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| Jan.2 |
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Airliner crashes into Red Sea
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| Jan.9 |
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Libya signs UTA bombing payout
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| Jan.18 |
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Car bomb leaves 20 dead |
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| Jan.25 |
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Kay: No evidence Iraq stockpiled WMDs
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| Jan.27 |
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Insurgents killed 6 US soldiers |
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| Feb.1 |
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At least 67 dead in suicide blasts
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Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead |
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| Feb.10 |
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Car bomb kills at least 50
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Car bomb kills 47 Iraq army recruits |
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| Feb.21 |
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Red Cross visits Saddam |
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| Feb.23 |
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Quake kills 600
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| Mar.2 |
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182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala
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| Mar.8 |
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Interim constitution signed
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| Mar.9 |
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Abu Abbas, Achille Lauro hijacker, dead |
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| Mar.15 |
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PM-elect: Troops out of Iraq |
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| Mar.25 |
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Blair, Gadhafi in historic meeting
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| Mar.28 |
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Protests as U.S. closes Iraqi paper
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| Mar.31 |
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Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge U.S. officials said they expect more attacks like the one that killed 4 U.S. civilian contractors in Fallujah
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| Apr.6 |
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Heavy fighting in sealed Falluja
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Dozen U.S. Marines killed |
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| Apr.7 |
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Coalition battled Shiite, Sunni insurgents |
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| Apr.8 |
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Japanese, Koreans taken hostage
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| Apr.11 |
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Truce bid calms Falluja fighting |
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| Apr.16 |
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Missing U.S. soldier on videotape |
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| Apr.18 |
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Spain PM orders Iraq troops home
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| Apr.20 |
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Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein |
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| Apr.21 |
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Car bombs in Basra kill 68
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Suicide bomb kills 9 |
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UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities' |
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| Apr.26 |
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Major al Qaeda plot disrupted |
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| Apr.27 |
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U.S. forces kill 64 insurgents near Najaf |
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U.S. warplanes pound Fallujah targets
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| Apr.29 |
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Former Iraqi generals offer Fallujah plan |
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| Apr.30 |
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Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage| A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees | | |
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| May.1 |
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6 Westerners killed in attack
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| May.4 |
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Bush appeal to Arabs in abuse row
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| May.6 |
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bin Laden tape offers gold for Bremer |
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| May.7 |
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Rumsfeld apologizes |
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| May.11 |
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Video shows U.S. captive beheaded
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| May.14 |
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Interrogation techniques banned in Iraq |
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| May.17 |
