|
| Jan.3 |
Iran |
|
Woman, 97, found alive in quake ruins |
|
| Jan.8 |
Iran |
|
Man found alive in quake rubble |
|
| Jan.11 |
Iran |
|
Protest as reformists blocked
|
| Jan.18 |
Baghdad |
|
Car bomb leaves 20 dead |
|
| Jan.21 |
Jerusalem |
|
Sharon may face corruption charge |
|
| Jan.27 |
Iraq |
|
Insurgents killed 6 US soldiers |
|
| Jan.28 |
Jerusalem |
|
10 killed in suicide attack on bus |
|
| Feb.1 |
Kurdistan |
|
At least 67 dead in suicide blasts |
|
| |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead |
|
| Feb.2 |
Jerusalem |
|
Sharon orders Gaza pullout plan |
|
| Feb.10 |
Iraq |
|
Car bomb kills at least 50 |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Car bomb kills 47 Iraq army recruits |
|
| Feb.18 |
Iran |
|
Train blast destroys villages, 300 killed |
|
| Feb.21 |
Baghdad |
|
Red Cross visits Saddam |
|
| |
Iran |
|
'Landslide' for hard-liners |
|
| |
Jerusalem |
|
Suicide bomber kills 8 |
|
| Mar.2 |
Baghdad |
|
182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala |
|
| Mar.8 |
Iraq |
|
Interim constitution signed |
|
| Mar.9 |
Iraq |
|
Abu Abbas, Achille Lauro hijacker, dead |
|
| Mar.14 |
Israel |
|
Palestinian suicide bombers kill 11 |
|
| Mar.21 |
Gaza |
|
Hamas founder killed in Israeli airstrike
|
| Mar.28 |
Iraq |
|
Protests as U.S. closes Iraqi paper |
|
| Mar.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge
|
| Apr.6 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Heavy fighting in sealed Falluja |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Dozen U.S. Marines killed |
|
| Apr.7 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Coalition battled Shiite, Sunni insurgents |
|
| Apr.8 |
Iraq |
|
Japanese, Koreans taken hostage |
|
| Apr.11 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Truce bid calms Falluja fighting |
|
| Apr.16 |
Iraq |
|
Missing U.S. soldier on videotape |
|
| Apr.17 |
Gaza |
|
Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike |
|
| Apr.20 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein |
|
| Apr.21 |
Southern Iraq |
|
Car bombs in Basra kill 68 |
|
| |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Suicide bomb kills 9 |
|
| Apr.24 |
Cyprus |
|
Vote leaves island split |
|
| Apr.26 |
Jordan |
|
Major al Qaeda plot disrupted |
|
| Apr.27 |
Iraq |
|
U.S. forces kill 64 insurgents near Najaf |
|
| |
Sunni Triangle |
|
U.S. warplanes pound Fallujah targets |
|
| Apr.29 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Former Iraqi generals offer Fallujah plan |
|
| May.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
6 Westerners killed in attack |
|
| May.2 |
Gaza |
|
Gunmen killed pregnant and 4 children |
|
| |
Jerusalem |
|
Likud voted against withdrawal from Gaza |
|
| May.11 |
Gaza |
|
6 Israeli troops die in blast |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Video shows U.S. captive beheaded |
|
| May.14 |
Baghdad |
|
Interrogation techniques banned in Iraq |
|
| May.15 |
Tel Aviv |
|
Israelis call for Gaza withdrawal |
|
| May.17 |
Iraq |
|
Interim council head killed in car bombing |
|
| May.20 |
Iraq |
|
Chalabi angered by raid on home |
|
| May.28 |
Iraq |
|
Allawi named as future prime minister |
|
| May.29 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
50 foreigners held hostage |
|
| Jun.1 |
Baghdad |
|
Council dissolved as new president named |
|
| Jun.8 |
Iraq |
|
Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed |
|
| Jun.15 |
Jerusalem |
|
Sharon won't face bribery charges |
|
| Jun.17 |
Baghdad |
|
Car bomb kills 35 |
|
| Jun.18 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
U.S. hostage beheaded |
|
| Jun.22 |
Iraq |
|
South Korean hostage beheaded |
|
| Jun.23 |
Iraq |
|
'Zarqawi tape' threatens Iraq PM |
|
| Jun.24 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Multiple attacks kill 90 |
|
| |
Iran |
|
70 dead in tanker horror smash |
|
| Jun.27 |
Baghdad |
|
US hands over sovereignty in Iraq
|
| Jul.1 |
Baghdad |
|
Defiant Saddam in court
|
| Jul.7 |
Iraq |
|
Iraq adopts emergency powers law |
|
| Jul.10 |
Tel Aviv |
|
Explosion at bus stop: 1 dead, 21 injured |
|
| Jul.13 |
Iraq |
|
Manila begins troop pullout |
|
| Jul.15 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraq to form new security force |
|
| Jul.18 |
Gaza |
|
Militants protest Arafat security shakeup |
|
| Jul.23 |
Iraq |
|
Militants take Egyptian diplomat hostage |
|
| Jul.24 |
Iraq |
|
Militant threat to Australia and Italy |
|
| Jul.25 |
Jerusalem |
|
Human chain protest at Gaza plan |
|
| Jul.28 |
Iraq |
|
Day of violence leaves at least 115 dead |
|
| Aug.1 |
Iraq |
|
Bomb blasts rock churches |
|
| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
|
Marines: 300 insurgents killed in Najaf |
|
| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraq amnesty targets insurgents |
