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| Mon. |
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Barack Obama meets Iraqi PM Sen. Barack Obama and Nuri al-Maliki discussed a 'general time horizon' for any American troop withdrawals from Iraq
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| Sat. |
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Sunni bloc rejoins Iraqi cabinet| 6 ministers from the Accordance Front has rejoined the Shia-led government, in an important step for national reconciliation | |
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| Jul. 17 |
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Iraqi PM announces diplomatic push Nuri al-Maliki is meeting next week with the leaders of Germany and Italy and with the pope
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| Jul. 8 |
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Iraq official: U.S. could be out by 2011 Iraqi government spokesman: A deadline should be set for the withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces, and the pullout could be done by 2011
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| Jul. 1 |
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Deal to end contractors' immunity Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari: Security contractors working in Iraq will no longer receive immunity from prosecution
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| Jun. 28 |
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WHO to open permanent Baghdad office |
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| Jun.15 |
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Iraqi official rebukes al-Sadr threats
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| May.31 |
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Security talks worry Shiites and Sunnis
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| May.27 |
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Al Sadr: Let Iraqis decide on U.S. troops |
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| May.17 |
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Speaker Pelosi leads delegation |
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| Apr.20 |
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PM: We can't become new Somalia |
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Billionaire Berlusconi wins election
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| Apr.11 |
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US Iraq envoy stresses Arab role |
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| Mar.26 |
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Ultimatum as cease-fire in jeopardy 
The prime minister gave Shiite militants battling security forces in Basra a 72-hour deadline to surrender their weapons
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| Mar.17 |
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Cheney makes surprise visit to Iraq |
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| Mar.16 |
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McCain arrives in Baghdad |
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| Mar.3 |
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Ahmadinejad: foreigners must leave Iraq |
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| Mar.1 |
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Iranian President arrives in Iraq
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| Feb.26 |
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Iraq denounces Turkish offensive |
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| Feb.22 |
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Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has extended for 6 months the cease-fire he imposed last summer on his Mehdi Army militia
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| Feb.14 |
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Iranian president to make Iraq visit |
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| Jan.12 |
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Ban eased on Saddam-era officials The parliament has passed legislation allowing former officials from Baath party to return to public life
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials
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| Dec.5 |
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Gates: Stable Iraq 'within reach' |
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| Oct.28 |
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Iraq warns Turkey over incursion |
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| Oct.23 |
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Turkey wins Iraq backing on PKK
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| Oct.7 |
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U.S.-Iraq Blackwater probe begins |
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| Sep.22 |
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Talabani urges release of Iranian detainee |
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| Sep.18 |
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Iraq to review all security firms |
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| Sep.17 |
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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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| Sep.15 |
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Sadr group quits Iraq ruling bloc
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| Sep.3 |
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President Bush made surprise visit
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| Aug.28 |
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US frees seven Iranians |
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| Aug.23 |
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U.S. intel: Doubts over al-Maliki |
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| Aug.22 |
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Iraq PM hits back at US criticism |
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Student riots flare
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| Aug.12 |
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Iraqi PM calls for crisis summit |
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| Aug.7 |
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Pilgrimage's history prompts to ban traffic |
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| Aug.1 |
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Sunni bloc leaves Iraq government
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| May.28 |
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U.S., Iran hold historic talks The United States told Iran its support for militias fighting in Iraq needs to cease. Iran criticizes U.S. 'occupation' in Iraq
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| May.21 |
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Iraq plans for possible quick U.S. pullout |
