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| Jan.5 |
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60 slain in Iraq bombings  Map of Nasiriya Iraq| The deadliest attack was a suicide bombing targeting Shiite pilgrims west of city of Nasiriya. It killed at least 36. blasts in Baghdad left 24 dead | |
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| Jan.6 |
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Blasts strike Iraq's Army Day parade
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| Jan.14 |
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 Suicide bomber kills more than 50 in Iraq A bomber disguised as a policeman targeted Shiite pilgrims outside the city of Basra, killing at least 53 people and wounding 137
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| Jan.15 |
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Gunmen storm Iraq police building
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| Jan.24 |
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Haditha marine 'should serve no time' Sgt Frank Wuterich who admitted charges linked to the killing of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2005 should face no time in detention
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| Jan.27 |
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Car bomb targets funeral in Baghdad
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| Jan.31 |
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Iraqi VP predicts return to sectarian violence
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| Feb.8 |
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US to cut Baghdad embassy staff
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| Feb.12 |
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Turkish fighter jets target militants in Iraq
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| Feb.19 |
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15 killed in suicide blast targeting police academy A car bomber detonated at the main entrance of the police academy in eastern Baghdad, killing at least 15 people as recruits were leaving
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| Feb.22 |
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Baghdad bombings and shootings kill 25 Map of Shia Karrada Baghdad Iraq Officials said the attacks appeared to be targeting police officers. The deadliest explosion hit the predominantly Shia Karrada district
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| Feb.26 |
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Last missing U.S. soldier in Iraq ID'd The U.S. Army has identified the remains of Staff Sgt. Ahmed K. Altaie of Ann Arbor, the last missing U.S. service member unaccounted for in...
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| Mar.4 |
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Iraq checkpoint attacks 'kill 21' Map of Haditha Iraq Gunmen killed at least 21 policemen attacks on checkpoints in the western Iraqi city of Haditha. Dozens of attackers struck across the city
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| Mar.11 |
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Iraq militias kill 'emo' youths Dozens of Iraqi teenagers have been killed in recent months by militias who consider them to be devil worshippers, human rights activists cl...
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| May.23 |
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  Iran nuclear talks enter second day Talks in Baghdad concerning Iran's controversial nuclear programme will go into an unscheduled second day after diplomats failed to reach agreement
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| Jun.13 |
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'Despicable' bombings kill dozens in Iraq  | Shiite pilgrims trekking and driving to a religious shrine in Baghdad accounted for most of the 84 people slain in the series of roadside and car bombs | |
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| Jul.11 |
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 Top Syria diplomat abandons Assad | Nawaf Faresm Syria's ambassador to Iraq, is the first senior Syrian diplomat to abandon the government of President Bashar al-Assad | |
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| Jul.23 |
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Attacks across Iraq kill dozens Map of Taji Iraq The death toll from several attacks across Iraq rose Monday to 76. The deadliest attacks happened in the town of Taji
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| Jul.24 |
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Iraq suffers deadliest day of 2012 as 103 are killed| There were at least 35 attacks in 7 provinces Monday, authorities said, ranging from shootings and assassinations to car bombs and roadside explosives | |
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| Aug.29 |
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Iraq: 21 people executed in one day, including 3 women They were convicted of terrorism and spent months on death row
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| Sep.1 |
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 Car bomb outside Baghdad coffee shop kills 2, wounds 11 The blast happened around 9 p.m. in the al-Shurta al-Rabaa neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite section of southwestern Baghdad
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| Sep.9 |
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Fugitive Iraq VP sentenced to death| Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, who fled the country months ago, was sentenced to death. Al-Hashimi is now living in Istanbul | |
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| Sep.12 |
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Gays live in fear in post-Saddam Iraq Iraqi law enforcement agencies are involved in the systematic and deadly persecution of gay men and women there
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| Sep.28 |
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Scores freed in Iraq jail raid Armed militants have attacked a prison in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, killing at least 12 guards and freeing about 90 inmates
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| Sep.30 |
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Iraq suffers deadliest day in nearly a month At least 19 people were killed Sunday in a wave of bombings in Iraq. Shiite Muslim community seemed to be the main target of the attacks
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| Oct.27 |
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Dozens killed in Iraq Eid attacks At least 30 people have been killed in a series of attacks around Iraq, with dozens more injured
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| Nov.10 |
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 Iraq cancels Russian arms deal Iraq has cancelled a $4.2bn deal to buy arms from Russia because of concerns about 'corruption', an Iraqi government advisor has said
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| Dec.18 |
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 Iraq's president rushed to hospital Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was in stable condition late Tuesday after he was rushed to a Baghdad hospital
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| Dec.31 |
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Clashes erupt at Iraqi protest At least five people were injured when bodyguards for a top Iraqi official opened fire on stone-throwing Sunni demonstrators
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