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| Jan.17 |
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Journalist's kidnappers make demands |
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| Jan.20 |
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Shiite-led alliance wins election
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| Jan.23 |
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New judge to take on Saddam trial |
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| Feb.12 |
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Jaafari set to stay as PM
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| Feb.13 |
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Screaming Hussein back in court |
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| Feb.14 |
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Saddam in 'hunger strike' protest
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| Feb.21 |
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Marketplace bomb kills 20 |
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| Feb.22 |
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Gunmen strike 27 mosques, kill imams |
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| Feb.23 |
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Curfew aims to curb violence The government has put Baghdad and 3 provinces under curfew for much of Friday
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| Feb.24 |
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Curfew extended to stem revenge attacks |
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| Feb.26 |
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Renewed violence amid calls for calm
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| Feb.28 |
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Blasts kill at least 35 |
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| Mar.2 |
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Authorities to impose Sabbath curfew |
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| Mar.7 |
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18 men found strangled |
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| Mar.10 |
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Talabani called parliament to meet |
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| Mar.12 |
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Car bombs kill at least 36 in Sadr City |
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| Mar.14 |
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More than 80 dead in reprisal killings 86 bodies were found in the capital during a 30-hour period. Officials announced a vehicle curfew
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| Mar.16 |
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First meeting for Iraq parliament |
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| Apr.1 |
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Pressure mounts on PM to go
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Rice and Straw arrive
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| Apr.2 |
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Rice, Straw to Iraqis: 'The time has come' |
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| Apr.4 |
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Hussein charged with genocide
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| Apr.5 |
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Hussein grins during cross-examination
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| Apr.7 |
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80 killed in mosque attack 3 suicide bombers struck a mosque affiliated with a major Shiite political party. Another 136 were wounded
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| Apr.16 |
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Bombs kill at least 34 amid deadlock |
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| Apr.21 |
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Shia bloc names PM choice |
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| Apr.22 |
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Parliament elects new leaders |
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| Apr.24 |
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Tape 'links' Hussein to attacks |
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| Apr.28 |
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Abu Ghraib interrogation chief charged |
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| May.10 |
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Killings top 1,000 in April President Talabani has said 1,000 people were killed last month in Baghdad as a result of sectarian violence
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| May.14 |
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32 killed in violence
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| May.16 |
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UAE diplomat kidnapped |
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| May.20 |
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Parliament approves Cabinet| The new 37-minister government is including members of the main Shia, Kurd and Sunni parties. 3 crucial ministries, national security, interior and defence,have still not been agreed
It's the first full-term government since the 2003 invasion
PM Nouri Mal... | |
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| May.24 |
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Aziz takes stand for Hussein |
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| Jun.13 |
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Bush makes surprise visit The President arrived in Baghdad on a visit to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
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| Jun.17 |
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23 killed in string of attacks |
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Insurgents captured U.S. soldiers Iraqi witnesses say they saw 2 U.S. soldiers being led away by masked insurgents to a pair of cars
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| Jun.19 |
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Prosecution demands Saddam death |
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| Jun.21 |
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Lawyer for Saddam Hussein found slain |
