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| Jan.2 |
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Iraq investigates Saddam footage |
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| Jan.3 |
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Guard detained over Hussein video |
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| Jan.4 |
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Bush revamps US military in Iraq |
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| Jan.8 |
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U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects
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| Jan.10 |
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Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq
President will send more than 20,000 extra troops, as part of a new strategy for the future of US involvement
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| Jan.14 |
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Saddam half-brother executed
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| Jan.16 |
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Bombs kill 70 at university |
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| Jan.21 |
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25 U.S. troops killed in 1 day in Iraq |
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| Jan.22 |
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Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities
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Protesters barricade roads
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| Jan.25 |
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Lebanon wins $7.6B aid package |
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| Jan.28 |
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US, Iraqi troops have killed 250 militants |
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| Jan.31 |
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Probe eyes Iran ties in Karbala attack |
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| Feb.2 |
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U.S. loses fourth copter in Iraq in 2 weeks |
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| Feb.3 |
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Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market 
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden truck in a crowded market in Sedriya, a mixed neighborhood
| The blast destroyed stores and automobiles. Many victims were trapped under the rubble. 8 die in other attacks; 2 came when 9 bombs detonated in Kirkuk
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| Feb.7 |
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Fifth U.S. chopper in 18 days down |
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Clash on Israel-Lebanese border |
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| Feb.8 |
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Palestinian talks yield power-sharing pact Rival leaders signed an agreement in principle on a government in Saudi-brokered talks in Mecca
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| Feb.11 |
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U.S.: Iran to blame for killing U.S. troops |
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| Feb.12 |
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90 killed on day Golden Mosque attack |
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| Feb.13 |
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Iraq unveils new security plans |
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| Feb.26 |
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Suicide bomber kills 50 at university |
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| Mar.6 |
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More than 120 die in blasts
Insurgents stepped up attacks on Shiite pilgrims heading to the city of Karbala, with bombings and small arms attacks
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| Mar.9 |
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Iraq hosts key security meeting |
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| Mar.11 |
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Car bomb kills 31 pilgrims |
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| Mar.17 |
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Gas attack makes hundreds ill
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| Mar.19 |
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Former VP Ramadan executed
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| Mar.22 |
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UN chief shaken by blast
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| Mar.23 |
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Bomb injures Iraqi deputy PM |
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| Mar.27 |
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Truck bombs kill 50 in city of Tal Afar
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Senate votes for Iraq deadline
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| Apr.4 |
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Pelosi pushes Syria on militant links |
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| Apr.11 |
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23 dead in bomb attacks |
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| Apr.12 |
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8 killed in suicide attack on parliament
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| Apr.14 |
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Bombings in Karbala, Baghdad killed 56 |
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| Apr.15 |
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Bomb attacks strike capital |
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Sudan agrees to U.N., AU troops |
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| Apr.16 |
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Sadr ministers quit Iraqi cabinet |
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| Apr.18 |
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Bombings kill almost 200
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6567329.stm Insurgent bombers launched a series of attacks across Baghdad. 112 dead in Sadriya market. 28 dead in an attack at the entrance to Sadr City
| 11 civilians were killed in Karrada district. 4 police officers were killed when a suicide car bomber exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint
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| Apr.26 |
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Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan
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| Apr.27 |
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Saudis arrest 172 militants
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| Apr.28 |
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Bomb kills 58 in holy city of Karbala |
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| May.3 |
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Iraq rebuild summit opens |
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| May.12 |
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3 missing, 5 killed in attack on U.S. patrol
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| May.16 |
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Prince Harry will not go to Iraq |
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| May.20 |
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Islamic militants, security forces battle
Map of Tripoli Lebanon Tanks pounded a militant group's headquarters in a Palestinian camp near Tripoli after the city's worst clashes killed 37 people
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| May.22 |
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Thousands flee refugee battle |
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| May.28 |
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U.S., Iran hold historic talks
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| May.29 |
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Five Britons seized
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| May.30 |
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UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal
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| Jun.1 |
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Fighting kills at least 14
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| Jun.7 |
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Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region |
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| Jun.12 |
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Blast hits key Shia shrine
Map of Samarra Iraq The 3 minarets of the al-Askari, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, have been damaged by an explosion in Samarra
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| Jun.13 |
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Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast
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| Jun.19 |
