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| Jan.5 |
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At least 134 killed in attacks across Iraq
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| Jan.20 |
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Shiite-led alliance wins election |
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| Jan.28 |
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Captors: Last chance for demand |
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| Feb.12 |
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Jaafari set to stay as PM |
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| Feb.14 |
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Saddam in 'hunger strike' protest |
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| Feb.15 |
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New Abu Ghraib images broadcast |
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| Feb.21 |
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Blast damages Shia shrine 
Map of Samarra Iraq A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
| Thousands have gathered at the al-Askari shrine in Samarra where 2 men blew up the famous golden dome.
The shrine is one of Samarra's 2 tombs for revered Shia imams.
Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani has called for a week of mourning.
Shias in Baghdad attacked at least 5 Sunni mosques in a reprisal, and disturbances reported in other cities.
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| Feb.22 |
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Shrine blast sparks protests |
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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.26 |
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Renewed violence amid calls for calm |
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| Mar.10 |
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FBI: Body of U.S. hostage found The body of Tom Fox, a Christian peace advocate, has been found
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| Mar.14 |
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More than 80 dead in reprisal killings
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| Mar.16 |
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Military launches largest air assault
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First meeting for Iraq parliament |
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U.S. probes 15 Iraqi civilian deaths
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| Mar.19 |
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Debate over Iraq strong as ever |
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| Mar.21 |
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Ayatollah Khamenei backs talks on Iraq |
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| Mar.23 |
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Peace group hostages freed |
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| Mar.24 |
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Russia 'gave Iraq intelligence' |
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| Mar.30 |
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Journalist Carroll freed |
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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
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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.25 |
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Defiant al-Zarqawi shows face on video |
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| Apr.28 |
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Abu Ghraib interrogation chief charged |
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| May.6 |
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UK troops attacked after copter crash Crowds of Iraqis attacked troops with rocks and Molotov cocktail after a military helicopter crashed
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Holy city bomb kills many |
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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
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| May.24 |
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Aziz takes stand for Hussein |
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| May.31 |
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Basra: State of emergency declared Prime Minister declared a month-long state of emergency in the city, vowing to confront troublemakers
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| Jun.2 |
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Troops cleared of wrongdoing |
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| Jun.7 |
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Iraq begins releasing 592 prisoners |
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| Jun.8 |
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U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi Map of Baquba Iraq| Al Qaeda in Iraq leader, the coalition's most wanted man in Iraq, was killed near Baquba. U.S. and Iraqi officials first revealed the news to reporters.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bill Caldwell: two F-16s dropped two 500-pound bombs on a safe house
6 people, including and a key al... | |
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Zarqawi raids uncover new leads |
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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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8 U.S. troops charged with murder
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| Jun.25 |