|
| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
|
U.S. launches offensive in Najaf
|
| Aug.12 |
Iraq |
|
Radical cleric wounded in Najaf |
|
| Aug.13 |
Iraq |
|
Najaf truce brings calm to city |
|
| Aug.15 |
Baghdad |
|
Conference on interim assembly |
|
| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
|
Al-Sadr rebuffs truce delegates |
|
| Aug.19 |
Iraq |
|
Fierce fighting seen in Najaf |
|
| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
|
Al-Sistani returns, urges march on Najaf |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Blast at mosque kills 74 |
|
| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
|
Ayatollah reaches peace deal with al-Sadr |
|
| Aug.31 |
Israel |
|
16 killed in bus explosions |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed' |
|
| Sep.7 |
Iraq |
|
U.S. death toll in Iraq passes 1,000
|
| Sep.14 |
Baghdad |
|
Car bomb at police station kills 47 |
|
| Sep.20 |
Iraq |
|
U.S. hostage beheaded |
|
| Sep.24 |
Baghdad |
|
Six Egyptians taken |
|
| Sep.27 |
Iraq |
|
Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed |
|
| Sep.28 |
Iraq |
|
Italians freed, Frenchmen to be released |
|
| Sep.30 |
Baghdad |
|
Bombs toll hits 45 |
|
| Oct.1 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
109 insurgents killed in Samarra |
|
| Oct.8 |
Iraq |
|
Hostage Bigley killed |
|
| Oct.14 |
Baghdad |
|
Green Zone blasts kill 8 |
|
| |
Sunni Triangle |
|
U.S., Iraqis in Falluja assault |
|
| Oct.15 |
Gaza |
|
Israeli troops pull back |
|
| Oct.19 |
Iraq |
|
Agency halts aid projects after kidnap |
|
| Oct.22 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Falluja raid 'nets Zarqawi aide' |
|
| Oct.24 |
Iraq |
|
Massacre of 50 Iraqi army recruits
|
| Oct.25 |
Iraq |
|
IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing |
|
| Oct.26 |
Jerusalem |
|
Parliament OKs Sharon's withdrawal plan |
|
| Oct.27 |
West Bank |
|
Doctors watch over Yasser Arafat |
|
| Oct.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
U.S. forces launch new assaults in Falluja |
|
| Nov.2 |
United Arab Emirates |
|
UAE founder Nahyan dies, aged 90 |
|
| Nov.7 |
Baghdad |
|
Allawi declares state of emergency |
|
| |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Iraqi commandos seize Falluja hospital |
|
| Nov.9 |
Sunni Triangle |
 |
U.S., Iraqis enter Falluja's center 10 U.S. troops and 2 Iraqi soldiers had been killed, 22 others wounded
|
| Nov.12 |
West Bank |
|
Chaos as Arafat is buried
|
| Nov.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
U.S.: 'Enemy is broken' in Falluja |
|
| |
Gaza |
|
Abbas unharmed in shooting spree |
|
| Nov.16 |
Iraq |
|
Margaret Hassan apparently killed |
|
| Nov.17 |
Gaza |
|
Israeli forces kill Egypt troops |
|
| Nov.21 |
Baghdad |
|
Elections set for January 30 |
|
| Dec.5 |
Israel |
|
Israel, Egypt Swap Prisoners |
|
| Dec.6 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
9 Killed in Attack on U.S. Mission |
|
| Dec.16 |
Gulf |
|
Bin Laden tape urges oil attack |
|
| Dec.17 |
Turkey |
|
'Deal struck' in Turkey-EU talks |
|
| Dec.19 |
Iraq |
|
Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill more than 60 |
|
| Dec.21 |
Northern Iraq |
|
22 killed in attack on U.S. base |
|
| Dec.28 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Insurgents kill 23 Iraqi police, troops |
|
|
| Jan.1 |
Iran |
|
Quake rescue efforts end |
|
| Jan.3 |
Iran |
|
Woman, 97, found alive in quake ruins
|
| Jan.4 |
Southern Iraq |
|
Blair visits Iraq, praises troops |
|
| Jan.8 |
Iran |
|
Man found alive in quake rubble
|
| |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Black Hawk crash kills 9 |
|
| Jan.10 |
Southern Iraq |
|
6 killed in jobs protest |
|
| Jan.11 |
Iran |
 |
Protest as reformists blocked| Reformists walked out of parliament and staged a sit-in to protest over the conservatives' rejection of election candidates | |
|
| Jan.12 |
Iran |
|
Cabinet may dissolve |
|
| Jan.14 |
Israel |
|
Hamas uses female suicide bomber |
|
| Jan.15 |
Southern Iraq |
|
Iraqis protest against poll plans |
|
| Jan.17 |
Iraq |
|
Blast kills 5. U.S. death toll tops 500 |
|
| Jan.18 |
Baghdad |
|
Car bomb leaves 20 dead
|
| Jan.21 |
Jerusalem |
 |
Sharon may face corruption charge Prosecutors are considering charging Prime Minister and his deputy in connection with a bribery scandal
|
| Jan.22 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
9 dead in attacks |
|
| Jan.24 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
5 U.S. soldiers, 4 Iraqis killed in attacks |
|
| Jan.27 |
Iraq |
|
Insurgents killed 6 US soldiers
|
| Jan.28 |
Jerusalem |
|
10 killed in suicide attack on bus
|
| Jan.31 |
Northern Iraq |
|
2 bombings kill 12, including 3 U.S. soldiers |
|
| |
Iran |
|
