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| Jan.18 |
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Car bomb leaves 20 dead The huge blast occurred at the gates of a palace that houses the Coalition Provisional Authority
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| Feb.21 |
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Red Cross visits Saddam A 3-member delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross visited the former Iraqi dictator
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| Feb.28 |
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Splits delay basic law deal
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| Mar.2 |
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182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala| Suspected insurgents made well-organized, simultaneous attacks on the holiest Shiite Muslim day of the year | |
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| Mar.7 |
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Explosions rock centre of Baghdad
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| Mar.17 |
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Blast shatters hotel, killing 7
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| Apr.1 |
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Bremer: Iraq killings will be punished
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| Apr.4 |
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Shias kill 7 US troops
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| Apr.20 |
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Prison attack kills 21
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Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein Iraqi Governing Council has set up a tribunal to try ousted dictator and other members of his Baathist regime
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| Apr.24 |
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Sadr City market blast kills 12
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| May.3 |
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Reprimands for US senior officers
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| May.13 |
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Rumsfeld visits Abu Ghraib prison
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| May.14 |
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Interrogation techniques banned in Iraq The U.S. military will not use certain prisoner interrogation techniques following the Abu Ghraib prison scandal
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| Jun.1 |
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Council dissolved as new president named Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar had been appointed interim president. Prime Minister Allawi named members of the new Cabinet
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| Jun.6 |
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8 die in bombings
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| Jun.11 |
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Iraqi official killed
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| Jun.13 |
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Explosion rocks central Baghdad
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| Jun.14 |
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Iraqi officials to get Saddam in 2 weeks
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| Jun.17 |
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Car bomb kills 35 145 others wounded when a suicide car bomber targeted an Iraqi army recruitment center
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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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| Jun.30 |
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Iraqis given custody of Saddam
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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.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 | |
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| Aug.7 |
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Iraq amnesty targets insurgents 30-day amnesty which may see thousands of people on the margins of insurgency pardoned has been signed into law
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| Aug.15 |
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Conference on interim assembly The conference has gone ahead in Baghdad's high-security green zone amid new violence in Najaf and the capital itself
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| Sep.7 |
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Dozens killed in Baghdad fighting
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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.16 |
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2 Americans, Briton kidnapped
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| Sep.17 |
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8 killed in car bombing
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| Sep.24 |
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Six Egyptians taken Gunmen have seized Egyptians in a raid on their Baghdad office
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| Sep.26 |
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US air strikes 'target Sadr City'
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| Sep.30 |
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Bombs toll hits 45 Suspected insurgents launched deadly car bomb attacks, killing mostly children in operations aimed at Iraqi government
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| Oct.4 |
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Bomb blasts leave 16 dead
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Sadr City 'targeted by US forces'
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| Oct.9 |
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Shia rebels agree Baghdad truce
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| Oct.10 |
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Weapons handover in Sadr City The 5-day grace period for militia loyal to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to hand over medium and heavy weapons starts
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| Oct.14 |
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Green Zone blasts kill 8 6 civilians were killed and at least 3 were wounded in one location
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| Oct.15 |
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Blasts at churches Five churches in 4 neighborhoods were damaged by by improvised explosives devices
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| Oct.20 |
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Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty Staff Sgt. Ivan 'Chip' Frederick pleaded guilty to 5 charges of abusing Iraqi detainees
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| Oct.25 |
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Insurgent bomb attacks killed six
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| Oct.30 |
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Beheaded Japanese hostage found
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| Nov.1 |
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Two Iraqi officials assassinated
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| Nov.2 |
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American contractor snatched
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| Nov.7 |
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Allawi declares state of emergency Interim Prime Minister declared a 60-day state of emergency, as preparations were under way for an offensive on Flluja
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| Nov.10 |
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PM's relatives kidnapped
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| Nov.11 |
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At least 19 die in car bombing A suicide attack which targeted a vehicle carrying Americans has heavily damaged storefronts in a busy commercial district
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| Nov.21 |
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Elections set for January 30 Voting is to choose 275-seat national assembly, a Kurdish national assembly and 18 provincial governing consuls
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| Dec.3 |
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Violence Kills at Least 25 Iraqis A suicide car bomber plowed into a Shi'ite mosque, killing 14 people and fueling fears for sectarian divisions
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