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Car bomb kills 87 in crowded square
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| Jun.21 |
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14 U.S. troops killed in 48 hours |
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Defense minister: Militants crushed |
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| Jun.24 |
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'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang
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| Jul.7 |
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At least 105 killed in village market blast A truck, resembled an Iraqi military truck, laden with two tons of explosives detonated in an outdoor market in Amerli
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| Jul.16 |
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Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Kirkuk
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| Jul.20 |
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Israel frees 256 prisoners
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| Jul.21 |
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3 Moroccans held on terror charges |
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| Jul.23 |
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HIV medics released to Bulgaria 
| 6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria. The 5 nurses and a Palestinian doctor were convicted of deliberately infecting Libyan child... | |
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| Jul.25 |
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Sarkozy to boost EU-Libya links |
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| Jul.31 |
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U.N. troops will go to Darfur
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| Aug.3 |
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Marine sentenced over Iraq murder |
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| Aug.5 |
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Opposition wins key Lebanese poll |
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| Aug.14 |
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Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks
Map of Mosul Iraq The blasts targeted a Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidi sect, near Mosul. At least 4 blasts hit areas which house the community
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| Aug.20 |
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Bomb kills governor |
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| Aug.22 |
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Helicopter crash kills 14 U.S. soldiers |
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Bush issues Vietnam warning over Iraq |
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| Aug.29 |
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Muqtada al-Sadr suspends militia |
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| Sep.2 |
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Army 'in control' of camp
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British leave Basra base
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| Sep.6 |
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Israeli airstrike targeted nuclear reactor New York Times: An airstrike targeted a partially built nuclear reactor that was years away from completion
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| Sep.8 |
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Al-Qaeda claims bombings |
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| Sep.10 |
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Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working
U.S. commander told a fractious congressional hearing that the 30,000 troops deployed to Iraq in January could come home by next July
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| Sep.14 |
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Al Qaeda claims sheik killing |
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| Sep.17 |
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Iraq shootout firm loses license
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'Fair probe' vow on Iraq gunfight
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| Sep.19 |
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Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast
A massive bombing killed parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem and at least 4 others. He was a Christian Maronite and a member of Phalange Party
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| Sep.30 |
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Deadliest attack for peace force
Rebels killed at least 12 peacekeepers at an African Union base in the deadliest attack yet on the peacekeeping force in its 3-year mission
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'Catastrophic' volcano eruption off Yemen |
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| Oct.6 |
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Shia leaders sign truce deal |
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| Oct.7 |
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Army-controlled town razed
A government-controlled town of Haskanita has been burned down and looted. The town is the home of the peacekeeping base that attacked last ...
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| Oct.17 |
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Aid stopped after kidnap |
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| Oct.23 |
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Turkey wins Iraq backing on PKK |
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| Oct.27 |
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Sudan calls Darfur truce at talks |
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| Oct.29 |
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US hands over Karbala to Iraqis |
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U.S. destroyer pursues pirates The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates
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| Oct.30 |
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Saudi king's royal meet draws fire |
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Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates |
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| Nov.1 |
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Deaths in Iraq 'continue to fall' |
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| Nov.2 |
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'Kidnap' children may not get home| Some of the youngsters at the center of an attempt to transport them to Europe may never be returned home because of confusion over their origins | |
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| Nov.8 |
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Bridge collapses in Dubai marina |
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| Nov.9 |
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Sunni chiefs killed in blast |
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| Nov.18 |
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Bomber kills kids getting toys from troops |
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| Nov.20 |
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Pipeline death toll at 40 |
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| Nov.23 |
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MPs fail to elect president |
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Saudis to attend Mid-East summit |
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Lahoud steps down; no successor
Lebanese President has left the presidential palace after not naming a successor, and is calling on the army to preserve the nation's securi...
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| Nov.25 |
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Syria to attend Mideast summit |
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| Nov.26 |
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Cautious hope for Mid-East talks |
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| Nov.29 |
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UK teacher jailed over teddy row 
| Gillian Gibbons, 54, has been found guilty in of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad | |
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| Nov.30 |
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Protesters: Execute teacher |
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| Dec.1 |
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Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq The Turkish military said it attacked 50 to 60 Kurdish rebels inside Iraqi territory, inflicting 'significant losses'
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| Dec.3 |
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Sudan frees Briton in teddy row |
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| Dec.11 |
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At least 62 killed in blasts, targeted U.N.