109 lawmakers resign |
|
|
| Feb.1 |
Kurdistan |
 |
At least 67 dead in suicide blasts Nearly simultaneous bombings of the offices of 2 Kurdish parties in Erbil killed 67 people, including 5 senior Kurdish officials
|
| |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Hajj stampede: 244 pilgrims dead
|
| Feb.2 |
Jerusalem |
|
Sharon orders Gaza pullout plan
|
| Feb.8 |
Iraq |
|
U.N. team meets with Iraq council |
|
| Feb.9 |
Jerusalem |
|
Court hearing on barrier |
|
| Feb.10 |
Iraq |
 |
Car bomb kills at least 50 Massive truck bomb exploded near a police station in Iskandariyah as applicants stood in line for jobs with the police
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Car bomb kills 47 Iraq army recruits
|
| Feb.12 |
Iraq |
|
U.N. envoy hopeful on later vote |
|
| Feb.13 |
Qatar |
|
Blast kills exiled Chechen leader |
|
| Feb.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Fallujah attack killed 20, mostly police |
|
| Feb.18 |
Iran |
 |
Train blast destroys villages, 300 killed A runaway train cars filled with fuel and chemicals derailed and exploded, destroying 5 nearby villages
|
| Feb.19 |
Iraq |
|
UN rules out June Iraq elections |
|
| |
Iran |
|
Khamenei urges Iranians to vote |
|
| Feb.21 |
Baghdad |
|
Red Cross visits Saddam
|
| |
Iran |
 |
'Landslide' for hard-liners Conservative religious hardliners, running virtually unopposed, are set to gain control of parliament
|
| |
Jerusalem |
|
Suicide bomber kills 8
|
| Feb.28 |
Baghdad |
|
Splits delay basic law deal |
|
| Feb.29 |
Iraq |
|
Iraqis agree draft constitution |
|
|
| Mar.2 |
Baghdad |
 |
182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala Suspected insurgents made well-organized, simultaneous attacks on the holiest Shiite Muslim day of the year
|
| Mar.8 |
Iraq |
 |
Interim constitution signed Governing Council members signed a constitution, laying the groundwork for future elections and a permanent constitution
|
| Mar.9 |
Iraq |
|
Abu Abbas, Achille Lauro hijacker, dead
|
| Mar.14 |
Israel |
|
Palestinian suicide bombers kill 11
|
| |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Roadside bombs kill 6 U.S. soldiers |
|
| Mar.15 |
Iraq |
|
Survey finds hope in occupied Iraq |
|
| Mar.17 |
Baghdad |
|
Blast shatters hotel, killing 7 |
|
| Mar.21 |
Gaza |
 |
Hamas founder killed in Israeli airstrike| Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was killed as he was leaving a mosque. 6 others were killed in the strike | |
|
| Mar.22 |
Gaza |
|
Huge crowds mourn Hamas leader |
|
| Mar.27 |
Jerusalem |
|
Sharon may face bribery charges |
|
| Mar.28 |
Iraq |
 |
Protests as U.S. closes Iraqi paper Several thousand Iraqis protested the closure of Al Hawsa for 60 days, chanting anti-U.S. slogans
|
| Mar.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
 |
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 | |
|
| |
Cyprus |
|
Annan announces Cyprus plan |
|
|
| Apr.1 |
Baghdad |
|
Bremer: Iraq killings will be punished |
|
| Apr.2 |
Jerusalem |
|
Israeli police in Mosque clash |
|
| Apr.4 |
Iraq |
|
Protests end in 20 deaths |
|
| |
Sadr City |
|
Shias kill 7 US troops |
|
| Apr.6 |
Sunni Triangle |
 |
Heavy fighting in sealed Falluja Fierce clashes are between US forces and insurgents after a major US operation began against the flashpoint town
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Dozen U.S. Marines killed
|
| Apr.7 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Coalition battled Shiite, Sunni insurgents
|
| Apr.8 |
Iraq |
 |
Japanese, Koreans taken hostage 3 Japanese citizens and 7 South Korean civilians have been taken hostage in Iraq, where fighting has escalated
|
| Apr.9 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
U.S. halts Fallujah offensive |
|
| Apr.10 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
U.S. sends another battalion to Fallujah |
|
| Apr.11 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Truce bid calms Falluja fighting
|
| Apr.12 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
U.S.: 23 troops die in 3 days |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Russian hostages seized |
|
| Apr.13 |
Iraq |
|
Foreign workers told to quit Iraq |
|
| Apr.16 |
Iraq |
|
Missing U.S. soldier on videotape
|
| Apr.17 |
Gaza |
 |
Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike Abdel Aziz Rantisi was killed Saturday in Gaza City by an Israeli missile. The helicopter strike also killing 2 others
|
| Apr.18 |
Gaza |
|
Fury as Gaza buries Hamas leader |
|
| Apr.19 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Agreement in Fallujah talks |
|
| Apr.20 |
Baghdad |
|
Prison attack kills 21 |
|
| |
Baghdad |
|
Iraqi tribunal to try Saddam Hussein
|
| Apr.21 |
Southern Iraq |
 |