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| Jul.1 |
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Car bomb slaughter 62 at market The blast destroyed food and clothing stalls around 10 a.m. in the Sadr City section in the northeast of the capital
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| Jul.2 |
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Hussein's wife, daughter on 'wanted' list
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| Jul.9 |
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Gunmen kill 40 Sunnis in rampage
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| Jul.23 |
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Hunger-strike Hussein in hospital |
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| Jul.25 |
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Bush, Iraqi PM discussed Baghdad security |
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| Aug.6 |
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Rape-slaying hearing begins |
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| Aug.7 |
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Troops drank, golfed before killings, rape |
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| Aug.8 |
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Attacks leave at least 30 dead |
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| Aug.19 |
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Security tight for pilgrimage |
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| Aug.20 |
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20 pilgrims killed, hundreds wounded
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Saddam facing poison gas charges
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| Aug.21 |
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Saddam fails to enter poison gas plea |
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| Aug.22 |
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Witness tells of chemical bombs |
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| Aug.27 |
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Bombings hit bus, newspaper |
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Prime Minister denies civil war as 50 die |
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| Aug.30 |
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At least 47 dead, 100 injured in bombings 
Map of Babil Iraq Insurgents launched a string of bombings in Baghdad and the nearby provinces of Diyala and Babil
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| Sep.6 |
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Iraq has months to avert collapse |
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| Sep.7 |
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US hands over Iraq army control |
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Wave of violence leaves 19 dead |
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| Sep.12 |
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Hussein: 'We will crush your heads' |
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| Sep.13 |
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Bomb attacks kill 22 |
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Annan: Mideast view Iraq war as disaster |
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| Sep.16 |
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Body lures soldiers to booby-trapped car |
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Ring of trenches considered for Baghdad |
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| Sep.19 |
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Judge dismissed in Hussein trial
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| Sep.20 |
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Saddam Hussein ejected from trial |
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| Sep.23 |
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Bomb kills 35 as they shop for Ramadan 
The leader of the Ansar al-Sunna network, aligned with al Qaeda, had been arrested
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| Sep.24 |
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PM calls for Ramadan unity |
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| Sep.25 |
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Hussein ordered from courtroom |
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| Sep.26 |
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Hussein again ejected from trial |
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| Sep.29 |
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Hussein judge brother-in-law shot dead |
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Total curfew declared in capital The Iraqi government has declared an immediate curfew, to run until Sunday morning
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| Oct.4 |
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Iraq police brigade aided abuctors
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| Oct.10 |
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Police find 60 bodies |
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110 bullet-riddled bodies found 60 bodies were found around Baghdad between on Monday morning and another 50 were found later in the day
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| Oct.15 |
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Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies 51 bullet-riddled bodies were found in Baghdad; some showing signs of torture
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| Oct.17 |
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Talabani backs 'Iran-Syria plan' |
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| Oct.19 |
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Baghdad security plan 'failing' |
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| Oct.24 |
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Iraq 'success' possible, US says |
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Masked men abducted U.S. soldier
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| Oct.25 |
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Iraq, U.S. forces take on militia
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PM disputes U.S. account of raid on militia |
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| Oct.29 |
