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Summary.     Click for More > Suicide bombings kill 23 Military plane crash kills 302 U.S. Launches War Against Iraq Map
Jan.5   Tel Aviv
Jan.6  Baghdad  No 'smoking gun' in Iraq
Jan.8  Turkey  Plane crashes, 75 dead, 5 survivors
Jan.16  Iraq  U.N. finds empty warheads
Jan.25  Gaza  12 Palestinians killed
Jan.28  Jerusalem  Sharon wins election, calls for unity
Feb.11  Qatar  bin Laden tape a call to arms
Feb.19   Iran
Feb.27  Baghdad  Iraq says it will destroy missiles
Mar.1  Turkey  Turkey fails to approve US deployment
Mar.5  Israel  Bomb blast kills 15
Mar.6  West Bank  Arafat chooses prime minister
Mar.9  Turkey  Erdogan set to be PM
 Iran  'Extremely advanced' nuclear program
Mar.19   Iraq  
  After air raid sirens went off across Baghdad, anti-aircraft fire and explosions were heard
 Blair ordered British forces to take part in the action to protect against a new threat of 'disorder and chaos'. Saddam that denounced the U.S.-led military campaign as 'criminal'. A convoy of U.S. tanks rolled unopposed through the desert toward the Iraqi capital. Dozens of Iraqi troops surrendered with white flags to British marines.
Mar.20  Northern Iraq  Airstrike hits north as tanks roll from south Mar.21  Baghdad  Firestorm of airstrikes rocked Baghdad  Baghdad  U.S. Official: Saddam Seen on Stretcher Mar.22  Kuwait  Soldier detained in attack on Army camp Mar.23  Iraq  10 Marines Killed in Faked Surrender Mar.24  Iraq  U.S.-led coalition pushes toward Baghdad Mar.26  Kurdistan  1,000 U.S. paratroopers secure airfield Mar.28  Kuwait  Explosion rocks Kuwait City Mar.29  Iraq  Suicide bomb kills 4 U.S. soldiers Mar.30  Israel  Blast wounds 49 in Netanya Mar.31  Iraq  Civilians die in checkpoint drama Apr.1  Iraq  Major ground offensive towards Baghdad Apr.4  Baghdad  U.S troops enter Baghdad Apr.6  Iraq  British found body of 'Chemical Ali'  Baghdad  US troops attack central Baghdad Apr.7  Southern Iraq  British taking control of Basra  Iraq  Airstrike targets senior Iraqi officials Apr.9   Baghdad   Baghdad falls to US forces  A looting breaks out amid scenes of jubilation. U.S. troops tear down a statue of Saddam   Baghdad Statue falls, Saddam's regime in disarray Apr.11  Kurdistan  Chaos as Mosul falls to Kurds  Baghdad  U.S. issues Iraqi 'most-wanted' list Apr.12  Iraq  Saddam aide surrenders Apr.13  Sunni Triangle  US rescues soldiers held by Iraq Apr.14  Sunni Triangle  U.S. troops sweep into Tikrit  Syria  Pressure mounts on Syria Apr.15  Iraq  U.S. captures Abu Abbas Apr.22  Iraq  Shiite pilgrims flock to Karbala Apr.24  Iraq  Deputy PM Tariq Aziz in custody Apr.26  Iraq  14 feared dead in ammo blast Apr.29  Sunni Triangle  Shootout kills 'at least 15'  Tel Aviv  Four dead in terror bombing Apr.30   Israel New Mid-East peace plan launched May.1   Turkey Children trapped in quake May.12  Saudi Arabia  al Qaeda suspected in Riyadh blasts May.17  Jerusalem  Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met  Jerusalem  8 killed in bus attack May.23  Jerusalem  Israel ready to accept steps in 'road map' May.25  Jerusalem  Cabinet OKs road map Jun.4   Jordan