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| Jan.1 |
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Iraq 'regrets' US Blackwater move'
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No U.S. combat deaths in Iraq in Dec. December was the first month since the beginning of the war in which there were no U.S. combat deaths. There were 3 noncombat fatalities
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| Jan.10 |
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Most families join Blackwater settlement |
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| Jan.14 |
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Triple bombing kills at least 25 |
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| Jan.17 |
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Fourth death sentence for 'Chemical Ali' |
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| Jan.23 |
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Biden pledges Blackwater appeal |
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| Jan.25 |
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Saddam's cousin, 'Chemical Ali,' hanged Ali Hassan was hanged after having been convicted on 13 counts of killings and genocide in four separate trials
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| Feb.1 |
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Female suicide bomber kills 41 |
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| Feb.5 |
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Car bombs kill 32 |
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| Feb.13 |
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Bombs target political party sites |
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| Feb.20 |
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Sunni party to boycott Iraqi elections |
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| Feb.21 |
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2 U.S. pilots killed in helicopter accident |
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| Mar.3 |
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Suicide bombers target city of Baquba 
Two car bombs exploded within minutes of each other near government buildings in the capital of Diyala province, 60km north of Baghdad
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| Mar.4 |
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Polling stations bombed as election begins
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Prime Minister to ask U.S. troops to stay |
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Brown set to give Iraq evidence |
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| Mar.5 |
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Blackwater allegations prompt US review
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| Mar.6 |
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At least 3 killed by blast near shrine |
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Polls open for Iraq national election
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| Mar.7 |
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Election hit by insurgent attacks 
Violent attacks on election day didn't stop large numbers of Iraqis from casting their votes in key parliamentary elections
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Obama hails Iraq election 'milestone' |
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| Mar.11 |
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Early Iraq poll results put PM in lead |
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| Mar.13 |
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PM's group leads in early election results
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| Mar.14 |
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Nouri Maliki leads in seven provinces |
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| Mar.16 |
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Allawi edges ahead of Maliki in vote count |
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| Mar.21 |
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Iraq vote recount calls rejected Election commission has rejected calls from the president and prime minister for a recount of votes cast in the general election on March 7
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| Mar.26 |
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At least 32 die in market blasts |
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Allawi's coalition wins most seats |
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PM Maliki vows to challenge vote
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| Mar.27 |
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Allawi open to talks over new government Ayad Allawi, the former prime minister and leader of the winning coalition in the election, said he's open to direct talks with all parties
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| Mar.30 |
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Allawi accuses Iran over election |
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| Apr.2 |
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Gunmen kill 25 in attack on village 25 people, linked to a militia that opposes al-Qaeda, had been killed in the attack in a Sunni village south of Baghdad
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23 suspected insurgents escape |
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| Apr.4 |
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Three deadly blasts rock Baghdad |
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| Apr.5 |
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Video shows deaths of 2 journalists in Iraq One of two Reuters photojournalists killed in a 2007 attack by a U.S. helicopter gunship was being rescued when the gunship's crew fired on the...
