
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At least 134 killed in attacks across Iraq |
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Soldiers kill 20 Sudanese refugees
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| Aug.17 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops begin forced evictions |
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| Apr.26 |
Lebanon |
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Last Syrian soldiers left Lebanon
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| Mar.4 |
Iraq |
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U.S. wound reporter, killing bodyguard |
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N. Korea Admits to Nukes, Out of Talks
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| Jan.30 |
Iraq |
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Iraqis vote amid violence
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| Jan.26 |
Iraq |
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31 Marines killed in chopper crash |
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| Nov.9 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S., Iraqis enter Falluja's center
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| Sep.7 |
Iraq |
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U.S. death toll in Iraq passes 1,000 |
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350 dead after troops storm school
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| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
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U.S. launches offensive in Najaf |
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| Mar.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge |
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| Mar.21 |
Gaza |
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Hamas founder killed in Israeli airstrike |
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| Dec.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Saddam captured
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| Jul.22 |
Northern Iraq |
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Saddam's sons killed in raid
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Missing Iraq 'mole': Body found
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| Apr.9 |
Baghdad |
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Baghdad falls to US forces
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| Mar.19 |
Iraq |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
After air raid sirens went off across Baghdad, anti-aircraft fire and explosions were heard
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| Feb.19 |
Iran |
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Military plane crash kills 302 |
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| |
Millions in peace protests
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|
| Apr.3 |
West Bank |
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Bethlehem church under siege
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| Mar.29 |
West Bank |
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Israelis storm Arafat HQ |
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Kandahar fell
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| |
US begins military strike
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|
| Oct.12 |
Yemen |
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17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion |
|
| Sep.30 |
Jerusalem |
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Intifada started by Sharon visit
Palestinians and Israelis clash, spurred by visit of right-wing Israeli leader to a joint Jewish/Muslim holy site
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| May.24 |
Southern Lebanon |
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Israel retreat complete |
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| 2008 |
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| Jul. 17 |
Israel |
Israel buries remains of returned soldier
Israel buried two soldiers whose remains were returned in an exchange with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah the day before
|
| Jul. 16 |
Israel |
Israel swaps prisoners for bodies 
Israel identified the bodies it received from Hezbollah in a prisoner swap as those of two Israeli soldiers abducted in 2006
| Israel has handed over 5 Lebanese prisoners and is releasing the remains of 200 Lebanese and other fighters. Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser were seized in 2006 but until now there had been no confirmation of their deaths.
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| 2007 |
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| May.12 |
Iraq |
3 missing, 5 killed in attack on U.S. patrol |
| 2006 |
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| Oct.23 |
Iraq |
October deadliest month for U.S. troops |
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| Jul.26 |
Southern Lebanon |
Nine Israeli soldiers killed |
|
| Jun.25 |
Gaza |
Militants kill Israeli 2 soldiers. 1 seized
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|
| 2008 |
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| Jan.22 |
Gaza |
Palestinians blow up border wall
Thousands of people fled after hearing explosions. Masked Palestinian gunmen blew holes in a border wall
| 2007 |
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| Feb.7 |
Southern Lebanon |
Clash on Israel-Lebanese border |
| 2006 |
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| Jul.12 |
Southern Lebanon |
Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
Guerrillas killed 3 Israeli soldiers and captured 2 more, prompting airstrikes and military raids inside southern Lebanon
| 2000 |
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| May.24 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israel retreat complete |
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|
| 2007 |
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| Jun.24 |
Baghdad |
'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang |
| 2006 |
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| Nov.3 |
Gaza |
Gunmen flee in human shield
|
| Mar.16 |
Iraq |
U.S. probes 15 Iraqi civilian deaths |
| 2003 |
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| Dec.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
Saddam captured
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| 2008 |
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| Feb.22 |
Northern Iraq |
Turkish troops enter Iraq
Turkish ground forces have crossed the border into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels to be sheltering there
| 2006 |
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| Aug.9 |
Southern Lebanon |
Troops, tanks moved across border |
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| Jul.24 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israel takes aim at Hezbollah stronghold |
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| Jul.22 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israeli military seizes Maroun al-Ras |
|
| Jul.21 |
Israel |
Israel calls up army reservists |
|
| Jul.18 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon
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| Jun.27 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops move into Gaza
|
| Feb.1 |
West Bank |
Troops clash with Israeli settlers |
| 2005 |
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| Aug.17 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops begin forced evictions |
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| Apr.26 |
Lebanon |
Last Syrian soldiers left Lebanon
| 2004 |
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| Nov.9 |
Sunni Triangle |
U.S., Iraqis enter Falluja's center
| 2003 |
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| Apr.9 |
Baghdad |
Baghdad falls to US forces
| 2002 |
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| Mar.29 |
West Bank |
Israelis storm Arafat HQ |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.7 |
Iran |
Iran boats threatened US ships
5 speedboats harassed 3 US navy ships, approaching them and radioing a threat to blow them up
| 2007 |
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| Mar.23 |
Iran |
Iran seizes 15 British sailors
The naval patrol seized sailors who had boarded a vessel suspected of smuggling cars off the coast of Iraq
| 2006 |
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| Jul.14 |
Southern Lebanon |
4 Israelis missing after naval raid |
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| Jul.13 |
Beirut |
Israel imposes Lebanon blockade |
| 2000 |
|
| Oct.12 |
Yemen |
17 U.S. sailors on Cole die in explosion |
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|
| 2008 |
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| Jul. 9 |
Israel |
Iran missile test 'provocative' |
|
| Jul. 8 |
Iran |
Iran tests new long-range missile 
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have successfully test-fired a Shahab-3, whose range puts it within reach of Israel
| 9 missiles were tested in total, including a new Shahab-3, with a range of 2,000km. 2 other types of missile with shorter ranges were also fired as part of the Great Prophet III war games being staged by military. Washington and Tel Aviv condemn Iran
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|
| Jun.24 |
Gaza |
First violation of Israeli, Hamas truce
| 2006 |
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| Aug.2 |
Israel |
Hezbollah launches rocket onslaught |
|
|
| 2007 |
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| Jun.14 |
Gaza |
Hamas hails 'liberation' of Gaza
The militants have hailed a series of military victories over rivals Fatah as a new 'liberation' of the territory
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| Feb.2 |
Gaza |
24 killed before factions reach truce |
|
| Jan.27 |
Gaza |
Battle rages on after 25 dead Gunmen from the Hamas and Fatah are continuing an increasingly bloody power struggle over the Palestinian government
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jun.2 |
Syria |
Syria agrees to nuclear probe |
|
| May.26 |
Iran |
Iran 'withholds nuclear details' |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Apr.21 |
Georgia |
Georgia accuses Russia of downing plane Georgia's air force commander: A Russian fighter jet has shot down an unmanned spy plane as it flew over the breakaway region of Abkhazia
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| Mar.1 |
Gaza |
Palestinians: Israel attacks kill dozens |
| 2007 |
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| Dec.16 |
Northern Iraq |
Turkey hits PKK
|
| Sep.6 |
Syria |
Israeli airstrike targeted nuclear reactor New York Times: An airstrike targeted a partially built nuclear reactor that was years away from completion
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| Feb.7 |
Baghdad |
Fifth U.S. chopper in 18 days down |
| 2006 |
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| Aug.4 |
Beirut |
Israel's bombs cut off Beirut |
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