Summit with Sharon, Abbas, Bush Jun.11  Jerusalem  Suicide blast hits bus, 17 killed Jun.12  Gaza  Israeli attack kills 7 Jun.13  Iran  Militia attack Tehran protesters Jun.15  Iran  6th night of protests Jun.16  Iraq  U.S. begins new military operation Jun.18  Sunni Triangle  Leading Saddam aide caught Jun.22  Jordan  Quartet resolute on Mideast peace Jun.24  Southern Iraq  6 British troops killed Jun.25  West Bank  Militants offer truce Jun.29  Gaza  Palestinian militants announce cease-fire Jul.2  West Bank  Israel hands over Bethlehem Jul.3  Baghdad  U.S. offers $25 million reward for Saddam Jul.13  Iraq  Iraqi council acts for first time Jul.22   Northern Iraq   Saddam's sons killed in raid  Uday and Qusay were killed by U.S. troops in the northern city of Mosul after a tipster betrayed their hideout Jul.24  Iraq  U.S. releases sons' death photos Jul.31  Jordan  Saddam's daughters in Jordan Aug.1  Jordan  Daughter: Saddam 'had a big heart' Aug.2  Iraq  Saddam's sons buried in homeland Aug.7   Baghdad Bomb at Jordanian Embassy Aug.15  Saudi Arabia  Ugandan dictator Idi Amin dies Aug.19   Jerusalem Powerful bus bomb killed 21   Baghdad Truck bomb kills 17 including U.N. envoy Aug.21  Iraq  'Chemical Ali' in U.S. custody Aug.29   Iraq Cleric among 100 dead after mosque blast Sep.2  Iraq  Thousands bid cleric farewell Sep.6  West Bank  Abbas offers resignation  Gaza  Hamas founder wounded in airstrike Sep.7  West Bank  Qurei nominated as Palestinian PM Sep.9  Tel Aviv  Suicide bombers kill 13 Sep.11  Jerusalem  Israel decided to 'remove' Arafat Sep.12  Iraq  U.S. fire kills Iraqi police Sep.20  Iraq  Governing council member shot Sep.21  Baghdad  Blast near U.N. headquarters Sep.25  Iraq  Shot politician dies from wounds Oct.4   Israel Terror blast kills 19 in Haifa Oct.5  Syria  Israeli strike on Syria Oct.10  Iran  Rights activist Ebadi wins Nobel Oct.16  Gaza  Bomb kills 3 Americans Oct.26  Baghdad  Rockets Hit Wolfowitz's Hotel Oct.27  Baghdad  35 killed in car bombs Nov.2  Iraq  U.S. helicopter down, killing 15 troops Nov.8  Saudi Arabia  Explosions rock Riyadh, 17 killed Nov.12  Iraq  26 dead in Italy HQ blast Nov.14  Baghdad  Iraqis 'to govern by next summer' Nov.15  Northern Iraq  2 US helicopters downed Nov.20   Turkey Bomb attacks kill 30 Nov.23  Georgia  Shevardnadze resigns Nov.27  Baghdad  Bush makes surprise visit Nov.29  Iraq  Deadliest month for coalition so far Nov.30  Northern Iraq  46 ambushers killed by U.S. forces Dec.9  Iraq  Iraq tenders 'only for US allies' Dec.14   Sunni Triangle   Saddam captured  Hundreds of Iraqis flooded the streets, firing guns into the air, singing, dancing and throwing candy into the air Dec.18  Jerusalem  Israel warns of unilateral moves Dec.22  Jerusalem  Muslims attack Egyptian foreign minister Dec.25  Tel Aviv  Suicide bomber kills 4   Iran   28,000 dead after earthquake Map of Bam Iran
  The earthquake is destroying most of the ancient city of Bam. More than 30,000 were injured.    Aid workers caring for 100,000 survivors are calling for more help. Iran's president welcomed the US. 80% of Bam's mud...
Dec.31  Baghdad  Fatal bomb blows up restaurant