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Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages The statement, video on a Web site: the Mujahedeen Shura Council had beheaded 3 of the men and shot 1 to death
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| Jun.26 |
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Deadly bombs hit markets |
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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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Bin Laden tells Sunnis to fight Shiites
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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.18 |
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Holy city bombing kills 45 |
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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.1 |
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Car bombs kill at least 44 |
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| Aug.10 |
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Suicide bomber kills 34 in Najaf |
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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.22 |
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Witness tells of chemical bombs |
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| Aug.27 |
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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 Insurgents launched a string of bombings in Baghdad and the nearby provinces of Diyala and Babil
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| Sep.3 |
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Al Qaeda in Iraq No. 2 held |
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| Sep.7 |
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US hands over Iraq army control |
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| Sep.19 |
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Judge dismissed in Hussein 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.25 |
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Hussein ordered from courtroom |
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| Sep.26 |
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Iraq war fuels terror - US report
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| Sep.29 |
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Total curfew declared in capital
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| Oct.4 |
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Iraq police brigade aided abuctors |
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| Oct.8 |
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30 rebels killed in mostly Shiite city |
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Hundreds of Iraqi police poisoned
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| Oct.10 |
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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.11 |
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Study claims 655,000 Iraqi deaths |
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| Oct.12 |
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General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal
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| Oct.15 |
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Weekend toll in Iraq: 83 bodies
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| Oct.18 |
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Attacks kill 10 U.S. troops in single day |
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| Oct.19 |
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Suicide bomber, clashes kill 20 in Mosul |
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| Oct.20 |
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Shiite militia seizes city
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Bush holds Iraq strategy talks Gen. John Abizaid arrived for meetings with the President Bush, Rumsfeld and Casey
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| Oct.23 |
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October deadliest month for U.S. troops The U.S. military's death toll for October stands at 85, the highest of the year
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| Oct.24 |
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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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Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war |
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| Oct.29 |
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Bomb kills 26, injures 60 |
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| Nov.3 |
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83 bullet-riddled bodies found in city
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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 ... | |
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| Nov.6 |
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Capital on lockdown after Hussein verdict |
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| Nov.12 |
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Bombers kill 35 Iraq police recruits
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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.17 |
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Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq |
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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'
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| Nov.20 |
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Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria
