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Sunni Triangle, 2006 Timeline Saturday, June 21     Author
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At least 134 killed in attacks across Iraq

January 2006 ... more > Top ^

Jan.5  
  In Ramadi, 80 people were killed when a bomber detonated near an police recruitment and screening drive
Jan.21   2 Iraqi army officers killed in Tikrit  Gunmen opened fire on their car and killed Maj. Maamoun Younis Abdullah and Army staff Sgt. Salim Athab

February 2006 ... more > Top ^

Feb.21   Blast damages Shia shrine
  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.
Feb.22   Three journalists killed  3 Iraqi journalists working for al-Arabiya TV have been kidnapped and killed near Samarra

March 2006 ... more > Top ^

Mar.10     Suicide bomber targets Iraq checkpoint  A truck bomber struck an Iraqi police and military checkpoint in Falluja, killing 8 people and wounding 11 others Mar.16   Military launches largest air assault
  50 aircraft are involved in Operation Swarmer with more than 1,500 Iraqi and U.S. troops near Samarra
 troops detained more than 30 people and found five caches of weapons on the operation's first day
Mar.17   U.S., Iraqi offensive enters second day  Troops scoured the countryside around Samarra, descending on farms in their search for insurgents

April 2006 ... more > Top ^

Apr.17   Marines fire on mosque to repel attacks  A coordinated attack from 3 directions on the governor's compound in Ramadi left a number of insurgents dead

May 2006 ... more > Top ^

May.1   Ramadi battle kills 100-plus insurgents  U.S. and Iraqi troops killed more than 100 insurgents west of Baghdad. . No Americans were killed May.3     Bomber kills at least 16 at recruiting office  A suicide bomber set off an explosives vest at a police recruitment center in Falluja May.18   4 U.S. soldiers killed by roadside bomb  4 soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter died when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle northwest of Baghdad

June 2006 ... more > Top ^

Jun.2   U.S. military probing raid near Balad  The military is investigating an incident in March in which Iraqi civilians were killed during a U.S. raid Jun.28   Tunisian held in mosque bombing  Iraqi security forces have arrested Abu Qudama who they say played an active role in the bombing in Samarra

August 2006 ... more > Top ^

Aug.1     Car bombs kill at least 44  A roadside bomb hit a bus carrying Iraqi soldiers, who were traveling between Tikrit and Baiji, killing 23 soldiers

September 2006 ... more > Top ^

Sep.3   Al Qaeda in Iraq No. 2 held
  U.S. and Iraqi forces have captured Hamed Jumaa Farid al-Saeedi who ordered the bombing of a Shiite shrine in Samarra

October 2006 ... more > Top ^

Oct.14   26 dead in 'revenge killings'  The bodies, killed in retaliation for the killing of 14 Shiite workers, have been found around the city of Balad Oct.18   Attacks kill 10 U.S. troops in single day
  4 coalition soldiers died in a roadside bomb attack west of Baghdad. In Diyala province, 3 soldiers were killed





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