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Jan.5   Tel Aviv  
  2 nearly simultaneous suicide bombings rocked central Tel Aviv. Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility
Jan.6   Baghdad No 'smoking gun' in Iraq Jan.8  Jerusalem  Sharon rejects corruption charge   Turkey Plane crashes, 75 dead, 5 survivors Jan.16   Iraq   U.N. finds empty warheads  One team discovered empty chemical warheads. Inspectors paid visit to the private homes of Iraqi scientists Jan.17  Baghdad  Saddam: 'New Mongols' face defeat Jan.25  Baghdad  Scientists refuse U.N. talks   Gaza 12 Palestinians killed Jan.26  Israel  Rockets fired from Gaza hit Israel Jan.28   Jerusalem     Sharon wins election, calls for unity  Prime Minister has hailed Likud Party's triumph as 'historic' and said he will seek to create a broad-based government

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Feb.8  Baghdad  Blix hails 'useful' Baghdad talks Feb.10  West Bank  Israel shuts West Bank, Gaza Feb.11   Qatar bin Laden tape a call to arms Feb.12  Iraq  UN report: Iraq's missiles fly too far Feb.15  Gaza  Bomb kills 4 Israeli soldiers Feb.19   Iran   Military plane crash kills 302
  The plane was carrying 284 members of Islamic Revolutionary Guard and 18 crew members
Feb.25  Baghdad  Saddam: I will die in Iraq Feb.27   Baghdad Iraq says it will destroy missiles

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Mar.1   Turkey     Turkey fails to approve US deployment  Parliament voted 264-250 in favour of the deployment, but the motion required more than half of those present Mar.2  Gulf  Gulf states say Saddam should go Mar.5   Israel Bomb blast kills 15 Mar.6   West Bank Arafat chooses prime minister Mar.9   Turkey Erdogan set to be PM   Iran     'Extremely advanced' nuclear program  U.N. inspectors have discovered that uranium-enrichment facility violates the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Mar.16  Kuwait  U.N. halts Iraqi border mission Mar.18  Baghdad  Saddam rejects Bush ultimatum Mar.19   Iraq   U.S. Launches War Against Iraq Map
  After air raid sirens went off across Baghdad, anti-aircraft fire and explosions were heard
 Blair ordered British forces to take part in the action to protect against a new threat of 'disorder and chaos'. Saddam that denounced the U.S.-led military campaign as 'criminal'. A convoy of U.S. tanks rolled unopposed through the desert toward the Iraqi capital. Dozens of Iraqi troops surrendered with white flags to British marines.
Mar.20   Northern Iraq Airstrike hits north as tanks roll from south  Kuwait  U.S. Marine Chopper Down, 12 killed Mar.21   Baghdad   Firestorm of airstrikes rocked Baghdad  Thunderous explosions are setting buildings ablaze and shooting clouds of smoke into the sky   Baghdad     U.S. Official: Saddam Seen on Stretcher  Saddam Hussein is seen being placed into an ambulance in photographs showing 'panicked digging' at the bunker  Iraq  Thousands of Iraqi Soldiers Surrender Mar.22  Iraq  Coalition forces securing south   Kuwait Soldier detained in attack on Army camp  Iraq  RAF aircraft 'hit by US missile' Mar.23   Iraq   10 Marines Killed in Faked Surrender  Pentagon: A group of fewer than 10 soldiers have been captured or killed by Iraqi military forces Mar.24   Iraq   U.S.-led coalition pushes toward Baghdad  Ground troops moving from the north, south, and west; precision-guided bombs are reducing key targets into rubble Mar.25  Iraq  Sandstorms slow Baghdad advance  Iraq  Huge battle in Euphrates valley Mar.26   Kurdistan 1,000 U.S. paratroopers secure airfield Mar.27  Baghdad  Bombs Target Presidential Compound Mar.28   Kuwait Explosion rocks Kuwait City Mar.29   Iraq Suicide bomb kills 4 U.S. soldiers Mar.30   Israel Blast wounds 49 in Netanya  Qatar  Iraq war 'on track' Mar.31   Iraq Civilians die in checkpoint drama