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| Apr.6 |
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Seven explosions kill dozens |
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| Apr.7 |
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Al-Jaafari wins cleric Muqtada al-Sadr |
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| Apr.23 |
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At least 61 dead in Iraq bombings A wave of bombings targeting Shiites, a market in Baghdad and a neighborhood in Anbar province. No one has claimed responsibility
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| Apr.25 |
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Al Qaeda confirms death of 2 top leaders |
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| Apr.26 |
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First Iraqi flight to London in 20 years |
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| May.5 |
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Iraq's two top Shiite blocs merge |
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| May.10 |
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85 killed, scores wounded in violence |
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| May.16 |
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Hussein's nuclear plants dismantling |
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Iraq PM suffers blow in vote recount |
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| May.21 |
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Car bomb kills 22 in Iraq
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| May.24 |
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Afghan U.S. troops more than in Iraq |
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| May.25 |
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Iraqi Airways drops Europe flights |
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| Jun.13 |
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Blast, gunfire kill 15 near bank After the initial blast, clashes broke out between security forces and armed men trying to rob Iraq's central bank. 45 others wounded
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| Jun.14 |
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New parliament meets for the first time |
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| Jun.17 |
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Turkish troops cross into Iraq, pull back |
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| Jun.20 |
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Twin suicide car bombing kill 26 |
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| Jun.21 |
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Minister resigns after electricity protests |
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| Jun.24 |
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Report: U.S. hikers were in Iraqi territory
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| Jul.3 |
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Biden arrives in Iraq for July 4
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| Jul.4 |
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Mortars hit Green Zone during Biden visit |
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| Jul.7 |
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Deadly bombings hit Iraq pilgrims
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| Jul.10 |
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Marine picked to fill Petraeus' old job |
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| Jul.15 |
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U.S. hands over last Iraq detention facility |
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| Jul.18 |
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Baghdad suicide attack kills 43 The attacker targeted members of the Awakening Council as they waited to receive paychecks
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| Jul.31 |
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Saddam-era official issues message
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| Aug.1 |
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Disagreement over Iraq death toll
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| Aug.2 |
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Obama confirms pullout from Iraq
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| Aug.3 |
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Attacks, car bomb kill 25 in Iraq
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| Aug.11 |
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US 'on target' for Iraq departure |
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| Aug.17 |
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48 killed outside army recruitment center A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vest in central Baghdad as men were queuing up outside an Iraqi army recruitment center
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| Aug.18 |
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Last US combat brigade quits Iraq The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division began crossing by land into Kuwait in the early hours of Thursday morning
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| Aug.19 |
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U.S. troop strength in Iraq put at 52,000 |
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| Aug.27 |
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Iraq on high alert over bombing fears
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| Aug.31 |
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U.S. combat mission in Iraq ends At 5 p.m. ET -- at a cost of more than 4,400 U.S. military personnel killed and 30,000 wounded -- thes combat mission officially drew to a close
| President Barack Obama announced the conclusion of the combat mission in a speech from the Oval Office.
He said Americans who served in Iraq 'completed every mission they were given'
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Obama 'awed' by US Iraq sacrifice
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Blair in 'anguish' over Iraq |
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| Sep.5 |
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'US troops called' in Iraq attack
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| Sep.6 |
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Violence in Iraq leaves 6 dead
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| Sep.25 |
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Iraqi bloc won't work with prime minister |
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| Oct.4 |
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Estimates increase Iraqi oil reserves |
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| Oct.11 |
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4 men killed after gunmen storm houses |
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| Oct.17 |
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Awakening Councils deny defections
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| Oct.22 |
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WikiLeaks releases 400,000 Iraq papers | Secret documents are expected to give a never-before-seen, uncensored view of the Iraq War, covering the period from 2004 through 2009. Records suggest US commanders ignored evi... | |
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| Oct.23 |
