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| Jan.1 |
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Suicide bomber hits funeral |
| Jan.5 |
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Iraqi soldier 'killed US troops' |
| Jan.9 |
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6 U.S. soldiers killed in house explosion |
| Jan.12 |
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Ban eased on Saddam-era officials
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Bush praises Iraqi Baathist law |
| Jan.16 |
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Agencies see good year for Iraq |
| Jan.18 |
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Iraq on alert for Shia festival |
| Jan.28 |
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5 US troops killed |
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| Feb.1 |
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Female bombers kill 64 at markets
Two mentally disabled were strapped with explosives and sent into busy markets, where they were blown up by remote control
| Feb.2 |
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Iraq set for new offensive in Mosul |
| Feb.6 |
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Video claims to show al Qaeda kid camp |
| Feb.10 |
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Town of Balad hit by deadly car bomb |
| Feb.14 |
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Iranian president to make Iraq visit |
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Women patients recruited as bombers |
| Feb.18 |
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Al Qaeda in Iraq killing former allies |
| Feb.20 |
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Mehdi Army may end cease-fire |
| Feb.22 |
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Turkish troops enter Iraq 
Turkish ground forces have crossed the border into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels to be sheltering there
The raid began after an air and artillery bombardment
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Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has extended for 6 months the cease-fire he imposed last summer on his Mehdi Army militia
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'Surge' produces some results A year after Bush ordered 30,000 additional U.S. troops, American and Iraqi officials said there has been a drop in violence
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'Dozens dead' in Turkish assault |
| Feb.23 |
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Turkey: 35 Kurd rebels killed |
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PKK 'shoots down Turkish chopper' |
| Feb.24 |
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Bombers, gunmen attack Shiite pilgrimage
| Feb.25 |
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Wheelchair bomb kills police chief |
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Turks claim 41 rebels killed 2 military personnel died in a further day of fighting. The White House is in 'constant dialogue' with Iraq and Turkey about the operation
| Feb.29 |
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Turkish troops pull out of Iraq
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Iraq approves execution of 'Chemical Ali' |
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| Mar.1 |
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Iranian President arrives in Iraq
| Mar.3 |
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Ahmadinejad: foreigners must leave Iraq |
| Mar.6 |
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Pair of bombs kills 53 A roadside bomb exploded first in the central district of Karrada. As others gathered to help the wounded, a suicide bomber detonated a vest
| Mar.8 |
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Iraqis demand protection from crime |
| Mar.10 |
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Bomb kills 5 US troops |
| Mar.13 |
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Archbishop death condemned
The death of Paulos Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop, who was kidnapped two weeks ago has provoked furious condemnation
| Mar.16 |
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McCain arrives in Baghdad |
| Mar.17 |
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Female suicide bomber kills 65
A bomber apparently was targeting Shiite worshippers. The incident occurred 0.5 mile from the Imam Hussein shrine of Karbala
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Human rights groups see disaster in Iraq |
| Mar.18 |
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Bush: War in Iraq must go on |
| Mar.19 |
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Bush speech hails Iraq 'victory'
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Protesters march on Iraq anniversary |
| Mar.23 |
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U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 4,000
| Mar.25 |
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Iraq forces battle Basra militias
Map of Basra Iraq Heavy fighting has been raging as thousands of Iraqi troops battle Shia militias in the southern city. British forces carried out air strikes. Clashes have spread to Baghdad's Sadr City.