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Apr.1   Iraq Major ground offensive towards Baghdad  Iraq  Saddam a no-show for address Apr.2  Baghdad  U.S. forces within 25 miles of Baghdad  Iraq  2 US aircraft downed over Iraq Apr.4   Baghdad   U.S troops enter Baghdad  U.S. soldiers and tanks are operating inside the city on a reconnaissance mission Apr.5  Baghdad  U.S. troops fighting in Baghdad Apr.6  Kurdistan  Friendly fire attack kills 18   Iraq British found body of 'Chemical Ali'   Baghdad US troops attack central Baghdad Apr.7   Southern Iraq   British taking control of Basra  British forces are setting up a base inside Iraq's second-largest city. 3 British soldiers were killed   Iraq Airstrike targets senior Iraqi officials Apr.8  Baghdad  Fierce battles erupt in Baghdad  Baghdad  U.S. says Baghdad resistance crumbling Apr.9   Baghdad   Baghdad falls to US forces
  A looting breaks out amid scenes of jubilation. U.S. troops tear down a statue of Saddam
  Baghdad     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
Apr.10  Iraq  Clerics killed at Shiite shrine Apr.11   Kurdistan   Chaos as Mosul falls to Kurds  Widespread looting has broken out, after the Iraqi army abandoned the city. People picking up banknotes from the street   Baghdad U.S. issues Iraqi 'most-wanted' list  Yemen  Cole bomb suspects in jailbreak  Baghdad  Baghdad descends into chaos Apr.12   Iraq Saddam aide surrenders  Baghdad  US pledges to control looters Apr.13   Sunni Triangle   US rescues soldiers held by Iraq  Marines came across the prisoners near the town of Samarra while moving up the highway towards Tikrit Apr.14   Sunni Triangle   U.S. troops sweep into Tikrit  The fight over Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit was the only "significant" combat action going on   Syria     Pressure mounts on Syria  U.S. and British are accusing Syria of developing chemical weapons and warning not to harbor members of Saddam's regime Apr.15  Baghdad  Meeting for new civil authority   Iraq U.S. captures Abu Abbas Apr.17  Sunni Triangle  Saddam's half-brother 'captured' Apr.20  Iraq  Saddam son-in-law surrenders Apr.21  Iraq  Clerics challenge US rule  Iraq  U.S. arrests former Iraq PM Apr.22   Iraq   Shiite pilgrims flock to Karbala  Exuberant Shiite Muslims are reviving a religious tradition that was not allowed under Saddam Hussein Apr.24   Iraq   Deputy PM Tariq Aziz in custody  Aziz was often the public face of the regime on the international stage. He was No. 43 on the list of the most-wanted Iraqis Apr.26   Iraq 14 feared dead in ammo blast Apr.28  Baghdad  Interim government to start within month  Iraq  Ex-oil minister gives up Apr.29   Sunni Triangle Shootout kills 'at least 15'   Tel Aviv Four dead in terror bombing Apr.30   Israel     New Mid-East peace plan launched
  International mediators have presented their 'roadmap' to Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas
 Turkey  Scores dead in quake