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Interim council head killed in car bombing
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| May.20 |
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Chalabi angered by raid on home |
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| May.24 |
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Bush outlines 5-step Iraq plan |
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| May.28 |
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Allawi named as future prime minister
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| May.29 |
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50 foreigners held hostage
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| Jun.1 |
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Council dissolved as new president named |
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| Jun.8 |
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Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed |
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Iraq plan gets unanimous backing |
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| Jun.16 |
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Probe rules out Iraq-9/11 links |
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| Jun.17 |
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Car bomb kills 35 |
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| Jun.18 |
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U.S. hostage beheaded Decapitated body of Paul Johnson Jr. was left in Riyadh. Terrorist group leader, 3 others die in gunbattle
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| Jun.22 |
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South Korean hostage beheaded Insurgents carried out their threat to behead Kim Sun-il they were holding hostage
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| Jun.23 |
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'Zarqawi tape' threatens Iraq PM |
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| Jun.24 |
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Multiple attacks kill 90
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| 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
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| Jul.1 |
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Defiant Saddam in court Saddam Hussein is hearing preliminary charges against him that included the gassing of Kurds and the invasion of Kuwait
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| Jul.7 |
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Iraq adopts emergency powers law |
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| Jul.13 |
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Manila begins troop pullout
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| Jul.14 |
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'Serious flaws' in Iraq intelligence |
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| Jul.15 |
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Iraq to form new security force
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| Jul.23 |
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Militants take Egyptian diplomat hostage |
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| Jul.24 |
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Militant threat to Australia and Italy |
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| Jul.28 |
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Day of violence leaves at least 115 dead
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| Jul.30 |
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Council Oks Sudan resolution U.S.-backed resolution is threatening to impose sanctions if Sudan does not stop atrocities in the Darfur within 30 days
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| Aug.1 |
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Bomb blasts rock churches |
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| Aug.6 |
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Marines: 300 insurgents killed in Najaf |
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| Aug.7 |
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Iraq amnesty targets insurgents |
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| Aug.10 |
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Libya agrees Berlin bomb payout |
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| Aug.11 |
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U.S. launches offensive in Najaf| The military launched a major offensive against militants loyal to renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr | |
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| Aug.12 |
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Radical cleric wounded in Najaf |
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| Aug.13 |
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Najaf truce brings calm to city |
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| Aug.15 |
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Conference on interim assembly |
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| Aug.17 |
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Al-Sadr rebuffs truce delegates |
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| Aug.19 |
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Fierce fighting seen in Najaf |
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| Aug.25 |
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Al-Sistani returns, urges march on Najaf |
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Blast at mosque kills 74 |
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| Aug.26 |
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Ayatollah reaches peace deal with al-Sadr Al-Sadr has reached an agreement with al-Sistani that grants his freedom from murder charges and secures peace in Najaf