Car bombs in Basra kill 68 Several car bombings at 4 police targets killed at least 68 -- including 18 schoolchildren
|
| |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Suicide bomb kills 9
|
| |
Israel |
|
Nuclear spy Vanunu released |
|
| Apr.23 |
Jerusalem |
|
Sharon: Arafat pledge is off |
|
| Apr.24 |
Cyprus |
|
Vote leaves island split
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Blasts target oil terminals |
|
| Apr.25 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Coalition extends Fallujah deadline |
|
| Apr.26 |
Jordan |
|
Major al Qaeda plot disrupted
|
| Apr.27 |
Iraq |
|
U.S. forces kill 64 insurgents near Najaf
|
| |
Sunni Triangle |
 |
U.S. warplanes pound Fallujah targets Intense fire lit the sky where Marines have engaged in a 2-week standoff with insurgents
|
| Apr.28 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Warplane fires on Fallujah |
|
| Apr.29 |
Iraq |
|
10 U.S. troops killed |
|
| |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Former Iraqi generals offer Fallujah plan
|
| |
Sunni Triangle |
|
US forces begin Falluja pullout |
|
|
| May.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
 |
6 Westerners killed in attack 4 attackers entered a compound and opened fire on workers
|
| May.2 |
Gaza |
|
Gunmen killed pregnant and 4 children
|
| |
Jerusalem |
|
Likud voted against withdrawal from Gaza
|
| May.3 |
Baghdad |
|
Reprimands for US senior officers |
|
| |
Turkey |
|
NATO summit attack prevented |
|
| May.4 |
Jerusalem |
|
Quartet tells Israel to quit Gaza |
|
| May.7 |
Southern Iraq |
|
UK troops clash with Basra gunmen |
|
| May.11 |
Gaza |
|
6 Israeli troops die in blast
|
| |
Iraq |
 |
Video shows U.S. captive beheaded Captors say they offered exchange man, identified himself as Nicholas Berg, 26, for Abu Ghraib prisoners
|
| May.13 |
Baghdad |
|
Rumsfeld visits Abu Ghraib prison |
|
| May.14 |
Baghdad |
|
Interrogation techniques banned in Iraq
|
| May.15 |
Tel Aviv |
|
Israelis call for Gaza withdrawal
|
| |
Jerusalem |
|
Court approves Gaza demolitions |
|
| May.16 |
Jerusalem |
|
Israel 'to step up demolitions' |
|
| May.17 |
Iraq |
 |
Interim council head killed in car bombing Ezzedine Salim was killed as he was waiting to enter headquarters of the coalition. Several other people also died
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Coalition forces find sarin gas device |
|
| May.19 |
Gaza |
|
Palestinians: 9 die in airstrike |
|
| May.20 |
Gaza |
|
Israel presses on despite outcry |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Chalabi angered by raid on home
|
| May.24 |
Gaza |
|
IDF forces out of Rafah camp |
|
| May.28 |
Iraq |
 |
Allawi named as future prime minister Former exile Iyad Allawi has been chosen to head an interim government
|
| May.29 |
Saudi Arabia |
 |
50 foreigners held hostage Security forces have surrounded an oil company housing compound in the city of Khobar. The gunmen killed 16 people
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Najaf fighting continues despite pledge |
|
| |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Hostage standoff ends |
|
| May.30 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Saudi blames al Qaeda for attack |
|
| May.31 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Oil price surge after siege |
|
|
| Jun.1 |
Baghdad |
|
Council dissolved as new president named
|
| Jun.3 |
Beirut |
|
Opec 'to increase output by 8%' |
|
| Jun.7 |
Iraq |
|
Deal to disband Iraq militias announced |
|
| Jun.8 |
Iraq |
|
Kidnapped Italians, Pole freed
|
| Jun.10 |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Gadhafi plot to 'kill Saudi leader' |
|
| Jun.13 |
Iraq |
|
Car bomb kills 12 Iraqis |
|
| Jun.14 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraqi officials to get Saddam in 2 weeks |
|
| Jun.15 |
Jerusalem |
|
Sharon won't face bribery charges
|
| |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Kidnapped American threatened in video |
|
| |
Iraq |
|
Oil security chief killed |
|
| Jun.17 |
Baghdad |
|
Car bomb kills 35
|
| Jun.18 |
Saudi Arabia |
 |
U.S. hostage beheaded Decapitated body of Paul Johnson Jr. was left in Riyadh. Terrorist group leader, 3 others die in gunbattle
|
| |
Saudi Arabia |
|
Militants killed after beheading |
|
| Jun.19 |
Sunni Triangle |
|
Airstrike on al-Zarqawi safe house kills 18 |
|
| Jun.20 |
Iraq |
|
Threat to behead South Korean hostage |
|
| Jun.22 |
Iraq |
 |
South Korean hostage beheaded Insurgents carried out their threat to behead Kim Sun-il they were holding hostage
|
| Jun.23 |
Iraq |
|
'Zarqawi tape' threatens Iraq PM
|
| Jun.24 |
Sunni Triangle |
 |
Multiple attacks kill 90 Attackers detonated bombs and launched ambushes in Baghdad, Mosul, Ba'qubah, Ramadi and Fallujah
|
| |
Iran |
|
70 dead in tanker horror smash
|
| Jun.26 |
Iraq |
|