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May.1   Turkey   Children trapped in quake
  A frantic search is continuing for 200 children trapped under the debris of their school dormitory
May.2  Turkey  Hopes fade for pupils May.5  Iraq  Iraqi woman biologist held May.11  Jerusalem  Powell meets Sharon and Abbas May.12   Saudi Arabia   al Qaeda suspected in Riyadh blasts  As result of vehicles detonating blasts tore through at least 3 compounds housing Americans May.17   Jerusalem   Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met  A suicide bomber killed 2 Jewish settlers in the city of Hebron   Jerusalem 8 killed in bus attack May.19  Israel  Suicide bombing kills 3 in shopping mall May.23   Jerusalem Israel ready to accept steps in 'road map' May.25   Jerusalem   Cabinet OKs road map  The 12-7 vote, with 4 abstentions, is the first time the government has accepted the principle of a Palestinian state  Turkey  Spanish troops killed in crash May.26  Jerusalem  Sharon signals 'occupation' end May.27  Iran  US steps up pressure on Iran May.29  Jerusalem  Sharon-Abbas meeting candid, beneficial

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Jun.4   Jordan     Summit with Sharon, Abbas, Bush
  Sharon is backing the Palestinian state and says Israel will remove outposts, Abbas calls for end to intifada
Jun.7  Gaza  7 dead in gun battle Jun.10  Gaza  Israeli gunships fire at vehicle Jun.11   Jerusalem     Suicide blast hits bus, 17 killed  Dozens of people were injured during rush-hour. Hamas said it carried out the bombing  Gaza  Helicopter gunship killed 6 Jun.12   Gaza Israeli attack kills 7 Jun.13   Iran     Militia attack Tehran protesters  Security forces and hardliners have clashed with large crowds who were protesting against clerical rule Jun.14  Sunni Triangle  US forces 'storm flashpoint town'  Israel  Israelis, Palestinians hold 'positive' meeting Jun.15   Iran 6th night of protests Jun.16   Iraq     U.S. begins new military operation  Troops target Baath party loyalists, terrorists and criminals and delivers humanitarian aid outside Baghdad Jun.18   Sunni Triangle Leading Saddam aide caught Jun.19  West Bank  Israel takes on Jewish settlers Jun.20  Jerusalem  Powell: Hamas 'enemy of peace'  Baghdad  Captive: Saddam survived bombings Jun.21  West Bank  Israelis kill a Hamas leader Jun.22   Jordan Quartet resolute on Mideast peace Jun.23  West Bank  100 Hamas members arrested in Hebron Jun.24   Southern Iraq 6 British troops killed Jun.25   West Bank Militants offer truce Jun.26  Iraq  'Comical Ali' resurfaces Jun.27  Gaza  Hamas leader signals truce Jun.28  Israel  Israelis, Palestinians invited to DC by Rice Jun.29   Gaza     Palestinian militants announce cease-fire  Hamas and Islamic Jihad have agreed to a 3-month cessation of violence against Israelis  Gaza  Palestinians take charge

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Jul.2   West Bank Israel hands over Bethlehem Jul.3   Baghdad U.S. offers $25 million reward for Saddam Jul.4  Iraq  Purported Saddam tape urges resistance Jul.6  Baghdad  2 US soldiers killed Jul.13   Iraq   Iraqi council acts for first time  New governing council cancels all holidays 'linked to the old dictatorial regime' and name April 9, as a new national holiday Jul.22   Northern Iraq     Saddam's sons killed in raid
  Uday and Qusay were killed by U.S. troops in the northern city of Mosul after a tipster betrayed their hideout
Jul.24   Iraq   U.S. releases sons' death photos  The provisional authority has released photographs it said were of Uday and Qusay, aimed at convincing skeptical Iraqis  Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia denies terror links Jul.26  Iraq  Attack kills 3 US troops Jul.27  Sunni Triangle  U.S.: Military closing in on Saddam Jul.29  Iraq  Purported voice of Saddam mourns sons Jul.31   Jordan Saddam's daughters in Jordan