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Bomb kills 26, injures 60
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| Oct.31 |
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PM orders opening of checkpoints |
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| Nov.1 |
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Sunni leader dismayed by security easing |
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| Nov.3 |
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83 bullet-riddled bodies found in city Some of the bodies showed signs of torture. 4 U.S. soldiers and a U.S. Marine have been killed
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Iraq braces for Hussein verdicts |
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| Nov.4 |
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Iraqi PM condemns Saddam 'crimes' |
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| Nov.5 |
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Saddam Hussein sentenced to death The former Iraqi leader has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging
| Saddam was convicted over the killing of 148 people in the Shia town of Dujail in 1982. His half-brother and former chief judge were also sentenced to death. Former ViP Ramadan got life in jail. 3 others received 15-year prison terms. Baath party official Mohammed Azawi Ali was acquitted. The verdict sparked celebration in Baghdad and protests in Tikrit
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PM hails Saddam's sentence |
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| Nov.6 |
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Capital on lockdown after Hussein verdict
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| Nov.7 |
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Hussein to Iraqis: Be forgiving |
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| Nov.11 |
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U.S. offers $50K to help find soldier |
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| Nov.12 |
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Bombers kill 35 Iraq police recruits Two suicide bombers have killed 35 people at a police commando recruiting centre in western Baghdad
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| Nov.14 |
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Gunmen grab up to 100 from institute | The minister of higher education ordered universities closed until security improves. 80 gunmen were clad in Iraqi National Police uniforms and targeted the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research-Scholars... | |
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Most hostages freed after kidnapping
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| Nov.16 |
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Attacks kill 13; 4 U.S. troops die |
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| Nov.19 |
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Iraq's deputy health minister kidnapped
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Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound' Human Rights Watch: The trial was so flawed that he did not get a fair trial and its verdict is unsound
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| Nov.20 |
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Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria Jalal Talabani is expected to travel this weekend to Tehran to meet with Iranian President Ahmadinejad
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| Nov.23 |
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More than 200 killed in Sadr City | A string of apparently coordinated bombings erupted in a Shiite slum. the death toll was expected to rise. Bombs and mortar shells struck at 15-minute intervals. 206 wounded. Shiites responded, firing 10 mortar rounds at the Sunni shrine... | |
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| Nov.24 |
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Shiite bloc's walkout threat test for PM Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is threatening to withdraw support from Iraq's government if al-Maliki meets President Bush
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Shiites torch Sunni people, mosques
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| Nov.26 |
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PM: Only politicians can end bloodbath |
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| Dec.2 |
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Dozens killed in bombings |
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| Dec.6 |
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Iraqi leaders play down U.S. study report |
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| Dec.7 |
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Iraq plans international, regional summits
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| Dec.10 |
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Talabani rejects Baker-Hamilton report |
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| Dec.11 |
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Suicide truck bomb kills at least 54 Many of the killed were unemployed Iraqis lured toward the explosion by an offer of work
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| Dec.12 |
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Car bomb strikes eastern Baghdad |
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| Dec.13 |
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Bombers strike workers for second day
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| Dec.14 |
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Gunmen in uniforms kidnap 20-30
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| Dec.16 |
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PM reaches out to Baathists
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| Dec.17 |
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Kidnapping overshadows Blair visit |
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| Dec.20 |
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Suicide bomber kills 12 |
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| Dec.26 |
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Death sentence for Saddam upheld |
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| Dec.28 |