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Wikileaks' timing angers Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki has criticised the timing of the release by Wikileaks of almost 400,000 secret US military documents about the conflict there
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Leaked war papers spur calls for probes |
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| Oct.26 |
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Iraqi court sentences Tariq Aziz to death One of the best-known faces of the Iraqi government was sentenced for his role in eliminating religious parties during Saddam Hussein's regime
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Iraqi robbers take gold, cash, kill 7 |
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| Oct.27 |
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3 killed, several wounded in explosions |
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| Oct.29 |
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Suicide bomber kills 25 at coffee shop |
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| Oct.30 |
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Saudi king try to break Iraq impasse |
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| Oct.31 |
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37 dead in Iraqi rescue mission Iraqi security forces stormed a Catholic church where al Qaeda gunmen were holding worshippers hostage, ending an hours-long standoff
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| Nov.1 |
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58 dead as Iraqi forces end church siege| 75 others were wounded in the attack by gunmen. Most of the casualties were women, children. Security forces stormed the Sayidat al-Nejat. Two priests were among the dead, as well as... | |
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TV station taken off air after church raid |
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| Nov.2 |
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Blasts kill at least 63 285 others were wounded in a series of explosions across the capital. The blasts included 14 car bombs, two roadside bombs and mortar attacks
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Bush memoir confesses Iraq regret |
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| Nov.6 |
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Iraqi Christians urged to leave
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| Nov.8 |
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Iraqis: British troops abused us
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| Nov.10 |
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Iraq parliament 'breaks deadlock' |
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| Nov.11 |
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Maliki reappointed as Iraq's PM Newly re-elected Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has reappointed Shia leader Nouri Maliki as prime minister
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Iraq's power-sharing deal falters
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Kurdish leader welcomes Iraqi Christians |
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| Dec.4 |
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Baghdad bombs hit Iran pilgrims
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| Dec.5 |
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Gunmen kill elderly Christian couple
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| Dec.18 |
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Iraq edges closer to forming government
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| Dec.19 |
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Maliki to unveil Iraq government
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| Dec.21 |
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Iraqi parliament approves government| The parliament voted in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government, even though some vacancies remain | |
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| Dec.23 |
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Iraqi churches tone down Christmas
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| Dec.30 |
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Christians killed in Iraq attacks| Two people have died and 14 injured in a series of attacks on Christian homes in the Iraqi capital | |
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| 2010 |
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| Jan.1 |
No U.S. combat deaths in Iraq in Dec. December was the first month since the beginning of the war in which there were no U.S. combat deaths. There were 3 noncombat fatalities
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| Jan.17 |
Fourth death sentence for 'Chemical Ali' |
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| Jan.25 |
Saddam's cousin, 'Chemical Ali,' hanged Ali Hassan was hanged after having been convicted on 13 counts of killings and genocide in four separate trials
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| Feb.21 |
2 U.S. pilots killed in helicopter accident |
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| Mar.4 |
Prime Minister to ask U.S. troops to stay |
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| Mar.4 |
Brown set to give Iraq evidence |
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| Mar.5 |
Blackwater allegations prompt US review
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| Apr.5 |
Video shows deaths of 2 journalists in Iraq One of two Reuters photojournalists killed in a 2007 attack by a U.S. helicopter gunship was being rescued when the gunship's crew fired on the...
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| May.16 |
Hussein's nuclear plants dismantling |
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| May.24 |
Afghan U.S. troops more than in Iraq |
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| Jun.17 |
Turkish troops cross into Iraq, pull back |
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| Jul.3 |
Biden arrives in Iraq for July 4
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| Jul.10 |
Marine picked to fill Petraeus' old job |
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| Jul.15 |
U.S. hands over last Iraq detention facility |
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| Aug.1 |
Disagreement over Iraq death toll
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| Aug.2 |
Obama confirms pullout from Iraq
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| Aug.11 |
US 'on target' for Iraq departure |
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| Aug.17 |
48 killed outside army recruitment center A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vest in central Baghdad as men were queuing up outside an Iraqi army recruitment center
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| Aug.18 |
Last US combat brigade quits Iraq The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division began crossing by land into Kuwait in the early hours of Thursday morning
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| Aug.19 |
U.S. troop strength in Iraq put at 52,000 |
|
| Aug.31 |
U.S. combat mission in Iraq ends At 5 p.m. ET -- at a cost of more than 4,400 U.S. military personnel killed and 30,000 wounded -- thes combat mission officially drew to a close
| President Barack Obama announced the conclusion of the combat mission in a speech from the Oval Office.