3 Iraqi army brigades were deployed to Basra as back-up for the offensive. Up... | |
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Iraqi raids anger Shiite militia |
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Unrest spreads around Shia Iraq
| Mar.26 |
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Ultimatum as cease-fire in jeopardy
| Mar.27 |
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Death toll climbs as fighting rages on
42 people were killed in Kut, southeast of Baghdad, the latest casualties in 3 days of clashes between militias and Iraqi security forces
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Baghdad under curfew amid clashes
| Mar.28 |
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Iraq extends militiamen deadline |
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Iraqis' Basra fight not going well
| Mar.29 |
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Curfew to be extended in Baghdad |
| Mar.30 |
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Moqtada Sadr calls off militias
| Mar.31 |
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Iran helped prod al-Sadr cease-fire |
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| Apr.3 |
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U.S. in deadly airstrike on Basra house |
| Apr.4 |
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Blackwater Iraq contract to be renewed
| Apr.5 |
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Iraq: Blackwater staying on 'is bad news' |
| Apr.6 |
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Rocket attacks kill 3 U.S. troops |
| Apr.7 |
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Religious leaders want militia intact
| Apr.8 |
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Petraeus: US 'must suspend' withdrawal |
| Apr.10 |
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Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze
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Democrats: Bush is avoiding Iraq decisions |
| Apr.11 |
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Iraq sends tanks into Sadr City Iraqi tanks, with U.S. air support, are attacking Sadr City, just hours after al-Sadr called for calm in the wake of the assassination
| Apr.14 |
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Car bombs, suicide attack kill 17 |
| Apr.15 |
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Bombings kill at least 60
| Apr.19 |
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Al-Sadr threatens to 'declare war' in Iraq |
| Apr.26 |
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U.S. denies Sadr City airstrikes |
| Apr.27 |
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Female suicide bomber kills 3 |
| Apr.29 |
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Tariq Aziz on trial over executions |
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| May.4 |
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Iraq First Lady survives bombing
| May.7 |
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Gitmo detainee became suicide bomber |
| May.8 |
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Leader of al Qaeda in Iraq captured |
| May.28 |
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UN hosts key conference on Iraq |
| May.31 |
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Security talks worry Shiites and Sunnis |
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| Jun.1 |
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Iraqi, American death tolls drop in May The number of deaths among Iraqi civilians, police and insurgents fell sharply, and the monthly death toll for U.S. troops hit its lowest since 2004
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Australia ends operations in Iraq One of the first countries to commit troops to the war 5 years ago, has ended its operations there
| Jun.4 |
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Sunnis eager to move fight to ballot box |
| Jun.7 |
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Iraqi PM arrives for talks Iraq will not allow its territory to be used to attack Iran, says Nouri Maliki during a visit
| Jun.11 |
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Papers give peek inside al Qaeda in Iraq |
| Jun.15 |
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Iraqi official rebukes al-Sadr threats |
| Jun.17 |
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Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis In one of the deadliest attacks in Baghdad in months, at least 51 Iraqis were killed and 75 were wounded in Hurriya, a predominantly Shiite ...
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Senior officer cleared in Haditha deaths
| Jun.22 |
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Female suicide bomb kills 16 in Baquba |
| Jun.23 |
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Violence down in Iraq since 'surge' |
| Jun.24 |
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U.S. Embassy staff, soldiers killed |
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| Jul.1 |
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Deal to end contractors' immunity |
| Jul.6 |
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UAE to cancel all of Iraq's $7B debt Dubai has forgiven the nearly $7 billion Baghdad owes it, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki announced
| Jul.8 |
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Iraq official: U.S. could be out by 2011 |
| Jul.19 |
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Sunni bloc rejoins Iraqi cabinet |
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Suicide claim over UK hostage |
| Jul.24 |
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Iraq banned from Summer Olympics |
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Gays terrorized by threats, rape, murder |