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| May.9 |
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Cheney visits unannounced |
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| May.1 |
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Office having sectarian agenda |
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| Apr.21 |
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U.S. under fire over Baghdad wall |
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| Apr.19 |
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Gates in Iraq in wake of carnage |
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| Apr.16 |
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Sadr ministers quit Iraqi cabinet The head of Moqtada Sadr's parliament bloc says the cleric has ordered his ministers to withdraw from the cabinet
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| Mar.9 |
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Iraq hosts key security meeting
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| Feb.6 |
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Iran condemns diplomat's Iraq kidnapping |
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| Jan.31 |
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PM: U.S., Iran to take fight elsewhere |
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President: I'm not guilty, I won't resign
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| Jan.15 |
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Sunnis angry over execution |
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| Jan.9 |
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PM refused US request to delay execution |
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| Jan.6 |
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Iraq PM warns over Saddam hanging |
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| Jan.3 |
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PM longs to leave office |
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| Dec.31 |
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Officials: Saddam not hanged for revenge |
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| Dec.30 |
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PM: Saddam death 'ends dark chapter' |
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| Dec.17 |
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Kidnapping overshadows Blair visit |
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| Dec.16 |
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PM reaches out to Baathists |
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| Dec.10 |
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Talabani rejects Baker-Hamilton report |
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| Dec.7 |
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Iraq plans international, regional summits |
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| Dec.6 |
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Iraqi leaders play down U.S. study report |
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Huge rally demands PM quit
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| Nov.24 |
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Shiite bloc's walkout threat test for PM
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| Nov.20 |
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Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria
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| Nov.19 |
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Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound'
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Sudan expels U.N. envoy for blog
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| Aug.27 |
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Prime Minister denies civil war as 50 die |
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| Aug.20 |
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Saddam facing poison gas charges
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| Jul.25 |
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Bush, Iraqi PM discussed Baghdad security |
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| Jul.23 |
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Hunger-strike Hussein in hospital |
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| Jun.13 |
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Bush makes surprise visit The President arrived in Baghdad on a visit to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
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Abbas pushes for statehood poll
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| May.20 |
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Parliament approves Cabinet The new 37-minister government is including members of the main Shia, Kurd and Sunni parties
| 3 crucial ministries, national security, interior and defence,have still not been agreed
It's the first full-term government since the 2003 invasion
PM Nouri Maliki laid out a 34-point program that included tackling terrorism,
integrating militias into the security structure and getting electricity and water back on line
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| Apr.22 |
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Parliament elects new leaders |
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| Apr.21 |
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Shia bloc names PM choice |
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| Apr.16 |
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Bombs kill at least 34 amid deadlock |
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| Apr.2 |
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Rice, Straw to Iraqis: 'The time has come' |
|
| Apr.1 |
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Rice and Straw arrive
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Pressure mounts on PM to go
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Kadima wins at polls
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| Mar.16 |
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First meeting for Iraq parliament |
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| Mar.10 |
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Talabani called parliament to meet |
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| Feb.12 |
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Jaafari set to stay as PM
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Jan.20 |
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Shiite-led alliance wins election
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| Dec.29 |
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International team to review elections
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| Dec.5 |
