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| Dec.1 |
Iraq |
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UN gears up for return of displaced Iraqis
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| Dec.2 |
Baghdad |
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Chemical Ali sentenced, again, to death
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| Dec.4 |
Mosul |
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Car bomb kills 2 U.S. soldiers
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| Dec.5 |
 Washington |
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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 | |
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| Dec.6 |
Baghdad |
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Bomb kills leader opposing al Qaeda
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| Dec.11 |
 Northern Iraq |
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 Restaurant bomber kills 55  Map of Kirkuk Iraq A suicide bomber killed at least 55 people at a restaurant where Arab and Kurdish politicians were working on ways to ease tensions
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| Dec.13 |
Iraq |
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 Gates: 'Endgame' for US mission in Iraq US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has told US troops that the US military presence would undergo a 'significant change of mission' next June
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Baghdad |
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Blackwater prosecutors meet with Iraqis
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| Dec.14 |
Baghdad |
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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 |
Sadr City |
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Iraq rally for Bush shoe attacker| Thousands of Iraqis have demanded the release of a local TV reporter who threw his shoes at US President at a news conference | |
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Baghdad |
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 Shoe thrower wanted to humiliate Bush The brother of journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi famous for hurling his shoes at President Bush said his sibling's actions were 'spontaneous'
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Mosul |
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Attacks in Iraq kill 20 people
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| Dec.16 |
Washington |
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Bush brushes off shoe attack The president has 'no hard feelings' about the Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi who flung shoes at him
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| Dec.17 |
Baghdad |
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 UK troops to leave Iraq 'by July' | Gordon Brown and Iraqi prime minister say UK forces will have 'completed their tasks' and leave the country by the end of July next year | |
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Baghdad |
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Shoe-throwing journalist faces court trial The case against Muntadhar al-Zaidi who threw his shoes at Bush has been referred to trial after the detained reporter met with a judge
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi lawmakers argue over shoe-thrower In a chaotic session, the lawmakers argued over the fate of the man who threw a shoe at President Bush
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| Dec.19 |
 Iran |
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Iraqi shoe thrower wins hearts in Iran Muntadhar al-Zaidi has won some hearts in neighboring Iran, where one cleric dubbed the act 'the shoe intifada'
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| Dec.20 |
Baghdad |
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Officers in Iraqi plot released from jail 23 Iraqi military and security officers accused of conspiring with Saddam supporters to overthrow the government have been released
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Baghdad |
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First try at law to keep foreign troops fails After heated arguments, the parliament turned down the first draft of a bill that would have allowed foreign troops to remain in Iraq
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| Dec.21 |
London |
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UK seeking ways to keep troops in Iraq British government lawyers are studying 'all possible options' to extend the presence of British troops in Iraq beyond New Year's Day
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Baghdad |
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Baghdad celebrates first public Christmas The celebration sponsored by the Iraqi Interior Ministry and takes place in a public park in, ringed with security checkpoints
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| Dec.22 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq shoe-thrower set for trial Muntadar al-Zaidi, an Iraqi journalist who flung shoes at US President, will go on trial on 31 December
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| Dec.23 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqi MPs back foreign troop deal| MPs have authorised the government to sign agreements allowing non-US troops to stay on in the country after 2008. Speaker Mashhadani resigned at the demand of Shi... | |
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Basra |
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Soldiers seize apparently stolen relics Iraqi soldiers have seized 228 stolen antiquities and arrested 7 members of a gang suspected of trafficking in such items
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| Dec.26 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Militants in police battle 6 Iraqi policemen and 7 detained militants have been killed as the prisoners attempted to escape from a police station
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| Dec.27 |
Baghdad |
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 At least 22 killed by car bomb Women and children were reportedly among the dead in the blast in a Shia district. At least 54 others were injured
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| Dec.28 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq allows British, other troops to stay The Presidency Council approved a resolution that will allow non-U.S. foreign troops to remain in Iraq after a U.N. mandate expires at year's...
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| Dec.30 |
Iraq |
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U.S. deaths in Iraq down 66% from 2007 American military deaths in Iraq have dropped dramatically this year, as the lasting effects of the U.S.-led surge offensive
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| Dec.31 |
Baghdad |
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Army probes killing of al Qaeda suspect The U.S. Army is investigating allegations that Special Forces troops killed al-Jaburi in cold blood and cut off his finger
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