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100 female U.S. troops have died in Iraq |
| Jul.28 |
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4 suicide bombers kill scores in Iraq
| Jul.29 |
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Iraq cleared to compete in Olympics |
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| Aug.5 |
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Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger U.S. auditors: Iraq is raking in more money from oil exports than it is spending, amassing a projected 4-year budget surplus of up to $80 billion | |
| Aug.7 |
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U.S. troops may leave by 2011 Iraqi officials: Iraq and the U.S. are close to reaching a deal under which U.S. combat troops would leave by December 2010 and the rest by 2011
| Aug.17 |
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Suicide blast hits Awakening Council |
| Aug.30 |
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Iraq signs $3B oil deal with China |
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| Sep.9 |
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Bush reshuffles war-zone troops US President has ordered the withdrawal of about 8,000 troops from Iraq by February and the dispatch of additional forces to Afghanistan
| Sep.15 |
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Gates arrives to oversee command change
| Sep.17 |
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7 U.S. soldiers die in copter crash
| Sep.19 |
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Web site of influential Shiite cleric hacked |
| Sep.24 |
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Deal over province elections
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| Oct.2 |
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Baghdad shaken by suicide attacks |
| Oct.4 |
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Helicopters collide while landing |
| Oct.6 |
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Rice: Iraq harder than 'I imagined' |
| Oct.9 |
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Bomb kills senior Iraqi lawmaker |
| Oct.11 |
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Threatened Christians flee Mosul
| Oct.13 |
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Attacks on Iraqi Christians continue |
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| Nov.10 |
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Triple bombings kill at least 30
| Nov.16 |
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Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal The cabinet has approved a security pact with the US governing the future presence of 150,000 US troops in the country
| Nov.27 |
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Parliament OKs pact on U.S. troops' future 
After months of tough negotiations and intense political wrangling, Iraqi lawmakers approved the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement | |
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| Dec.5 |
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5 Blackwater guards charged in deaths 5 security guards have been indicted on charges related to a 2007 shooting in which 17 Iraqis were killed in a Baghdad square
| Dec.11 |
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Restaurant bomber kills 55
| Dec.13 |
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Gates: 'Endgame' for US mission in Iraq |
| Dec.14 |
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Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush 
Bush made a farewell visit, where he met with Iraqi leaders, talked to the media and joked after a man threw shoes at him
Muntadhar al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist, was wrestled to the floor by security guards after during a news conference he called Bush 'a dog' and threw his footwear, just missing the president
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| Dec.15 |
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Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker
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Shoe thrower wanted to humiliate Bush |
| Dec.17 |
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UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July'
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Iraqi lawmakers argue over shoe-thrower |
| Dec.22 |
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Iraq shoe-thrower set for trial |
| Dec.23 |
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Iraqi MPs back foreign troop deal
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2008 |
| Jan.5 |
Iraqi soldier 'killed US troops' |
| Jan.9 |
6 U.S. soldiers killed in house explosion |
| Jan.28 |
5 US troops killed |
| Feb.2 |
Iraq set for new offensive in Mosul |
| Feb.6 |
Video claims to show al Qaeda kid camp |
| Feb.20 |
Mehdi Army may end cease-fire |
| Feb.22 |
Turkish troops enter Iraq 
Turkish ground forces have crossed the border into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels to be sheltering there
The raid began after an air and artillery bombardment
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| Feb.22 |
Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has extended for 6 months the cease-fire he imposed last summer on his Mehdi Army militia
| Feb.22 |
'Surge' produces some results A year after Bush ordered 30,000 additional U.S. troops, American and Iraqi officials said there has been a drop in violence
| Feb.22 |
'Dozens dead' in Turkish assault |
| Feb.23 |
Turkey: 35 Kurd rebels killed |
| Feb.23 |
PKK 'shoots down Turkish chopper' |
| Feb.25 |
Turks claim 41 rebels killed 2 military personnel died in a further day of fighting. The White House is in 'constant dialogue' with Iraq and Turkey about the operation
| Feb.29 |
Turkish troops pull out of Iraq
| Mar.10 |