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Witness at Hussein trial describes torture The witness is describing the torture of man from a Shiite village in 1982: 'They broke all his body parts'
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| Nov.15 |
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Detainees 'found starving' The government begun an investigation into the abuse of more than 170 detainees held by Iraqi forces
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| Nov.12 |
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Annan calls for Iraq reconciliation |
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| Oct.25 |
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Draft constitution passes| The referendum has passed, according to final provisional results issued by Iraqi election officials | | |
|
| Oct.5 |
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Iraq reverses vote rule change
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza
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| Aug.28 |
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Committee signs Iraq's draft constitution| The constitutional committee approved a final draft and put it before the National Assembly, despite the Sunni rejection | |
|
| Aug.26 |
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No agreement yet on constitution |
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| Aug.22 |
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Iraq delays vote on draft constitution |
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| Aug.21 |
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Role of Islam in Iraq agreed
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| Aug.15 |
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Constitution deadline extended
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| May.15 |
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Rice makes surprise visit to Iraq |
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| May.3 |
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Parliament swears in partial government| 7 posts in Prime Minister Jaafari's cabinet, including the defence and oil, remain unfilled amid partisan haggling | |
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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| Apr.7 |
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Shia leader Jaafari named prime minister
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| Feb.22 |
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Shia alliance names PM candidate
|
| Feb.17 |
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Shiites win majority in assembly |
|
| Feb.5 |
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Shiites lead in poll results
|
| Jan.30 |
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Election declared 'success'
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|
| Nov.21 |
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Elections set for January 30
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| Nov.7 |
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Allawi declares state of emergency
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| Aug.15 |
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Conference on interim assembly
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| Aug.7 |
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Iraq amnesty targets insurgents |
|
| Jul.15 |
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Iraq to form new security force Attacks by insurgents continued as the government is establishing an intelligence service to 'annihilate' terrorist groups
|
| Jun.30 |
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Iraqis given custody of Saddam |
|
| Jun.27 |
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US hands over sovereignty in Iraq US administrator Paul Bremer gave legal documents to an Iraqi judge two days ahead of schedule
|
| Jun.1 |
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Council dissolved as new president named |
|
| May.13 |
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Rumsfeld visits Abu Ghraib prison |
|
| Feb.28 |
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Splits delay basic law deal |
|
| Feb.21 |
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Red Cross visits Saddam |
|
|
| Nov.27 |
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Bush makes surprise visit President made an unannounced visit to Baghdad to spend part of Thanksgiving Day with U.S. troops
|
| Nov.14 |
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Iraqis 'to govern by next summer' |
|
| Oct.29 |
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Red Cross to reduce Iraq staff |
|
| |
First Manned Space Flight Ends in Success
|
| Apr.28 |
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Interim government to start within month |
|
| Apr.15 |
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Meeting for new civil authority |
|
| Apr.11 |
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U.S. issues Iraqi 'most-wanted' list |
|
| Apr.9 |
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Statue falls, Saddam's regime in disarray The toppling of a giant bronze statue in Baghdad is being greeted as the symbolic crumbling of Saddam Hussein's regime
|
| Mar.21 |
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U.S. Official: Saddam Seen on Stretcher Saddam Hussein is seen being placed into an ambulance in photographs showing 'panicked digging' at the bunker
|
| Mar.18 |
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Saddam rejects Bush ultimatum |
|
| Feb.25 |
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Saddam: I will die in Iraq |
|
| Feb.8 |
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Blix hails 'useful' Baghdad talks |
|
| Jan.17 |
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Saddam: 'New Mongols' face defeat |
|
|
| Nov.13 |
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Iraq accepts U.N. resolution |
|
| Nov.12 |
|
Parliament rejects resolution |
|
| Oct.22 |
|
Iraqis protest missing 'prisoners' |
|
| |
Former king opened loya jirga
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.20 |
Shiite-led alliance wins election
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.29 |
International team to review elections
|
| Oct.25 |
Draft constitution passes| The referendum has passed, according to final provisional results issued by Iraqi election officials | | |
|
| Oct.5 |
Iraq reverses vote rule change
|
| Feb.17 |
Shiites win majority in assembly |
|
| Feb.5 |
Shiites lead in poll results
|
| Jan.30 |
Election declared 'success'
| 2004 |
|
| Nov.21 |
Elections set for January 30
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Sat. |
Sunni bloc rejoins Iraqi cabinet| 6 ministers from the Accordance Front has rejoined the Shia-led government, in an important step for national reconciliation | |
| 2007 |
|
| Sep.18 |
Iraq to review all security firms |
|
| Sep.15 |
Sadr group quits Iraq ruling bloc
|
| Aug.1 |
Sunni bloc leaves Iraq government