He said Americans who served in Iraq 'completed every mission they were given'
|
| |
|
| Aug.31 |
Obama 'awed' by US Iraq sacrifice
|
| Sep.5 |
'US troops called' in Iraq attack
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| Oct.22 |
WikiLeaks releases 400,000 Iraq papers | Secret documents are expected to give a never-before-seen, uncensored view of the Iraq War, covering the period from 2004 through 2009. Records suggest US commanders ignored evi... | |
|
| Oct.26 |
Iraqi court sentences Tariq Aziz to death One of the best-known faces of the Iraqi government was sentenced for his role in eliminating religious parties during Saddam Hussein's regime
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| Nov.2 |
Bush memoir confesses Iraq regret |
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| Nov.8 |
Iraqis: British troops abused us
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| 2010 |
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| Feb.21 |
2 U.S. pilots killed in helicopter accident |
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| Jun.21 |
Minister resigns after electricity protests |
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|
| 2010 |
|
| Jan.10 |
Most families join Blackwater settlement |
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| Apr.26 |
First Iraqi flight to London in 20 years |
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| May.25 |
Iraqi Airways drops Europe flights |
|
| Oct.4 |
Estimates increase Iraqi oil reserves |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Jan.1 |
Iraq 'regrets' US Blackwater move'
|
| Jan.10 |
Most families join Blackwater settlement |
|
| Jan.14 |
Triple bombing kills at least 25 |
|
| Jan.17 |
Fourth death sentence for 'Chemical Ali' |
|
| Jan.25 |
Saddam's cousin, 'Chemical Ali,' hanged Ali Hassan was hanged after having been convicted on 13 counts of killings and genocide in four separate trials
|
| Feb.1 |
Female suicide bomber kills 41 |
|
| Feb.5 |
Car bombs kill 32 |
|
| Feb.13 |
Bombs target political party sites |
|
| Mar.3 |
Suicide bombers target city of Baquba Two car bombs exploded within minutes of each other near government buildings in the capital of Diyala province, 60km north of Baghdad
|
| Mar.4 |
Polling stations bombed as election begins
|
| Mar.6 |
At least 3 killed by blast near shrine |
|
| Mar.7 |
Election hit by insurgent attacks Violent attacks on election day didn't stop large numbers of Iraqis from casting their votes in key parliamentary elections
|
| Mar.26 |
At least 32 die in market blasts |
|
| Apr.2 |
Gunmen kill 25 in attack on village 25 people, linked to a militia that opposes al-Qaeda, had been killed in the attack in a Sunni village south of Baghdad
|
| Apr.2 |
23 suspected insurgents escape |
|
| Apr.4 |
Three deadly blasts rock Baghdad |
|
| Apr.6 |
Seven explosions kill dozens |
|
| Apr.23 |
At least 61 dead in Iraq bombings A wave of bombings targeting Shiites, a market in Baghdad and a neighborhood in Anbar province. No one has claimed responsibility
|
| Apr.25 |
Al Qaeda confirms death of 2 top leaders |
|
| May.10 |
85 killed, scores wounded in violence |
|
| May.21 |
Car bomb kills 22 in Iraq
|
| Jun.13 |
Blast, gunfire kill 15 near bank After the initial blast, clashes broke out between security forces and armed men trying to rob Iraq's central bank. 45 others wounded
|
| Jun.20 |
Twin suicide car bombing kill 26 |
|
| Jul.4 |
Mortars hit Green Zone during Biden visit |
|
| Jul.7 |
Deadly bombings hit Iraq pilgrims
|
| Jul.15 |
U.S. hands over last Iraq detention facility |
|
| Jul.18 |
Baghdad suicide attack kills 43 The attacker targeted members of the Awakening Council as they waited to receive paychecks
|
| Aug.3 |
Attacks, car bomb kill 25 in Iraq
|
| Aug.17 |
48 killed outside army recruitment center A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vest in central Baghdad as men were queuing up outside an Iraqi army recruitment center
|
| Aug.27 |
Iraq on high alert over bombing fears
|
| Sep.6 |
Violence in Iraq leaves 6 dead
|
| Oct.11 |
4 men killed after gunmen storm houses |
|
| Oct.26 |
Iraqi court sentences Tariq Aziz to death One of the best-known faces of the Iraqi government was sentenced for his role in eliminating religious parties during Saddam Hussein's regime
|
| Oct.26 |
Iraqi robbers take gold, cash, kill 7 |
|
| Oct.27 |
3 killed, several wounded in explosions |
|
| Oct.29 |
Suicide bomber kills 25 at coffee shop |
|
| Oct.31 |