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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
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| Nov.24 |
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Shiite bloc's walkout threat test for PM
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Shiites torch Sunni people, mosques |
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| Nov.25 |
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21 Shiites gunned down in front of families |
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| Nov.27 |
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Iraqi president seeks Iran's help |
|
| Nov.29 |
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Bush begins delayed talks on Iraq |
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|
| Dec.6 |
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Iraq Study Group: Situation grave The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation
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| Dec.7 |
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Bush says Iraq policy will change |
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Iraq plans international, regional summits |
|
| Dec.8 |
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Coalition: crackdown kills 20 insurgents |
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| Dec.9 |
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Blast shakes Shiite holy city |
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| Dec.11 |
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Suicide truck bomb kills at least 54
|
| Dec.12 |
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Bush delays fresh Iraq strategy |
|
| Dec.13 |
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Bombers strike workers for second day |
|
| Dec.14 |
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Gunmen in uniforms kidnap 20-30 |
|
| Dec.16 |
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PM reaches out to Baathists |
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| Dec.21 |
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Marines charged in Haditha killings
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| Dec.24 |
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UK troops storm Iraqi police HQ More than 1,000 troops demolished the Jamiat police station to rescue 178 prisoners
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| Dec.29 |
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'No delays' to Hussein execution |
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| |
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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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Saddam is buried in home village
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|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.5 |
At least 134 killed in attacks across Iraq
|
| Feb.23 |
Curfew aims to curb violence The government has put Baghdad and 3 provinces under curfew for much of Friday
|
| Feb.26 |
Renewed violence amid calls for calm |
|
| Mar.16 |
Military launches largest air assault
|
| Mar.16 |
U.S. probes 15 Iraqi civilian deaths
|
| Mar.19 |
Debate over Iraq strong as ever |
|
| Mar.23 |
Peace group hostages freed |
|
| Mar.24 |
Russia 'gave Iraq intelligence' |
|
| Apr.28 |
Abu Ghraib interrogation chief charged |
|
| May.6 |
UK troops attacked after copter crash Crowds of Iraqis attacked troops with rocks and Molotov cocktail after a military helicopter crashed
|
| Jun.2 |
Troops cleared of wrongdoing |
|
| Jun.8 |
U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi Map of Baquba Iraq| Al Qaeda in Iraq leader, the coalition's most wanted man in Iraq, was killed near Baquba. U.S. and Iraqi officials first revealed the news to reporters.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bill Caldwell: two F-16s dropped two 500-pound bombs on a safe house
6 people, including and a key al... | |
|
| Jun.8 |
Zarqawi raids uncover new leads |
|
| 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.21 |
8 U.S. troops charged with murder
|
| Aug.1 |
Car bombs kill at least 44 |
|
| Aug.22 |
Witness tells of chemical bombs |
|
| Aug.27 |
Prime Minister denies civil war as 50 die |
|
| Sep.3 |
Al Qaeda in Iraq No. 2 held |
|
| Sep.7 |
US hands over Iraq army control |
|
| Sep.26 |
Iraq war fuels terror - US report
|
| Sep.29 |
Total curfew declared in capital
|
| Oct.8 |
30 rebels killed in mostly Shiite city |
|
| Oct.11 |
Study claims 655,000 Iraqi deaths |
|
| Oct.12 |
General seeks UK Iraq withdrawal
|
| Oct.18 |
Attacks kill 10 U.S. troops in single day |
|
| Oct.19 |
Suicide bomber, clashes kill 20 in Mosul |
|
| Oct.20 |
Shiite militia seizes city
|
| Oct.20 |
Bush holds Iraq strategy talks Gen. John Abizaid arrived for meetings with the President Bush, Rumsfeld and Casey
|
| Oct.23 |
October deadliest month for U.S. troops The U.S. military's death toll for October stands at 85, the highest of the year
|
| Oct.24 |
Masked men abducted U.S. soldier |
|
| Oct.25 |
Iraq, U.S. forces take on militia |
|
| Oct.25 |
Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war |
|
| Nov.3 |
83 bullet-riddled bodies found in city
|
| Nov.6 |
Capital on lockdown after Hussein verdict |
|
| Nov.12 |
Bombers kill 35 Iraq police recruits
|
| Nov.17 |
Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq |
|
| Dec.6 |
Iraq Study Group: Situation grave The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation
|
| Dec.8 |
Coalition: crackdown kills 20 insurgents |
|
| Dec.21 |
Marines charged in Haditha killings
|
| Dec.24 |
UK troops storm Iraqi police HQ More than 1,000 troops demolished the Jamiat police station to rescue 178 prisoners