3 Turks 'face beheading' |
|
| Jun.27 |
Gaza |
|
Explosion hits Israeli army post |
|
| |
Baghdad |
 |
US hands over sovereignty in Iraq| US administrator Paul Bremer gave legal documents to an Iraqi judge two days ahead of schedule | |
|
| Jun.28 |
Israel |
|
Gaza rockets kill 2 in Israel |
|
| Jun.29 |
Jerusalem |
|
Court orders barrier shift |
|
| Jun.30 |
Baghdad |
|
Iraqis given custody of Saddam |
|
|
| Jul.1 |
Baghdad |
 |
Defiant Saddam in court| Saddam Hussein is hearing preliminary charges against him that included the gassing of Kurds and the invasion of Kuwait | |
|
| Jul.7 |
Iraq |
|
Iraq adopts emergency powers law
|
| Jul.8 |
Beirut |
|
Missing US marine free in Beirut |
|
| Jul.10 |
Tel Aviv |
|
Explosion at bus stop: 1 dead, 21 injured
|
| Jul.13 |
Iraq |
|
Bulgarian hostage killed |
|
| |
Iraq |
 |
Manila begins troop pullout A move is being made to satisfy demands by kidnappers of a Filipino hostage
|
| Jul.15 |
Baghdad |
 |
Iraq to form new security force Attacks by insurgents continued as the government is establishing an intelligence service to 'annihilate' terrorist groups
|
| Jul.17 |
West Bank |
|
Arafat rejected government resignation |
|
| Jul.18 |
Gaza |
 |
Militants protest Arafat security shakeup Members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades burned down offices of the Palestinian intelligence services in southern Gaza
|
| Jul.21 |
Saudi Arabia |
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Saudis find U.S. hostage's head |
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| Jul.23 |
Iraq |
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Militants take Egyptian diplomat hostage
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| Jul.24 |
Iraq |
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Militant threat to Australia and Italy
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| Jul.25 |
Jerusalem |
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Human chain protest at Gaza plan
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| Jul.28 |
Iraq |
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Day of violence leaves at least 115 dead 68 killed in a Baquba suicide bombing and 42 in fighting in south-central Iraq. Militants claim to kill 2 Pakistanis
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| Aug.1 |
Iraq |
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Bomb blasts rock churches
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| Aug.4 |
Northern Iraq |
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Fighting in Mosul leaves 12 dead |
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| Aug.5 |
Iraq |
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U.S. helicopter downed in Najaf |
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| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
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Marines: 300 insurgents killed in Najaf
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| Aug.7 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq amnesty targets insurgents
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| Aug.8 |
Iraq |
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Allawi in surprise Najaf visit |
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Iraq |
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Iranian consul abducted |
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| Aug.9 |
Iraq |
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Marines take lead in Najaf |
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| Aug.11 |
Iraq |
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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 |
Iraq |
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Radical cleric wounded in Najaf
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| Aug.13 |
Iraq |
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Najaf truce brings calm to city
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| Aug.14 |
Iraq |
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Peace talks fail in Najaf |
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| Aug.15 |
Baghdad |
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Conference on interim assembly
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Iraq |
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Najaf mosque under threat |
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| Aug.17 |
Iraq |
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Al-Sadr rebuffs truce delegates
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| Aug.18 |
Iraq |
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Al-Sadr agrees to disband militia |
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| Aug.19 |