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Sources: Hussein to hang this weekend |
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| Dec.29 |
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'No delays' to Hussein execution
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Saddam Hussein hanged The celebrations broke out after Hussein was dead. There was dancing around the body. The execution was videotaped
| He was convicted of killings in the town of Dujail 25 years ago. U.S. district judge refused a request to stay the execution. Hussein executed before Eid Al-Adha, a holiday. The law does not permit executions during religious holidays
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| Dec.30 |
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PM: Saddam death 'ends dark chapter' |
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| Dec.31 |
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Officials: Saddam not hanged for revenge |
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|
| 2006 |
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| Feb.23 |
Curfew aims to curb violence The government has put Baghdad and 3 provinces under curfew for much of Friday
|
| Feb.24 |
Curfew extended to stem revenge attacks |
|
| Feb.26 |
Renewed violence amid calls for calm
|
| Feb.28 |
Blasts kill at least 35 |
|
| Mar.2 |
Authorities to impose Sabbath curfew |
|
| Apr.28 |
Abu Ghraib interrogation chief charged |
|
| Jun.17 |
23 killed in string of attacks |
|
| Jun.17 |
Insurgents captured U.S. soldiers Iraqi witnesses say they saw 2 U.S. soldiers being led away by masked insurgents to a pair of cars
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| Aug.6 |
Rape-slaying hearing begins |
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| Aug.7 |
Troops drank, golfed before killings, rape |
|
| Aug.22 |
Witness tells of chemical bombs |
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| Aug.27 |
Prime Minister denies civil war as 50 die |
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| Sep.7 |
US hands over Iraq army control |
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| Sep.13 |
Annan: Mideast view Iraq war as disaster |
|
| Sep.16 |
Body lures soldiers to booby-trapped car |
|
| Sep.16 |
Ring of trenches considered for Baghdad |
|
| Sep.29 |
Total curfew declared in capital The Iraqi government has declared an immediate curfew, to run until Sunday morning
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| Oct.19 |
Baghdad security plan 'failing' |
|
| Oct.24 |
Masked men abducted U.S. soldier
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| Oct.25 |
Iraq, U.S. forces take on militia
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| Oct.25 |
PM disputes U.S. account of raid on militia |
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| Oct.31 |
PM orders opening of checkpoints |
|
| Nov.3 |
83 bullet-riddled bodies found in city Some of the bodies showed signs of torture. 4 U.S. soldiers and a U.S. Marine have been killed
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| Nov.3 |
Iraq braces for Hussein verdicts |
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| Nov.6 |
Capital on lockdown after Hussein verdict
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| Nov.11 |
U.S. offers $50K to help find soldier |
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| Nov.12 |
Bombers kill 35 Iraq police recruits Two suicide bombers have killed 35 people at a police commando recruiting centre in western Baghdad
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| Nov.16 |
Attacks kill 13; 4 U.S. troops die |
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.17 |
Journalist's kidnappers make demands |
|
| Jan.23 |
New judge to take on Saddam trial |
|
| Feb.13 |
Screaming Hussein back in court |
|
| Feb.14 |
Saddam in 'hunger strike' protest
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| Feb.21 |
Marketplace bomb kills 20 |
|
| Feb.22 |
Gunmen strike 27 mosques, kill imams |
|
| Feb.28 |
Blasts kill at least 35 |
|
| Mar.7 |
18 men found strangled |
|
| Mar.12 |
Car bombs kill at least 36 in Sadr City |
|
| Mar.14 |
More than 80 dead in reprisal killings 86 bodies were found in the capital during a 30-hour period. Officials announced a vehicle curfew
|
| Apr.4 |
Hussein charged with genocide
|
| Apr.5 |
Hussein grins during cross-examination
|
| Apr.7 |
80 killed in mosque attack 3 suicide bombers struck a mosque affiliated with a major Shiite political party. Another 136 were wounded
|
| Apr.16 |
Bombs kill at least 34 amid deadlock |
|
| Apr.24 |
Tape 'links' Hussein to attacks |
|
| Apr.28 |
Abu Ghraib interrogation chief charged |
|
| May.10 |
Killings top 1,000 in April President Talabani has said 1,000 people were killed last month in Baghdad as a result of sectarian violence
|
| May.14 |
32 killed in violence
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| May.16 |
UAE diplomat kidnapped |
|
| May.24 |
Aziz takes stand for Hussein |
|
| Jun.17 |
23 killed in string of attacks |
|
| Jun.17 |
Insurgents captured U.S. soldiers Iraqi witnesses say they saw 2 U.S. soldiers being led away by masked insurgents to a pair of cars
|
| Jun.19 |
Prosecution demands Saddam death |
|
| Jun.21 |
Lawyer for Saddam Hussein found slain |
|
| Jul.1 |
Car bomb slaughter 62 at market The blast destroyed food and clothing stalls around 10 a.m. in the Sadr City section in the northeast of the capital
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| Jul.2 |
Hussein's wife, daughter on 'wanted' list
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| Jul.9 |
Gunmen kill 40 Sunnis in rampage
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| Aug.6 |
Rape-slaying hearing begins |
|
| Aug.8 |
Attacks leave at least 30 dead |
|
| Aug.20 |
20 pilgrims killed, hundreds wounded
|
| Aug.20 |
Saddam facing poison gas charges
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| Aug.21 |
Saddam fails to enter poison gas plea |
|
| Aug.22 |
Witness tells of chemical bombs |
|
| Aug.27 |
Bombings hit bus, newspaper |
|
| Aug.30 |
At least 47 dead, 100 injured in bombings Map of Babil Iraq Insurgents launched a string of bombings in Baghdad and the nearby provinces of Diyala and Babil
|
| Sep.7 |
Wave of violence leaves 19 dead |
|
| Sep.12 |
Hussein: 'We will crush your heads' |
|
| Sep.13 |
Bomb attacks kill 22 |
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| Sep.16 |
Body lures soldiers to booby-trapped car |