|
| Apr.16 |
Sadr ministers quit Iraqi cabinet The head of Moqtada Sadr's parliament bloc says the cleric has ordered his ministers to withdraw from the cabinet
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.28 |
Committee signs Iraq's draft constitution| The constitutional committee approved a final draft and put it before the National Assembly, despite the Sunni rejection | |
|
| Aug.26 |
No agreement yet on constitution |
|
| Aug.22 |
Iraq delays vote on draft constitution |
| 2004 |
|
| Nov.7 |
Allawi declares state of emergency
|
| Aug.7 |
Iraq amnesty targets insurgents |
|
| Jul.15 |
Iraq to form new security force Attacks by insurgents continued as the government is establishing an intelligence service to 'annihilate' terrorist groups
|
| Jun.27 |
US hands over sovereignty in Iraq US administrator Paul Bremer gave legal documents to an Iraqi judge two days ahead of schedule
|
| Jun.1 |
Council dissolved as new president named |
|
| Feb.28 |
Splits delay basic law deal |
| 2003 |
|
| Nov.14 |
Iraqis 'to govern by next summer' |
|
| Apr.28 |
Interim government to start within month |
|
| Apr.15 |
Meeting for new civil authority |
|
| Apr.9 |
Statue falls, Saddam's regime in disarray The toppling of a giant bronze statue in Baghdad is being greeted as the symbolic crumbling of Saddam Hussein's regime
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jun. 28 |
WHO to open permanent Baghdad office |
| 2003 |
|
| Oct.29 |
Red Cross to reduce Iraq staff |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Aug.7 |
Pilgrimage's history prompts to ban traffic |
|
| May.1 |
Office having sectarian agenda |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jun.15 |
Iraqi official rebukes al-Sadr threats
| 2007 |
|
| Oct.28 |
Iraq warns Turkey over incursion |
|
| Jan.6 |
Iraq PM warns over Saddam hanging |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Aug.12 |
Iraqi PM calls for crisis summit |
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.7 |
Iraq plans international, regional summits |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Oct.7 |
U.S.-Iraq Blackwater probe begins |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Mon. |
Barack Obama meets Iraqi PM Sen. Barack Obama and Nuri al-Maliki discussed a 'general time horizon' for any American troop withdrawals from Iraq
|
| May.17 |
Speaker Pelosi leads delegation |
|
| Mar.17 |
Cheney makes surprise visit to Iraq |
|
| Mar.16 |
McCain arrives in Baghdad |
|
| Mar.3 |
Ahmadinejad: foreigners must leave Iraq |
|
| Mar.1 |
Iranian President arrives in Iraq
|
| Feb.14 |
Iranian president to make Iraq visit |
| 2007 |
|
| Dec.5 |
Gates: Stable Iraq 'within reach' |
|
| Sep.3 |
President Bush made surprise visit
|
| May.9 |
Cheney visits unannounced |
|
| Apr.19 |
Gates in Iraq in wake of carnage |
| 2006 |
|
| Dec.17 |
Kidnapping overshadows Blair visit |
|
| Jul.25 |
Bush, Iraqi PM discussed Baghdad security |
|
| Jun.13 |
Bush makes surprise visit The President arrived in Baghdad on a visit to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
|
| Apr.1 |
Rice and Straw arrive
| 2005 |
|
| Nov.12 |
Annan calls for Iraq reconciliation |
|
| May.15 |
Rice makes surprise visit to Iraq |
| 2004 |
|
| May.13 |
Rumsfeld visits Abu Ghraib prison |
| 2003 |
|
| Nov.27 |
Bush makes surprise visit President made an unannounced visit to Baghdad to spend part of Thanksgiving Day with U.S. troops
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Apr.11 |
US Iraq envoy stresses Arab role |
| 2007 |
|
| Feb.6 |
Iran condemns diplomat's Iraq kidnapping |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Nov.19 |
Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound'
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.5 |
Witness at Hussein trial describes torture The witness is describing the torture of man from a Shiite village in 1982: 'They broke all his body parts'
|
| Nov.15 |
Detainees 'found starving' The government begun an investigation into the abuse of more than 170 detainees held by Iraqi forces
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| May.31 |
Security talks worry Shiites and Sunnis
| 2007 |
|
| Oct.23 |
Turkey wins Iraq backing on PKK
|
| May.28 |
U.S., Iran hold historic talks The United States told Iran its support for militias fighting in Iraq needs to cease. Iran criticizes U.S. 'occupation' in Iraq
|
| Mar.9 |
Iraq hosts key security meeting
| 2006 |
|
| Nov.20 |
Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria
|
| Apr.2 |
Rice, Straw to Iraqis: 'The time has come' |
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.21 |
Role of Islam in Iraq agreed
| 2003 |
|
| Feb.8 |
Blix hails 'useful' Baghdad talks |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.9 |
PM refused US request to delay execution |
|
| Jan.3 |
PM longs to leave office |
| 2006 |
|
| Jul.23 |
Hunger-strike Hussein in hospital |
|
| Apr.21 |
Shia bloc names PM choice |
|
| Apr.1 |
Pressure mounts on PM to go
|
| Feb.12 |
Jaafari set to stay as PM
| 2005 |
|
| Apr.7 |
Shia leader Jaafari named prime minister
|
| Feb.22 |
Shia alliance names PM candidate
| 2004 |
|
| Jun.30 |
Iraqis given custody of Saddam |
|
| Feb.21 |
Red Cross visits Saddam |
| 2003 |
|
| Mar.21 |
U.S. Official: Saddam Seen on Stretcher Saddam Hussein is seen being placed into an ambulance in photographs showing 'panicked digging' at the bunker
|
| Feb.25 |
Saddam: I will die in Iraq |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
| Oct.22 |
Iraqis protest missing 'prisoners' |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jul. 1 |
Deal to end contractors' immunity Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari: Security contractors working in Iraq will no longer receive immunity from prosecution
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Aug.20 |
Saddam facing poison gas charges
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Jan.12 |
Ban eased on Saddam-era officials The parliament has passed legislation allowing former officials from Baath party to return to public life
| 2006 |
|
| May.20 |
Parliament approves Cabinet The new 37-minister government is including members of the main Shia, Kurd and Sunni parties
| 3 crucial ministries, national security, interior and defence,have still not been agreed
It's the first full-term government since the 2003 invasion
PM Nouri Maliki laid out a 34-point program that included tackling terrorism,
integrating militias into the security structure and getting electricity and water back on line
|
| | |
|
| Apr.22 |
Parliament elects new leaders |
|
| Apr.16 |
Bombs kill at least 34 amid deadlock |
|
| Mar.16 |
First meeting for Iraq parliament |
|
| Mar.10 |
Talabani called parliament to meet |
| 2005 |
|
| Aug.15 |
Constitution deadline extended
|
| May.3 |
Parliament swears in partial government| 7 posts in Prime Minister Jaafari's cabinet, including the defence and oil, remain unfilled amid partisan haggling | |
| 2002 |
|
| Nov.12 |
Parliament rejects resolution |
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