2 car bombs ripped through the capital in what appeared to be targeted attacks on government and United Nations buildings
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Blast kills army general |
|
| Dec.14 |
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Zawahiri condemns Annapolis talks |
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| Dec.16 |
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Turkey hits PKK
The warplanes and long-range missiles attacked Kurdish rebel positions in the mountains near the Turkish border
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| |
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British troops return Basra to Iraqis
British troops handed over responsibility for security in the province of Basra, a major milestone in the scaling-back of the military prese...
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| |
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'US backed' Turkish raids on Iraq |
|
| Dec.17 |
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Report: King pardons rape victim |
|
| Dec.18 |
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Turkish troops cross into Iraq |
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| |
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Senate passes $70B in war funds |
|
| Dec.22 |
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Turkey in fresh Iraq air strikes |
|
| Dec.25 |
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Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link' |
|
| Dec.26 |
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Court jails French aid staff |
|
| Dec.28 |
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French aid workers leave Chad |
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|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.4 |
Bush revamps US military in Iraq |
|
| Jan.8 |
U.S. targets al Qaeda suspects
|
| Jan.10 |
Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq
President will send more than 20,000 extra troops, as part of a new strategy for the future of US involvement
|
| Jan.21 |
25 U.S. troops killed in 1 day in Iraq |
|
| Jan.28 |
US, Iraqi troops have killed 250 militants |
|
| Jan.31 |
Probe eyes Iran ties in Karbala attack |
|
| Feb.2 |
U.S. loses fourth copter in Iraq in 2 weeks |
|
| Feb.7 |
Fifth U.S. chopper in 18 days down |
|
| Feb.7 |
Clash on Israel-Lebanese border |
|
| Feb.11 |
U.S.: Iran to blame for killing U.S. troops |
|
| Feb.13 |
Iraq unveils new security plans |
|
| Mar.17 |
Gas attack makes hundreds ill
|
| Mar.22 |
UN chief shaken by blast
|
| Mar.27 |
Senate votes for Iraq deadline
|
| Apr.15 |
Sudan agrees to U.N., AU troops |
|
| Apr.26 |
Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan
|
| May.12 |
3 missing, 5 killed in attack on U.S. patrol
|
| May.16 |
Prince Harry will not go to Iraq |
|
| May.20 |
Islamic militants, security forces battle
Map of Tripoli Lebanon Tanks pounded a militant group's headquarters in a Palestinian camp near Tripoli after the city's worst clashes killed 37 people
|
| May.22 |
Thousands flee refugee battle |
|
| Jun.1 |
Fighting kills at least 14
|
| Jun.21 |
14 U.S. troops killed in 48 hours |
|
| Jun.21 |
Defense minister: Militants crushed |
|
| Jun.24 |
'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang
|
| Jul.20 |
Israel frees 256 prisoners
|
| Jul.31 |
U.N. troops will go to Darfur
|
| Aug.3 |
Marine sentenced over Iraq murder |
|
| Aug.22 |
Helicopter crash kills 14 U.S. soldiers |
|
| Aug.29 |
Muqtada al-Sadr suspends militia |
|
| Sep.2 |
Army 'in control' of camp
|
| Sep.2 |
British leave Basra base
|
| Sep.6 |
Israeli airstrike targeted nuclear reactor New York Times: An airstrike targeted a partially built nuclear reactor that was years away from completion
|
| Sep.10 |
Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working
U.S. commander told a fractious congressional hearing that the 30,000 troops deployed to Iraq in January could come home by next July
|
| Sep.17 |
Iraq shootout firm loses license
|
| Sep.17 |
'Fair probe' vow on Iraq gunfight
|
| Sep.30 |
Deadliest attack for peace force
Rebels killed at least 12 peacekeepers at an African Union base in the deadliest attack yet on the peacekeeping force in its 3-year mission
|
| Oct.6 |
Shia leaders sign truce deal |
|
| Oct.7 |
Army-controlled town razed
A government-controlled town of Haskanita has been burned down and looted. The town is the home of the peacekeeping base that attacked last ...
|
| Oct.23 |
Turkey wins Iraq backing on PKK |
|
| Oct.27 |
Sudan calls Darfur truce at talks |
|
| Oct.29 |
US hands over Karbala to Iraqis |
|
| Oct.29 |
U.S. destroyer pursues pirates The destroyer has entered Somali territorial waters in pursuit of a Japanese-owned ship loaded with benzene that was hijacked by pirates
|
| Nov.1 |
Deaths in Iraq 'continue to fall' |
|
| Nov.25 |
Syria to attend Mideast summit |
|
| Nov.26 |
Cautious hope for Mid-East talks |
|
| Dec.1 |
Turkey attacks Kurd rebels in Iraq The Turkish military said it attacked 50 to 60 Kurdish rebels inside Iraqi territory, inflicting 'significant losses'
|
| Dec.16 |
Turkey hits PKK
The warplanes and long-range missiles attacked Kurdish rebel positions in the mountains near the Turkish border
|
| Dec.16 |
British troops return Basra to Iraqis
British troops handed over responsibility for security in the province of Basra, a major milestone in the scaling-back of the military prese...