Iraq |
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Fierce fighting seen in Najaf
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| Aug.20 |
Iraq |
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Rebels 'leave Najaf shrine' |
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Iraq |
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Combat halted near Imam Ali Mosque |
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| Aug.21 |
Iraq |
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US warplane attacks Najaf rebels |
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| Aug.25 |
Iraq |
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Al-Sistani returns, urges march on Najaf
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Iraq |
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Blast at mosque kills 74
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| Aug.26 |
Iraq |
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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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Iraq |
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Shiites stream into Najaf mosque |
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| Aug.28 |
Iraq |
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Rebels Leave Najaf Shrine |
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| Aug.31 |
Israel |
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16 killed in bus explosions The Hamas claimed responsibility for the near-simultaneous explosions on 2 buses in the southern city of Beer Sheva
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Iraq |
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Militants: 12 Nepalese 'killed'
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| Sep.7 |
Iraq |
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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.12 |
Jerusalem |
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Settlers protest Israeli withdrawal plan |
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| Sep.14 |
Baghdad |
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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 |
Baghdad |
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2 Americans, Briton kidnapped |
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| Sep.17 |
Baghdad |
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8 killed in car bombing |
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| Sep.18 |
Iran |
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Iran given new nuclear 'deadline' |
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Northern Iraq |
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Kirkuk bombing attacks Iraqi forces |
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| Sep.20 |
Iraq |
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U.S. hostage beheaded
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| Sep.22 |
Iraq |
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British hostage pleads for life on video |
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| Sep.24 |
Baghdad |
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Six Egyptians taken
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| Sep.26 |
Syria |
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Hamas leader killed |
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| Sep.27 |
Iraq |
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Kidnapped Iranian diplomat freed
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Jordan |
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Jordan king doubts Iraq elections |
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| Sep.28 |
Iraq |
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Italians freed, Frenchmen to be released
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| Sep.29 |
Iraq |
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Hostage Bigley shown in new video |
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Israel |
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Rocket kills two Israeli children |
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| Sep.30 |
Baghdad |
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Bombs toll hits 45
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| Oct.1 |
Sunni Triangle |
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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.2 |
Gaza |
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Israelis secure Gaza buffer zone |
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| Oct.3 |
Gaza |
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3 Israeli attacks killed 6 Palestinians |