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| Aug.31 |
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Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed' |
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| Sep.7 |
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U.S. death toll in Iraq passes 1,000| More than three-quarters have died in combat, and 647 of have been killed since Bush declared an end to major combat | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Powell declares genocide in Sudan |
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| Sep.14 |
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Car bomb at police station kills 47 Assailants launched two deadly assaults at police targets. 12 police officers killed in a drive-by shooting in Baquba
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| Sep.15 |
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Iraq war illegal, says Annan |
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| Sep.20 |
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U.S. hostage beheaded |
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| Sep.23 |
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Iraq PM thanks U.S. Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is laying out his government's aspirations to a joint meeting of Congress
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| Sep.24 |
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Six Egyptians taken |
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| Sep.27 |
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Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed |
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| Sep.28 |
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Italians freed, Frenchmen to be released |
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| Sep.30 |
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Bombs toll hits 45 |
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| 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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| Oct.4 |
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Many drown as migrant ship sinks |
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| Oct.7 |
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Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts Blasts rocked the resorts where Israelis were vacationing. The most powerful explosion ripped through the 400-room Hilton
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| Oct.8 |
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Hostage Bigley killed |
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| Oct.14 |
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Green Zone blasts kill 8 |
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U.S., Iraqis in Falluja assault |
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| Oct.17 |
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Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur| The WHO: Up to 70,000 refugees have died since March 1 due to various causes, including diseases and malnutrition | | |
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| Oct.19 |
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Agency halts aid projects after kidnap |
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| Oct.22 |
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Falluja raid 'nets Zarqawi aide' |
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| Oct.24 |
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Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits The bodies of recruits have been found following an ambush near the Iranian border
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| Oct.25 |
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IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing |
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| Oct.29 |
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New Bin Laden's videotape Osama bin Laden told Americans their security does not depend on the president they elect, but on U.S. policy
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| Oct.31 |
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U.S. forces launch new assaults in Falluja |
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| Nov.2 |
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UAE founder Nahyan dies, aged 90 |
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| Nov.7 |
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Allawi declares state of emergency |
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| |
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Iraqi commandos seize Falluja hospital |
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| Nov.9 |
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U.S., Iraqis enter Falluja's center| 10 U.S. troops and 2 Iraqi soldiers had been killed, 22 others wounded | |
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| Nov.11 |
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Arafat's body arrives in Egypt |
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| Nov.14 |
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U.S.: 'Enemy is broken' in Falluja Marines spread through the deserted streets, kicking in doors during a dangerous house-to-house search
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| Nov.16 |
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Margaret Hassan apparently killed The director of CARE International in Iraq was kidnapped on October 19. Videotapes showing her killing
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| Nov.17 |
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Israeli forces kill Egypt troops |
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| Nov.18 |