37 dead in Iraqi rescue mission Iraqi security forces stormed a Catholic church where al Qaeda gunmen were holding worshippers hostage, ending an hours-long standoff
|
| Nov.1 |
58 dead as Iraqi forces end church siege| 75 others were wounded in the attack by gunmen. Most of the casualties were women, children. Security forces stormed the Sayidat al-Nejat. Two priests were among the dead, as well as... | |
|
| Nov.2 |
Blasts kill at least 63 285 others were wounded in a series of explosions across the capital. The blasts included 14 car bombs, two roadside bombs and mortar attacks
|
| Dec.4 |
Baghdad bombs hit Iran pilgrims
|
| Dec.5 |
Gunmen kill elderly Christian couple
|
| Dec.23 |
Iraqi churches tone down Christmas
|
| Dec.30 |
Christians killed in Iraq attacks| Two people have died and 14 injured in a series of attacks on Christian homes in the Iraqi capital | |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
| Jan.23 |
Biden pledges Blackwater appeal |
|
| Feb.20 |
Sunni party to boycott Iraqi elections |
|
| Mar.4 |
Polling stations bombed as election begins
|
| Mar.4 |
Prime Minister to ask U.S. troops to stay |
|
| Mar.4 |
Brown set to give Iraq evidence |
|
| Mar.5 |
Blackwater allegations prompt US review
|
| Mar.6 |
Polls open for Iraq national election
|
| Mar.7 |
Election hit by insurgent attacks Violent attacks on election day didn't stop large numbers of Iraqis from casting their votes in key parliamentary elections
|
| Mar.7 |
Obama hails Iraq election 'milestone' |
|
| Mar.11 |
Early Iraq poll results put PM in lead |
|
| Mar.13 |
PM's group leads in early election results
|
| Mar.14 |
Nouri Maliki leads in seven provinces |
|
| Mar.16 |
Allawi edges ahead of Maliki in vote count |
|
| Mar.21 |
Iraq vote recount calls rejected Election commission has rejected calls from the president and prime minister for a recount of votes cast in the general election on March 7
|
| Mar.26 |
Allawi's coalition wins most seats |
|
| Mar.26 |
PM Maliki vows to challenge vote
|
| Mar.27 |
Allawi open to talks over new government Ayad Allawi, the former prime minister and leader of the winning coalition in the election, said he's open to direct talks with all parties
|
| Mar.30 |
Allawi accuses Iran over election |
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| Apr.7 |
Al-Jaafari wins cleric Muqtada al-Sadr |
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| May.5 |
Iraq's two top Shiite blocs merge |
|
| May.16 |
Iraq PM suffers blow in vote recount |
|
| Jun.14 |
New parliament meets for the first time |
|
| Jun.21 |
Minister resigns after electricity protests |
|
| Jun.24 |
Report: U.S. hikers were in Iraqi territory
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| Jul.3 |
Biden arrives in Iraq for July 4
|
| Jul.4 |
Mortars hit Green Zone during Biden visit |
|
| Jul.31 |
Saddam-era official issues message
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| Aug.31 |
Blair in 'anguish' over Iraq |
|
| Sep.25 |
Iraqi bloc won't work with prime minister |
|
| Oct.17 |
Awakening Councils deny defections
|
| Oct.23 |
Wikileaks' timing angers Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki has criticised the timing of the release by Wikileaks of almost 400,000 secret US military documents about the conflict there
|
| Oct.23 |
Leaked war papers spur calls for probes |
|
| Oct.30 |
Saudi king try to break Iraq impasse |
|
| Nov.1 |
TV station taken off air after church raid |
|
| Nov.2 |
Bush memoir confesses Iraq regret |
|
| Nov.6 |
Iraqi Christians urged to leave
|
| Nov.8 |
Iraqis: British troops abused us
|
| Nov.10 |
Iraq parliament 'breaks deadlock' |
|
| Nov.11 |
Maliki reappointed as Iraq's PM Newly re-elected Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has reappointed Shia leader Nouri Maliki as prime minister
|
| Nov.11 |
Iraq's power-sharing deal falters
|
| Nov.11 |
Kurdish leader welcomes Iraqi Christians |
|
| Dec.18 |
Iraq edges closer to forming government
|
| Dec.19 |
Maliki to unveil Iraq government
|
| Dec.21 |
Iraqi parliament approves government| The parliament voted in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government, even though some vacancies remain | |
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| Dec.23 |
Iraqi churches tone down Christmas
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| Dec.30 |
Christians killed in Iraq attacks| Two people have died and 14 injured in a series of attacks on Christian homes in the Iraqi capital | |
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