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| Dec.1 |
 Baghdad |
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  Biden honors U.S., Iraqi troops U.S. Vice President Joe Biden paid tribute to the sacrifices of U.S. and Iraqi troops at a ceremony for service members from both nations
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| Dec.3 |
Baghdad |
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 Prime minister intended target of bomber A car bomber who penetrated Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone this week was targeting the Iraqi prime minister, authorities said
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| Dec.5 |
Baghdad |
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Tariq Aziz to be executed Iraq's top diplomat under Saddam Hussein will be executed next year after U.S. forces have pulled out of the country
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| Dec.12 |
Washington |
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Iraq PM in Washington as pullout looms Iraq's prime minister Nouri Maliki is in Washington for talks on a new relationship with the US as American troops prepare to complete their withdrawal
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
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Iraq PM calls for US investment Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, has called on US business leaders to invest in his country to help it recover from years of war
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| Dec.14 |
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 Obama speech marks end of Iraq war   Map of Fort Bragg North Carolina US President Barack Obama is marking the end of the Iraq war with a speech at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, telling troops, 'welcome home!'
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| Dec.15 |
Baghdad |
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US flag ceremony ends war in Iraq | The flag of U.S. forces in Iraq has been lowered in Baghdad, bringing nearly nine years of US military operations in Iraq to a formal end. The Defence Secretary, Leon Panetta, told troops the... | |
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| Dec.16 |
Iraq |
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 Suspect in soldier killings given to Iraqis Ali Mussa Daqduq, Lebanese militant accused of involvement in the deaths of five U.S. soldiers in Iraq, was handed over to Iraqi authorities
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| Dec.17 |
Iraq |
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 Last US troops withdraw from Iraq The last convoy of US troops to leave Iraq has entered Kuwait, nearly nine years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein
| The column of about 100 armoured vehicles carrying 500 soldiers crossed the Iraqi desert. At the peak of the operation there were 170,000 US troops
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| Dec.19 |
Baghdad |
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Arrest warrant issued for vice president| An Iraqi investigative committee issued an arrest warrant for Tariq al-Hashimi, who is accused of orchestrating bombing attacks | |
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| Dec.20 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq vice-president denies charge Sunni Vice-President, Tariq al-Hashemi, has denied any wrongdoing, a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest on terrorism-related char...
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U.S. general brings Baghdad flag home Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III who oversaw the withdrawal of American returned home with the flag that flew over Baghdad at the end of the wa...
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Biden urges Iraq to resolve disputes US Vice-President Joe Biden has urged Iraqi leaders to work together to avert renewed sectarian strife
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| Dec.21 |
Baghdad |
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Kurds told to hand over Iraq VP Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has urged the Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq to hand over fugitive Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi
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Multiple Iraq blasts kill at least 63 people | A wave of apparently co-ordinated bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, kills at least 63 people and injures around 185. 14 blasts hit various locations. The bom... | |
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| Dec.22 |
Iraq |
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Hashemi blames PM Maliki for blasts Iraq's Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi has said Prime Minister Nouri Maliki is to blame for a sudden surge of violence in the country
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| Dec.27 |
Iraq |
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 Al Qaeda: We caused Iraq carnage Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for a string of attacks that killed almost 70 people and wounded more than 200
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| Dec.29 |
 Turkey |
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Turkey raid kills 35 on Iraq border Map of Sirnak Turkey| A Turkish military airstrike across the border with Iraq killed 35 people who are now thought to have been smuggling cigarettes | |
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