Bomb kills 5 US troops |
| Mar.18 |
Bush: War in Iraq must go on |
| Mar.19 |
Bush speech hails Iraq 'victory'
| Mar.19 |
Protesters march on Iraq anniversary |
| Mar.23 |
U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 4,000
| Mar.25 |
Iraq forces battle Basra militias
Map of Basra Iraq Heavy fighting has been raging as thousands of Iraqi troops battle Shia militias in the southern city. British forces carried out air strikes. Clashes have spread to Baghdad's Sadr City.
3 Iraqi army brigades were deployed to Basra as back-up for the offensive. Up... | |
| Mar.25 |
Unrest spreads around Shia Iraq
| Mar.26 |
Ultimatum as cease-fire in jeopardy
| Mar.27 |
Death toll climbs as fighting rages on
42 people were killed in Kut, southeast of Baghdad, the latest casualties in 3 days of clashes between militias and Iraqi security forces
| Mar.27 |
Baghdad under curfew amid clashes
| Mar.28 |
Iraq extends militiamen deadline |
| Mar.28 |
Iraqis' Basra fight not going well
| Mar.29 |
Curfew to be extended in Baghdad |
| Mar.30 |
Moqtada Sadr calls off militias
| Mar.31 |
Iran helped prod al-Sadr cease-fire |
| Apr.3 |
U.S. in deadly airstrike on Basra house |
| Apr.4 |
Blackwater Iraq contract to be renewed
| Apr.5 |
Iraq: Blackwater staying on 'is bad news' |
| Apr.6 |
Rocket attacks kill 3 U.S. troops |
| Apr.7 |
Religious leaders want militia intact
| Apr.8 |
Petraeus: US 'must suspend' withdrawal |
| Apr.10 |
Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze
| Apr.10 |
Democrats: Bush is avoiding Iraq decisions |
| Apr.11 |
Iraq sends tanks into Sadr City Iraqi tanks, with U.S. air support, are attacking Sadr City, just hours after al-Sadr called for calm in the wake of the assassination
| Apr.19 |
Al-Sadr threatens to 'declare war' in Iraq |
| Apr.26 |
U.S. denies Sadr City airstrikes |
| May.31 |
Security talks worry Shiites and Sunnis |
| Jun.1 |
Iraqi, American death tolls drop in May The number of deaths among Iraqi civilians, police and insurgents fell sharply, and the monthly death toll for U.S. troops hit its lowest since 2004
| Jun.1 |
Australia ends operations in Iraq One of the first countries to commit troops to the war 5 years ago, has ended its operations there
| Jun.4 |
Sunnis eager to move fight to ballot box |
| Jun.17 |
Senior officer cleared in Haditha deaths
| Jun.23 |
Violence down in Iraq since 'surge' |
| Jun.24 |
U.S. Embassy staff, soldiers killed |
| Jul.8 |
Iraq official: U.S. could be out by 2011 |
| Jul.24 |
100 female U.S. troops have died in Iraq |
| Aug.7 |
U.S. troops may leave by 2011 Iraqi officials: Iraq and the U.S. are close to reaching a deal under which U.S. combat troops would leave by December 2010 and the rest by 2011
| Sep.9 |
Bush reshuffles war-zone troops US President has ordered the withdrawal of about 8,000 troops from Iraq by February and the dispatch of additional forces to Afghanistan
| Sep.15 |
Gates arrives to oversee command change
| Sep.17 |
7 U.S. soldiers die in copter crash
| Oct.4 |
Helicopters collide while landing |
| Nov.16 |
Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal The cabinet has approved a security pact with the US governing the future presence of 150,000 US troops in the country
| Dec.13 |
Gates: 'Endgame' for US mission in Iraq |
| Dec.17 |
UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July'
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2008 |
| Mar.17 |
Human rights groups see disaster in Iraq |
| Sep.17 |
7 U.S. soldiers die in copter crash
| Oct.4 |
Helicopters collide while landing |
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2008 |
| Jul.24 |
Iraq banned from Summer Olympics |
| Jul.29 |
Iraq cleared to compete in Olympics |
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2008 |
| Jan.16 |
Agencies see good year for Iraq |
| Jul.6 |
UAE to cancel all of Iraq's $7B debt Dubai has forgiven the nearly $7 billion Baghdad owes it, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki announced
| Aug.5 |
Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger U.S. auditors: Iraq is raking in more money from oil exports than it is spending, amassing a projected 4-year budget surplus of up to $80 billion | |
| Aug.30 |
Iraq signs $3B oil deal with China |
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2008 |
| Jan.1 |
Suicide bomber hits funeral |
| Feb.1 |
Female bombers kill 64 at markets
Two mentally disabled were strapped with explosives and sent into busy markets, where they were blown up by remote control
| Feb.10 |
Town of Balad hit by deadly car bomb |
| Feb.14 |
Women patients recruited as bombers |
| Feb.18 |
Al Qaeda in Iraq killing former allies |
| Feb.24 |
Bombers, gunmen attack Shiite pilgrimage
| Feb.25 |
Wheelchair bomb kills police chief |
| Feb.29 |
Iraq approves execution of 'Chemical Ali' |
| Mar.6 |
Pair of bombs kills 53 A roadside bomb exploded first in the central district of Karrada. As others gathered to help the wounded, a suicide bomber detonated a vest
| Mar.8 |
Iraqis demand protection from crime |
| Mar.13 |
Archbishop death condemned
The death of Paulos Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop, who was kidnapped two weeks ago has provoked furious condemnation
| Mar.17 |
Female suicide bomber kills 65
A bomber apparently was targeting Shiite worshippers. The incident occurred 0.5 mile from the Imam Hussein shrine of Karbala
| Apr.14 |
Car bombs, suicide attack kill 17 |
| Apr.15 |
Bombings kill at least 60
| Apr.27 |
Female suicide bomber kills 3 |
| Apr.29 |
Tariq Aziz on trial over executions |
| May.4 |
Iraq First Lady survives bombing
| May.7 |
Gitmo detainee became suicide bomber |
| May.8 |
Leader of al Qaeda in Iraq captured |
| Jun.11 |
Papers give peek inside al Qaeda in Iraq |
| Jun.17 |
Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis In one of the deadliest attacks in Baghdad in months, at least 51 Iraqis were killed and 75 were wounded in Hurriya, a predominantly Shiite ...