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Sudan factions pledge to end war |
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| Nov.21 |
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Elections set for January 30 |
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| Dec.5 |
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Israel, Egypt Swap Prisoners |
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| Dec.6 |
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9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission Militants stormed the heavily fortified consulate in Jeddah in a brazen raid before security forces regained control
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| Dec.16 |
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Bin Laden tape urges oil attack
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| Dec.19 |
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Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60 In Najaf, a suicide car bomber plowed his vehicle into a funeral procession just yards from Imam Ali shrine, killing 48
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| Dec.21 |
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22 killed in attack on U.S. base Multiple rounds hit a dining hall near Mosul, killing U.S. troops, members of the Iraqi national guard, and Iraqi civilians
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| Dec.23 |
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Rumsfeld arrives for surprise visit |
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| Dec.27 |
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bin Laden tape endorses al-Zarqawi |
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| Dec.28 |
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Insurgents kill 23 Iraqi police, troops
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| Dec.29 |
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Blasts rock Saudi capital |
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|
| 2004 |
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| Jan.27 |
Insurgents killed 6 US soldiers |
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| Mar.15 |
PM-elect: Troops out of Iraq |
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| Mar.31 |
Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge U.S. officials said they expect more attacks like the one that killed 4 U.S. civilian contractors in Fallujah
|
| Apr.6 |
Heavy fighting in sealed Falluja
|
| Apr.6 |
Dozen U.S. Marines killed |
|
| Apr.7 |
Coalition battled Shiite, Sunni insurgents |
|
| Apr.11 |
Truce bid calms Falluja fighting |
|
| Apr.16 |
Missing U.S. soldier on videotape |
|
| Apr.18 |
Spain PM orders Iraq troops home
|
| Apr.21 |
UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities' |
|
| Apr.27 |
U.S. forces kill 64 insurgents near Najaf |
|
| Apr.27 |
U.S. warplanes pound Fallujah targets
|
| Apr.29 |
Former Iraqi generals offer Fallujah plan |
|
| Apr.30 |
Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage| A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees | | |
|
| Jun.8 |
Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed |
|
| Jun.24 |
Multiple attacks kill 90
|
| Jul.13 |
Manila begins troop pullout
|
| Jul.15 |
Iraq to form new security force
|
| Jul.28 |
Day of violence leaves at least 115 dead
|
| Aug.6 |
Marines: 300 insurgents killed in Najaf |
|
| Aug.7 |
Iraq amnesty targets insurgents |
|
| Aug.11 |
U.S. launches offensive in Najaf| The military launched a major offensive against militants loyal to renegade Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr | |
|
| Aug.12 |
Radical cleric wounded in Najaf |
|
| Aug.13 |
Najaf truce brings calm to city |
|
| Aug.19 |
Fierce fighting seen in Najaf |
|
| Aug.26 |
Ayatollah reaches peace deal with al-Sadr Al-Sadr has reached an agreement with al-Sistani that grants his freedom from murder charges and secures peace in Najaf
|
| Aug.31 |
Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed' |
|
| Sep.7 |
U.S. death toll in Iraq passes 1,000| More than three-quarters have died in combat, and 647 of have been killed since Bush declared an end to major combat | |
|
| Sep.15 |
Iraq war illegal, says Annan |
|
| Oct.1 |
109 insurgents killed in Samarra 3,000 U.S. troops moved into Samarra. One American soldier was killed
|
| Oct.14 |
Green Zone blasts kill 8 |
|
| Oct.14 |
U.S., Iraqis in Falluja assault |
|
| Oct.22 |
Falluja raid 'nets Zarqawi aide' |
|
| Oct.31 |
U.S. forces launch new assaults in Falluja |
|
| Nov.7 |
Allawi declares state of emergency |
|
| Nov.7 |
Iraqi commandos seize Falluja hospital |
|
| Nov.9 |
U.S., Iraqis enter Falluja's center| 10 U.S. troops and 2 Iraqi soldiers had been killed, 22 others wounded | |
|
| Nov.14 |
U.S.: 'Enemy is broken' in Falluja Marines spread through the deserted streets, kicking in doors during a dangerous house-to-house search
|
| Nov.17 |
Israeli forces kill Egypt troops |
|
| Nov.18 |
Sudan factions pledge to end war |
|
| Dec.5 |
Israel, Egypt Swap Prisoners |
|
| Dec.21 |
22 killed in attack on U.S. base Multiple rounds hit a dining hall near Mosul, killing U.S. troops, members of the Iraqi national guard, and Iraqi civilians
|
| Dec.23 |
Rumsfeld arrives for surprise visit |
|
| Dec.28 |
Insurgents kill 23 Iraqi police, troops
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Airliner crashes into Red Sea
|
| Feb.1 |
Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead |
|
| Feb.23 |
Quake kills 600
|
| Oct.4 |
Many drown as migrant ship sinks |
|
| Oct.17 |
Report: Up to 70,000 dead in Darfur| The WHO: Up to 70,000 refugees have died since March 1 due to various causes, including diseases and malnutrition | | |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Dec.16 |
Bin Laden tape urges oil attack
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.18 |
Car bomb leaves 20 dead |
|
| Feb.1 |
At least 67 dead in suicide blasts
|
| Feb.10 |