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| Sep.19 |
Judge dismissed in Hussein trial
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| Sep.20 |
Saddam Hussein ejected from trial |
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| Sep.23 |
Bomb kills 35 as they shop for Ramadan The leader of the Ansar al-Sunna network, aligned with al Qaeda, had been arrested
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| Sep.25 |
Hussein ordered from courtroom |
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| Sep.26 |
Hussein again ejected from trial |
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| Sep.29 |
Hussein judge brother-in-law shot dead |
|
| Oct.4 |
Iraq police brigade aided abuctors
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| Oct.10 |
Police find 60 bodies |
|
| Oct.10 |
110 bullet-riddled bodies found 60 bodies were found around Baghdad between on Monday morning and another 50 were found later in the day
|
| Oct.15 |
Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies 51 bullet-riddled bodies were found in Baghdad; some showing signs of torture
|
| Oct.24 |
Masked men abducted U.S. soldier
|
| Oct.29 |
Bomb kills 26, injures 60
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| Nov.5 |
Saddam Hussein sentenced to death The former Iraqi leader has been convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to death by hanging
| Saddam was convicted over the killing of 148 people in the Shia town of Dujail in 1982. His half-brother and former chief judge were also sentenced to death. Former ViP Ramadan got life in jail. 3 others received 15-year prison terms. Baath party official Mohammed Azawi Ali was acquitted. The verdict sparked celebration in Baghdad and protests in Tikrit
|
| |
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| Nov.14 |
Gunmen grab up to 100 from institute | The minister of higher education ordered universities closed until security improves. 80 gunmen were clad in Iraqi National Police uniforms and targeted the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research-Scholars... | |
|
| Nov.14 |
Most hostages freed after kidnapping
|
| Nov.19 |
Iraq's deputy health minister kidnapped
|
| Nov.19 |
Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound' Human Rights Watch: The trial was so flawed that he did not get a fair trial and its verdict is unsound
|
| Nov.23 |
More than 200 killed in Sadr City | A string of apparently coordinated bombings erupted in a Shiite slum. the death toll was expected to rise. Bombs and mortar shells struck at 15-minute intervals. 206 wounded. Shiites responded, firing 10 mortar rounds at the Sunni shrine... | |
|
| Nov.24 |
Shiites torch Sunni people, mosques
|
| Dec.2 |
Dozens killed in bombings |
|
| Dec.11 |
Suicide truck bomb kills at least 54 Many of the killed were unemployed Iraqis lured toward the explosion by an offer of work
|
| Dec.12 |
Car bomb strikes eastern Baghdad |
|
| Dec.13 |
Bombers strike workers for second day
|
| Dec.14 |
Gunmen in uniforms kidnap 20-30
|
| Dec.17 |
Kidnapping overshadows Blair visit |
|
| Dec.20 |
Suicide bomber kills 12 |
|
| Dec.26 |
Death sentence for Saddam upheld |
|
| Dec.28 |
Sources: Hussein to hang this weekend |
|
| Dec.29 |
'No delays' to Hussein execution
|
| Dec.29 |
Saddam Hussein hanged The celebrations broke out after Hussein was dead. There was dancing around the body. The execution was videotaped
| He was convicted of killings in the town of Dujail 25 years ago. U.S. district judge refused a request to stay the execution. Hussein executed before Eid Al-Adha, a holiday. The law does not permit executions during religious holidays
|
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|
| 2006 |
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| Jan.20 |
Shiite-led alliance wins election
|
| Feb.12 |
Jaafari set to stay as PM
|
| Mar.10 |
Talabani called parliament to meet |
|
| Mar.16 |
First meeting for Iraq parliament |
|
| Apr.1 |
Pressure mounts on PM to go
|
| Apr.1 |
Rice and Straw arrive
|
| Apr.2 |
Rice, Straw to Iraqis: 'The time has come' |
|
| Apr.16 |
Bombs kill at least 34 amid deadlock |
|
| Apr.21 |
Shia bloc names PM choice |
|
| Apr.22 |
Parliament elects new leaders |
|
| May.20 |
Parliament approves Cabinet| The new 37-minister government is including members of the main Shia, Kurd and Sunni parties. 3 crucial ministries, national security, interior and defence,have still not been agreed
It's the first full-term government since the 2003 invasion
PM Nouri Mal... | |
|
| Jun.13 |
Bush makes surprise visit The President arrived in Baghdad on a visit to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki
|
| Jul.23 |
Hunger-strike Hussein in hospital |
|
| Jul.25 |
Bush, Iraqi PM discussed Baghdad security |
|
| Aug.19 |
Security tight for pilgrimage |
|
| Aug.20 |
Saddam facing poison gas charges
|
| Aug.27 |
Prime Minister denies civil war as 50 die |
|
| Sep.6 |
Iraq has months to avert collapse |
|
| Sep.13 |
Annan: Mideast view Iraq war as disaster |
|
| Sep.24 |
PM calls for Ramadan unity |
|
| Oct.17 |
Talabani backs 'Iran-Syria plan' |
|
| Oct.24 |
Iraq 'success' possible, US says |
|
| Oct.25 |
PM disputes U.S. account of raid on militia |
|
| Oct.31 |
PM orders opening of checkpoints |
|
| Nov.1 |
Sunni leader dismayed by security easing |
|
| Nov.3 |
Iraq braces for Hussein verdicts |
|
| Nov.4 |
Iraqi PM condemns Saddam 'crimes' |
|
| Nov.5 |
PM hails Saddam's sentence |
|
| Nov.7 |
Hussein to Iraqis: Be forgiving |
|
| Nov.19 |
Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound' Human Rights Watch: The trial was so flawed that he did not get a fair trial and its verdict is unsound
|
| Nov.20 |
Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria Jalal Talabani is expected to travel this weekend to Tehran to meet with Iranian President Ahmadinejad
|
| Nov.24 |
Shiite bloc's walkout threat test for PM Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is threatening to withdraw support from Iraq's government if al-Maliki meets President Bush
|
| Nov.26 |
PM: Only politicians can end bloodbath |
|
| Dec.6 |
Iraqi leaders play down U.S. study report |
|
| Dec.7 |
Iraq plans international, regional summits
|
| Dec.10 |
Talabani rejects Baker-Hamilton report |
|
| Dec.16 |
PM reaches out to Baathists
|
| Dec.17 |
Kidnapping overshadows Blair visit |
|
| Dec.30 |
PM: Saddam death 'ends dark chapter' |
|
| Dec.31 |
Officials: Saddam not hanged for revenge |
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