| Jun.17 |
Senior officer cleared in Haditha deaths
| Jun.22 |
Female suicide bomb kills 16 in Baquba |
| Jun.24 |
U.S. Embassy staff, soldiers killed |
| Jul.19 |
Suicide claim over UK hostage |
| Jul.28 |
4 suicide bombers kill scores in Iraq
| Aug.17 |
Suicide blast hits Awakening Council |
| Sep.19 |
Web site of influential Shiite cleric hacked |
| Oct.2 |
Baghdad shaken by suicide attacks |
| Oct.9 |
Bomb kills senior Iraqi lawmaker |
| Oct.11 |
Threatened Christians flee Mosul
| Oct.13 |
Attacks on Iraqi Christians continue |
| Nov.10 |
Triple bombings kill at least 30
| Dec.5 |
5 Blackwater guards charged in deaths 5 security guards have been indicted on charges related to a 2007 shooting in which 17 Iraqis were killed in a Baghdad square
| Dec.11 |
Restaurant bomber kills 55
| Dec.22 |
Iraq shoe-thrower set for trial |
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2008 |
| Jan.12 |
Ban eased on Saddam-era officials
| Jan.12 |
Bush praises Iraqi Baathist law |
| Jan.18 |
Iraq on alert for Shia festival |
| Feb.14 |
Iranian president to make Iraq visit |
| Feb.22 |
Al-Sadr extends Mehdi Army cease-fire Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has extended for 6 months the cease-fire he imposed last summer on his Mehdi Army militia
| Mar.1 |
Iranian President arrives in Iraq
| Mar.3 |
Ahmadinejad: foreigners must leave Iraq |
| Mar.8 |
Iraqis demand protection from crime |
| Mar.13 |
Archbishop death condemned
The death of Paulos Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop, who was kidnapped two weeks ago has provoked furious condemnation
| Mar.16 |
McCain arrives in Baghdad |
| Mar.17 |
Human rights groups see disaster in Iraq |
| Mar.18 |
Bush: War in Iraq must go on |
| Mar.19 |
Bush speech hails Iraq 'victory'
| Mar.19 |
Protesters march on Iraq anniversary |
| Mar.25 |
Iraqi raids anger Shiite militia |
| Mar.26 |
Ultimatum as cease-fire in jeopardy
| Apr.7 |
Religious leaders want militia intact
| Apr.8 |
Petraeus: US 'must suspend' withdrawal |
| Apr.10 |
Bush backs Iraq withdrawal freeze
| Apr.10 |
Democrats: Bush is avoiding Iraq decisions |
| May.28 |
UN hosts key conference on Iraq |
| May.31 |
Security talks worry Shiites and Sunnis |
| Jun.4 |
Sunnis eager to move fight to ballot box |
| Jun.7 |
Iraqi PM arrives for talks Iraq will not allow its territory to be used to attack Iran, says Nouri Maliki during a visit
| Jun.15 |
Iraqi official rebukes al-Sadr threats |
| Jul.1 |
Deal to end contractors' immunity |
| Jul.6 |
UAE to cancel all of Iraq's $7B debt Dubai has forgiven the nearly $7 billion Baghdad owes it, Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki announced
| Jul.8 |
Iraq official: U.S. could be out by 2011 |
| Jul.19 |
Sunni bloc rejoins Iraqi cabinet |
| Jul.24 |
Gays terrorized by threats, rape, murder |
| Jul.24 |
100 female U.S. troops have died in Iraq |
| Aug.5 |
Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger U.S. auditors: Iraq is raking in more money from oil exports than it is spending, amassing a projected 4-year budget surplus of up to $80 billion | |
| Aug.30 |
Iraq signs $3B oil deal with China |
| Sep.15 |
Gates arrives to oversee command change
| Sep.19 |
Web site of influential Shiite cleric hacked |
| Sep.24 |
Deal over province elections
| Oct.6 |
Rice: Iraq harder than 'I imagined' |
| Oct.11 |
Threatened Christians flee Mosul
| Nov.16 |
Iraq cabinet backs US troops deal The cabinet has approved a security pact with the US governing the future presence of 150,000 US troops in the country
| Nov.27 |
Parliament OKs pact on U.S. troops' future 
After months of tough negotiations and intense political wrangling, Iraqi lawmakers approved the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement | |
| Dec.13 |
Gates: 'Endgame' for US mission in Iraq |
| Dec.14 |
Iraqi journalist throws shoes at Bush 
Bush made a farewell visit, where he met with Iraqi leaders, talked to the media and joked after a man threw shoes at him
Muntadhar al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist, was wrestled to the floor by security guards after during a news conference he called Bush 'a dog' and threw his footwear, just missing the president
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| Dec.15 |
Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker
| Dec.15 |
Shoe thrower wanted to humiliate Bush |
| Dec.17 |
Iraqi lawmakers argue over shoe-thrower |
| Dec.23 |
Iraqi MPs back foreign troop deal