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| Oct.4 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb blasts leave 16 dead |
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| Oct.5 |
Iran |
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Iran 'increases missile range' |
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| Oct.8 |
Iraq |
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Hostage Bigley killed
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| Oct.10 |
Sadr City |
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Weapons handover in Sadr City |
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| Oct.11 |
Iraq |
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Nuclear assets 'vanish' |
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| Oct.12 |
Iraq |
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Babies found in mass grave |
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| Oct.14 |
Baghdad |
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Green Zone blasts kill 8
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Sunni Triangle |
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U.S., Iraqis in Falluja assault
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| Oct.15 |
Gaza |
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Israeli troops pull back
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Baghdad |
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Blasts at churches |
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| Oct.16 |
Sunni Triangle |
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US bombers strike at Falluja |
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| Oct.18 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. bombs targets linked to al-Zarqawi |
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| Oct.19 |
Iraq |
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Agency halts aid projects after kidnap
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| Oct.20 |
Baghdad |
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Abu Ghraib guard pleads guilty |
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| Oct.21 |
Gaza |
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Israeli airstrike kills top Hamas leader |
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| Oct.22 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Falluja raid 'nets Zarqawi aide'
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| Oct.24 |
Iraq |
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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 |
Iraq |
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IAEA: Tons of Iraq explosives missing
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| Oct.26 |
Jerusalem |
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Parliament OKs Sharon's withdrawal plan Knesset has backed the plan to pull troops and settlements out of Gaza and part of the West Bank by 67 for, 45 against
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| Oct.27 |
Southern Iraq |
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British troops move toward Baghdad |
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West Bank |
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Doctors watch over Yasser Arafat
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| Oct.28 |
Iraq |
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Militants claim killings of 11 Iraqis |
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| Oct.30 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Eight U.S. Marines killed |
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| Oct.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
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U.S. forces launch new assaults in Falluja
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| Nov.2 |
United Arab Emirates |
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UAE founder Nahyan dies, aged 90
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| Nov.3 |
Iraq |
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Three Iraqi guards 'beheaded' |
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| Nov.5 |
Sunni Triangle |
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US military 'seals off Falluja' |
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| Nov.6 |
Gaza |
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Palestinians ponder end to Arafat era |
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Sunni Triangle |
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Rebel attacks in Samarra kill 33 |
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| Nov.7 |
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