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| May.6 |
UK troops attacked after copter crash Crowds of Iraqis attacked troops with rocks and Molotov cocktail after a military helicopter crashed
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.28 |
Captors: Last chance for demand |
|
| Feb.14 |
Saddam in 'hunger strike' protest |
|
| Feb.21 |
Blast damages Shia shrine Map of Samarra Iraq A bomb attack has damaged one of the Muslim world's holiest shrines, sparking demonstrations outside
| Thousands have gathered at the al-Askari shrine in Samarra where 2 men blew up the famous golden dome.
The shrine is one of Samarra's 2 tombs for revered Shia imams.
Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani has called for a week of mourning.
Shias in Baghdad attacked at least 5 Sunni mosques in a reprisal, and disturbances reported in other cities.
|
| |
|
| Mar.10 |
FBI: Body of U.S. hostage found The body of Tom Fox, a Christian peace advocate, has been found
|
| Mar.14 |
More than 80 dead in reprisal killings
|
| Mar.16 |
U.S. probes 15 Iraqi civilian deaths
|
| Mar.30 |
Journalist Carroll freed |
|
| Apr.4 |
Hussein charged with genocide |
|
| Apr.5 |
Hussein grins during cross-examination |
|
| Apr.7 |
80 killed in mosque attack
|
| Apr.16 |
Bombs kill at least 34 amid deadlock |
|
| Apr.24 |
Tape 'links' Hussein to attacks |
|
| Apr.25 |
Defiant al-Zarqawi shows face on video |
|
| Apr.28 |
Abu Ghraib interrogation chief charged |
|
| May.6 |
Holy city bomb kills many |
|
| 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
|
| May.16 |
UAE diplomat kidnapped |
|
| May.24 |
Aziz takes stand for Hussein |
|
| Jun.2 |
Troops cleared of wrongdoing |
|
| Jun.7 |
Iraq begins releasing 592 prisoners |
|
| Jun.8 |
U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi Map of Baquba Iraq| Al Qaeda in Iraq leader, the coalition's most wanted man in Iraq, was killed near Baquba. U.S. and Iraqi officials first revealed the news to reporters.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bill Caldwell: two F-16s dropped two 500-pound bombs on a safe house
6 people, including and a key al... | |
|
| 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 |
|
| Jun.21 |
8 U.S. troops charged with murder
|
| Jun.25 |
Al Qaeda group killed 4 Russian hostages The statement, video on a Web site: the Mujahedeen Shura Council had beheaded 3 of the men and shot 1 to death
|
| Jun.26 |
Deadly bombs hit markets |
|
| 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
|
| Jul.1 |
Bin Laden tells Sunnis to fight Shiites
|
| Jul.2 |
Hussein's wife, daughter on 'wanted' list
|
| Jul.9 |
Gunmen kill 40 Sunnis in rampage
|
| Jul.18 |
Holy city bombing kills 45 |
|
| Aug.10 |
Suicide bomber kills 34 in Najaf |
|
| Aug.20 |
20 pilgrims killed, hundreds wounded
|
| Aug.20 |
Saddam facing poison gas charges
|
| Aug.22 |
Witness tells of chemical bombs |
|
| Aug.30 |
At least 47 dead, 100 injured in bombings Insurgents launched a string of bombings in Baghdad and the nearby provinces of Diyala and Babil
|
| Sep.3 |
Al Qaeda in Iraq No. 2 held |
|
| Sep.19 |
Judge dismissed in Hussein trial
|
| 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
|
| Sep.25 |
Hussein ordered from courtroom |
|
| Sep.26 |
Iraq war fuels terror - US report
|
| Oct.4 |
Iraq police brigade aided abuctors |
|
| Oct.8 |
Hundreds of Iraqi police poisoned
|
| 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
|
| Oct.24 |
Masked men abducted U.S. soldier |
|
| Oct.29 |
Bomb kills 26, injures 60 |
|
| 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 ... | |
|
| 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'
|
| 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
|
| Nov.24 |
Shiites torch Sunni people, mosques |
|
| Nov.25 |
21 Shiites gunned down in front of families |
|
| Dec.9 |
Blast shakes Shiite holy city |
|
| Dec.11 |
Suicide truck bomb kills at least 54
|
| Dec.13 |
Bombers strike workers for second day |
|
| Dec.14 |
Gunmen in uniforms kidnap 20-30 |
|
| Dec.21 |
Marines charged in Haditha killings
|
| 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
|
| |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
| Jan.20 |
Shiite-led alliance wins election |
|
| Feb.12 |
Jaafari set to stay as PM |
|
| Feb.15 |
New Abu Ghraib images broadcast |
|
| Feb.22 |
Shrine blast sparks protests |
|
| Mar.16 |
First meeting for Iraq parliament |
|
| Mar.19 |
Debate over Iraq strong as ever |
|
| Mar.21 |
Ayatollah Khamenei backs talks on Iraq |
|
| 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
|
| May.31 |
Basra: State of emergency declared Prime Minister declared a month-long state of emergency in the city, vowing to confront troublemakers
|
| 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.20 |
Saddam facing poison gas charges
|
| Aug.27 |
Prime Minister denies civil war as 50 die |
|
| Oct.20 |
Bush holds Iraq strategy talks Gen. John Abizaid arrived for meetings with the President Bush, Rumsfeld and Casey
|
| Oct.25 |
Bush 'dissatisfied' with Iraq war |
|
| Nov.17 |
Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq |
|
| Nov.19 |
Saddam trial 'flawed and unsound'
|
| Nov.20 |
Iraqi president plans talks with Iran, Syria
|
| Nov.24 |
Shiite bloc's walkout threat test for PM
|
| Nov.27 |
Iraqi president seeks Iran's help |
|
| Nov.29 |
Bush begins delayed talks on Iraq |
|
| Dec.6 |
Iraq Study Group: Situation grave The report given to President Bush says the U.S. needs to change its strategy to tackle the deteriorating situation
|
| Dec.7 |
Bush says Iraq policy will change |
|
| Dec.7 |
Iraq plans international, regional summits |
|
| Dec.12 |
Bush delays fresh Iraq strategy |
|
| Dec.16 |
PM reaches out to Baathists |
|
| Dec.30 |
Saddam is buried in home village
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