|
| Dec.16 |
'US backed' Turkish raids on Iraq |
|
| Dec.18 |
Turkish troops cross into Iraq |
|
| Dec.18 |
Senate passes $70B in war funds |
|
| Dec.22 |
Turkey in fresh Iraq air strikes |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jun.7 |
Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region |
|
| Aug.22 |
Helicopter crash kills 14 U.S. soldiers |
|
| Sep.30 |
'Catastrophic' volcano eruption off Yemen |
|
| Nov.8 |
Bridge collapses in Dubai marina |
|
| Nov.20 |
Pipeline death toll at 40 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jun.7 |
Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region |
|
| Oct.30 |
Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates |
|
| Dec.18 |
Senate passes $70B in war funds |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.2 |
Iraq investigates Saddam footage |
|
| Jan.3 |
Guard detained over Hussein video |
|
| Jan.14 |
Saddam half-brother executed
|
| Jan.16 |
Bombs kill 70 at university |
|
| Jan.22 |
Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities
|
| Feb.3 |
Truck bomb kills more than 120 in market 
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden truck in a crowded market in Sedriya, a mixed neighborhood
| The blast destroyed stores and automobiles. Many victims were trapped under the rubble. 8 die in other attacks; 2 came when 9 bombs detonated in Kirkuk
|
| | |
|
| Feb.12 |
90 killed on day Golden Mosque attack |
|
| Feb.26 |
Suicide bomber kills 50 at university |
|
| Mar.6 |
More than 120 die in blasts
Insurgents stepped up attacks on Shiite pilgrims heading to the city of Karbala, with bombings and small arms attacks
|
| Mar.11 |
Car bomb kills 31 pilgrims |
|
| Mar.19 |
Former VP Ramadan executed
|
| Mar.22 |
UN chief shaken by blast
|
| Mar.23 |
Bomb injures Iraqi deputy PM |
|
| Mar.27 |
Truck bombs kill 50 in city of Tal Afar
|
| Apr.11 |
23 dead in bomb attacks |
|
| Apr.12 |
8 killed in suicide attack on parliament
|
| Apr.14 |
Bombings in Karbala, Baghdad killed 56 |
|
| Apr.15 |
Bomb attacks strike capital |
|
| Apr.18 |
Bombings kill almost 200
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6567329.stm Insurgent bombers launched a series of attacks across Baghdad. 112 dead in Sadriya market. 28 dead in an attack at the entrance to Sadr City
| 11 civilians were killed in Karrada district. 4 police officers were killed when a suicide car bomber exploded at an Iraqi police checkpoint
|
| | |
|
| Apr.27 |
Saudis arrest 172 militants
|
| Apr.28 |
Bomb kills 58 in holy city of Karbala |
|
| May.29 |
Five Britons seized
|
| May.30 |
UN approves Hariri assassination tribunal
|
| Jun.12 |
Blast hits key Shia shrine
Map of Samarra Iraq The 3 minarets of the al-Askari, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, have been damaged by an explosion in Samarra
|
| Jun.13 |
Lebanese lawmaker killed in blast
|
| Jun.19 |
Car bomb kills 87 in crowded square
|
| Jun.24 |
'Chemical Ali' sentenced to hang
|
| Jul.7 |
At least 105 killed in village market blast A truck, resembled an Iraqi military truck, laden with two tons of explosives detonated in an outdoor market in Amerli
|
| Jul.16 |
Truck bomb kills at least 80 in Kirkuk
|
| Jul.21 |
3 Moroccans held on terror charges |
|
| Jul.23 |
HIV medics released to Bulgaria 
| 6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria. The 5 nurses and a Palestinian doctor were convicted of deliberately infecting Libyan child... | |
|
| Aug.3 |
Marine sentenced over Iraq murder |
|
| Aug.14 |
Up to 500 people die in bomb attacks
Map of Mosul Iraq The blasts targeted a Kurdish religious minority, the Yazidi sect, near Mosul. At least 4 blasts hit areas which house the community
|
| Aug.20 |
Bomb kills governor |
|
| Sep.8 |
Al-Qaeda claims bombings |
|
| Sep.14 |
Al Qaeda claims sheik killing |
|
| Sep.19 |
Anti-Syrian lawmaker dies in blast
A massive bombing killed parliamentarian Antoine Ghanem and at least 4 others. He was a Christian Maronite and a member of Phalange Party
|
| Oct.17 |
Aid stopped after kidnap |
|
| Oct.30 |
Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates |
|
| Nov.9 |
Sunni chiefs killed in blast |
|
| Nov.18 |
Bomber kills kids getting toys from troops |
|
| Nov.29 |
UK teacher jailed over teddy row 
| Gillian Gibbons, 54, has been found guilty in of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad | |
|
| Dec.11 |
At least 62 killed in blasts, targeted U.N.