Car bomb kills at least 50
|
| Feb.10 |
Car bomb kills 47 Iraq army recruits |
|
| Feb.21 |
Red Cross visits Saddam |
|
| Mar.2 |
182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala
|
| Mar.9 |
Abu Abbas, Achille Lauro hijacker, dead |
|
| Mar.31 |
Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge U.S. officials said they expect more attacks like the one that killed 4 U.S. civilian contractors in Fallujah
|
| Apr.8 |
Japanese, Koreans taken hostage
|
| Apr.20 |
Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein |
|
| Apr.21 |
Car bombs in Basra kill 68
|
| Apr.21 |
Suicide bomb kills 9 |
|
| Apr.21 |
UN to warn of Darfur 'atrocities' |
|
| Apr.26 |
Major al Qaeda plot disrupted |
|
| Apr.30 |
Iraq prison abuse sparks outrage| A coalition military spokesman is 'disgusted' by photographs that apparently show U.S. soldiers abusing detainees | | |
|
| May.1 |
6 Westerners killed in attack
|
| May.6 |
bin Laden tape offers gold for Bremer |
|
| May.11 |
Video shows U.S. captive beheaded
|
| May.14 |
Interrogation techniques banned in Iraq |
|
| May.17 |
Interim council head killed in car bombing
|
| May.29 |
50 foreigners held hostage
|
| Jun.17 |
Car bomb kills 35 |
|
| Jun.18 |
U.S. hostage beheaded Decapitated body of Paul Johnson Jr. was left in Riyadh. Terrorist group leader, 3 others die in gunbattle
|
| Jun.22 |
South Korean hostage beheaded Insurgents carried out their threat to behead Kim Sun-il they were holding hostage
|
| Jun.23 |
'Zarqawi tape' threatens Iraq PM |
|
| Jul.1 |
Defiant Saddam in court Saddam Hussein is hearing preliminary charges against him that included the gassing of Kurds and the invasion of Kuwait
|
| Jul.23 |
Militants take Egyptian diplomat hostage |
|
| Jul.24 |
Militant threat to Australia and Italy |
|
| Aug.1 |
Bomb blasts rock churches |
|
| Aug.25 |
Blast at mosque kills 74 |
|
| Aug.31 |
Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed' |
|
| Sep.14 |
Car bomb at police station kills 47 Assailants launched two deadly assaults at police targets. 12 police officers killed in a drive-by shooting in Baquba
|
| Sep.20 |
U.S. hostage beheaded |
|
| Sep.24 |
Six Egyptians taken |
|
| Sep.27 |
Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed |
|
| Sep.28 |
Italians freed, Frenchmen to be released |
|
| Sep.30 |
Bombs toll hits 45 |
|
| Oct.7 |
Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts Blasts rocked the resorts where Israelis were vacationing. The most powerful explosion ripped through the 400-room Hilton
|
| Oct.8 |
Hostage Bigley killed |
|
| Oct.19 |
Agency halts aid projects after kidnap |
|
| Oct.24 |
Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits The bodies of recruits have been found following an ambush near the Iranian border
|
| Oct.25 |
IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing |
|
| Oct.29 |
New Bin Laden's videotape Osama bin Laden told Americans their security does not depend on the president they elect, but on U.S. policy
|
| Nov.16 |
Margaret Hassan apparently killed The director of CARE International in Iraq was kidnapped on October 19. Videotapes showing her killing
|
| Dec.6 |
9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission Militants stormed the heavily fortified consulate in Jeddah in a brazen raid before security forces regained control
|
| Dec.16 |
Bin Laden tape urges oil attack
|
| Dec.19 |
Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60 In Najaf, a suicide car bomber plowed his vehicle into a funeral procession just yards from Imam Ali shrine, killing 48
|
| Dec.27 |
bin Laden tape endorses al-Zarqawi |
|
| Dec.29 |
Blasts rock Saudi capital |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
| Jan.9 |
Libya signs UTA bombing payout
|
| Jan.25 |
Kay: No evidence Iraq stockpiled WMDs
|
| Feb.1 |
Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead |
|
| Feb.21 |
Red Cross visits Saddam |
|
| Mar.8 |
Interim constitution signed
|
| Mar.15 |
PM-elect: Troops out of Iraq |
|
| Mar.25 |
Blair, Gadhafi in historic meeting
|
| Mar.28 |
Protests as U.S. closes Iraqi paper
|
| Apr.18 |
Spain PM orders Iraq troops home
|
| May.4 |
Bush appeal to Arabs in abuse row
|
| May.7 |
Rumsfeld apologizes |
|
| May.20 |
Chalabi angered by raid on home |
|
| May.24 |
Bush outlines 5-step Iraq plan |
|
| May.28 |
Allawi named as future prime minister
|
| Jun.1 |
Council dissolved as new president named |
|
| Jun.8 |
Iraq plan gets unanimous backing |
|
| Jun.16 |
Probe rules out Iraq-9/11 links |
|
| Jun.27 |
US hands over sovereignty in Iraq US administrator Paul Bremer gave legal documents to an Iraqi judge two days ahead of schedule
|
| Jul.7 |
Iraq adopts emergency powers law |
|
| Jul.14 |
'Serious flaws' in Iraq intelligence |
|
| Jul.15 |
Iraq to form new security force
|
| Jul.30 |
Council Oks Sudan resolution U.S.-backed resolution is threatening to impose sanctions if Sudan does not stop atrocities in the Darfur within 30 days
|
| Aug.7 |
Iraq amnesty targets insurgents |
|
| Aug.10 |
Libya agrees Berlin bomb payout |
|
| Aug.15 |
Conference on interim assembly |
|
| Aug.17 |
Al-Sadr rebuffs truce delegates |
|
| Aug.25 |
Al-Sistani returns, urges march on Najaf |
|
| Aug.26 |
Ayatollah reaches peace deal with al-Sadr Al-Sadr has reached an agreement with al-Sistani that grants his freedom from murder charges and secures peace in Najaf
|
| Sep.9 |
Powell declares genocide in Sudan |
|
| Sep.15 |
Iraq war illegal, says Annan |
|
| Sep.23 |
Iraq PM thanks U.S. Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is laying out his government's aspirations to a joint meeting of Congress
|
| Oct.19 |
Agency halts aid projects after kidnap |
|
| Nov.2 |
UAE founder Nahyan dies, aged 90 |
|
| Nov.7 |
Allawi declares state of emergency |
|
| Nov.11 |
Arafat's body arrives in Egypt |
|
| Nov.18 |
Sudan factions pledge to end war |
|
| Nov.21 |
Elections set for January 30 |
|
| Dec.5 |
Israel, Egypt Swap Prisoners |
|
| Dec.23 |
Rumsfeld arrives for surprise visit |