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Aug.1   Jordan Daughter: Saddam 'had a big heart' Aug.2   Iraq Saddam's sons buried in homeland  West Bank  Palestinians arrest Arafat HQ militants Aug.7   Baghdad     Bomb at Jordanian Embassy
  A car bomb has exploded killing up to 10 people -- including 5 Iraqi guards -- and injuring about 40 others
Aug.10  Southern Lebanon  Israelis retaliate in south Lebanon Aug.15   Saudi Arabia   Ugandan dictator Idi Amin dies  Idi Amin, who had lived for years in exile, is blamed for the murders of tens of thousands of Ugandans in the 1970s Aug.16  Iraq  Fire halts flow of oil Aug.19  Kurdistan  Saddam deputy captured   Jerusalem   Powerful bus bomb killed 21
  The bomb exploded in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood. The explosion damaged a second bus
  Baghdad   Truck bomb kills 17 including U.N. envoy
  The U.N. special representative Sergio Vieira de Mello died in an explosion that ripped through the U.N HQ in Baghdad
Aug.20  West Bank  Israel raids West Bank cities Aug.21   Iraq 'Chemical Ali' in U.S. custody  Gaza  Hamas ends cease-fire Aug.22  Gaza  Palestinians protest leader's death  Southern Iraq  3 British soldiers killed in Basra Aug.24  Iraq  Bomb kills 3 bodyguards of Shiite leader  Gaza  Israeli attack kills 4 Hamas members Aug.29   Iraq   Cleric among 100 dead after mosque blast
  Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim was the spiritual leader of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution
Aug.30  Iraq  4 arrested over Najaf bombing

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Sep.1  Iraq  Najaf braces for ayatollah's funeral Sep.2   Iraq Thousands bid cleric farewell Sep.6   West Bank     Abbas offers resignation  Arafat told Palestinian legislators he had accepted Prime Minister offer to resign   Gaza Hamas founder wounded in airstrike Sep.7   West Bank   Qurei nominated as Palestinian PM  The nominee, proposed by Arafat, is the parliamentary speaker Sep.9   Tel Aviv Suicide bombers kill 13 Sep.10  Qatar  Bin Laden tape raises fear of new attacks Sep.11   Jerusalem Israel decided to 'remove' Arafat Sep.12   Iraq U.S. fire kills Iraqi police Sep.13  Sunni Triangle  Anti-U.S. chants, gunshots mark funerals Sep.15  Saudi Arabia  Prison fire kills 67 inmates Sep.18  Iraq  3 US troops 'killed in Iraq attack' Sep.19  Northern Iraq  Former defense minister surrenders Sep.20   Iraq Governing council member shot Sep.21   Baghdad Blast near U.N. headquarters Sep.25   Iraq     Shot politician dies from wounds  Iraqi Governing Council member Akila al-Hashimi died 5 days after an attack on her convoy

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Oct.4   Israel     Terror blast kills 19 in Haifa
  More than 50 people were wounded in suicide bombing at a crowded Arab-owned Maxim restaurant
Oct.5   Syria     Israeli strike on Syria  Concern is growing that the air strike on a Palestinian training camp could heighten already-strained tensions Oct.6  Turkey  Cabinet backs Iraq troops Oct.8  Iraq  2,000 Shiites protest cleric's arrest  Sadr City  Blast hits police station, killing 8 Oct.9  West Bank  New Palestinian cabinet in crisis Oct.10   Iran Rights activist Ebadi wins Nobel Oct.12  Baghdad  2-Car Suicide Bombing Kills 6 Oct.16   Gaza   Bomb kills 3 Americans  A roadside bomb went off beneath a convoy carrying U.S. diplomats, killing 3 American members of a security  Iraq  4 Jordanians Killed at U.S. Checkpoint Oct.20  Jordan  PM Resigns Oct.26   Baghdad Rockets Hit Wolfowitz's Hotel Oct.27   Baghdad 35 killed in car bombs Oct.28  Iran  Iran 'won't extradite terrorists' Oct.29  Baghdad  Red Cross to reduce Iraq staff Oct.31  Iraq  U.S. warns of 'day of resistance' in Iraq

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Nov.2   Iraq U.S. helicopter down, killing 15 troops  Georgia  Shevardnadze won parliamentary poll