2 car bombs ripped through the capital in what appeared to be targeted attacks on government and United Nations buildings
|
| Dec.11 |
Blast kills army general |
|
| Dec.14 |
Zawahiri condemns Annapolis talks |
|
| Dec.17 |
Report: King pardons rape victim |
|
| Dec.25 |
Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link' |
|
| Dec.26 |
Court jails French aid staff |
|
| Dec.28 |
French aid workers leave Chad |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
| Jan.4 |
Bush revamps US military in Iraq |
|
| Jan.10 |
Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq
President will send more than 20,000 extra troops, as part of a new strategy for the future of US involvement
|
| Jan.22 |
Protesters barricade roads
|
| Jan.25 |
Lebanon wins $7.6B aid package |
|
| Feb.8 |
Palestinian talks yield power-sharing pact Rival leaders signed an agreement in principle on a government in Saudi-brokered talks in Mecca
|
| Mar.9 |
Iraq hosts key security meeting |
|
| Mar.27 |
Senate votes for Iraq deadline
|
| Apr.4 |
Pelosi pushes Syria on militant links |
|
| Apr.15 |
Sudan agrees to U.N., AU troops |
|
| Apr.16 |
Sadr ministers quit Iraqi cabinet |
|
| Apr.26 |
Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan
|
| May.3 |
Iraq rebuild summit opens |
|
| May.16 |
Prince Harry will not go to Iraq |
|
| May.28 |
U.S., Iran hold historic talks
|
| Jun.21 |
Defense minister: Militants crushed |
|
| Jul.23 |
HIV medics released to Bulgaria 
| 6 Bulgarian medics who were serving life sentences have been freed and are now on a plane to Bulgaria. The 5 nurses and a Palestinian doctor were convicted of deliberately infecting Libyan child... | |
|
| Jul.25 |
Sarkozy to boost EU-Libya links |
|
| Aug.5 |
Opposition wins key Lebanese poll |
|
| Aug.22 |
Bush issues Vietnam warning over Iraq |
|
| Sep.10 |
Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working
U.S. commander told a fractious congressional hearing that the 30,000 troops deployed to Iraq in January could come home by next July
|
| Sep.17 |
Iraq shootout firm loses license
|
| Oct.6 |
Shia leaders sign truce deal |
|
| Oct.17 |
Aid stopped after kidnap |
|
| Oct.23 |
Turkey wins Iraq backing on PKK |
|
| Oct.27 |
Sudan calls Darfur truce at talks |
|
| Oct.29 |
US hands over Karbala to Iraqis |
|
| Oct.30 |
Saudi king's royal meet draws fire |
|
| Nov.2 |
'Kidnap' children may not get home| Some of the youngsters at the center of an attempt to transport them to Europe may never be returned home because of confusion over their origins | |
|
| Nov.23 |
MPs fail to elect president |
|
| Nov.23 |
Saudis to attend Mid-East summit |
|
| Nov.23 |
Lahoud steps down; no successor
Lebanese President has left the presidential palace after not naming a successor, and is calling on the army to preserve the nation's securi...
|
| Nov.25 |
Syria to attend Mideast summit |
|
| Nov.26 |
Cautious hope for Mid-East talks |
|
| Nov.29 |
UK teacher jailed over teddy row 
| Gillian Gibbons, 54, has been found guilty in of insulting religion after she allowed her primary school class to name a teddy bear Muhammad | |
|
| Nov.30 |
Protesters: Execute teacher |
|
| Dec.3 |
Sudan frees Briton in teddy row |
|
| Dec.17 |
Report: King pardons rape victim |
|
| Dec.18 |
Senate passes $70B in war funds |