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| Feb.1 |
UN |
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Blix, ElBaradei to return to Baghdad
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Iraq |
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Iraq threatens with 'suicide attackers' |
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Kuwait |
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Kuwait steps up security |
| Feb.2 |
UN |
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Inspectors accept Iraq invitation |
| Feb.3 |
Iraq |
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'Leftover' warheads found
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Washington |
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Powell will offer no 'smoking gun' on Iraq
| Feb.5 |
Australia |
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Howard censured over Iraq
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UN Security Council |
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Powell made evidence presentation Britain and France were at opposite ends of Security Council reaction after presentation of Iraq's noncooperation | |
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Germany |
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Court seeks life for 9/11 suspect |
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UN |
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Nations take sides after Powell's speech
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West Bank |
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6 killed in violence |
| Feb.6 |
Iraq |
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Iraq allows private scientist interview
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Washington |
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Bush to Iraq: 'The game is over'
| Feb.7 |
Iraq |
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UN interviews more Iraqi scientists
| Feb.8 |
Baghdad |
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Inspectors in Baghdad talks
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Baghdad |
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Blix hails 'useful' Baghdad talks The UN chief weapons inspector has said that a first day of talks has been 'very substantial'
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West Bank |
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Road map to peace postponed |
| Feb.9 |
Iraq |
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Iraq releases documents
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Gaza |
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Palestinian car rams army post |
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Mecca |
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Mecca pilgrimage heads for Mina |
| Feb.10 |
Saudi Arabia |
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2m pilgrims at Mt. Arafat for Hajj |
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West Bank |
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Israel shuts West Bank, Gaza The restriction will remain in place 4 days and was intended to prevent terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens
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Iraq |
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Iraq accepts spy plane flights
| Feb.11 |
NATO |
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Nato tries to heal split over Iraq
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Saudi Arabia |
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14 Hajj pilgrims trampled to death |
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Qatar |
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bin Laden tape a call to arms A voice purported to be that of bin Laden timeline">Osama bin Laden offered battle strategies aimed at causing American casualties | |
| Feb.12 |
Iraq |
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Iraq moves Scud launchers |
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Iraq |
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UN report: Iraq's missiles fly too far International experts have determined that missiles can fly farther than allowed under U.N. resolutions
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Saudi Arabia |
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21 Hajj pilgrims trampled
| Feb.13 |
Manila |
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Manila expels Iraq envoy over terror link
| Feb.14 |
UN |
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Inspectors: No banned arms found Blix and ElBaradei did not rule out the possibility that weapons of mass destruction may exist in Iraq | |
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West Bank |
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Arafat says he will name prime minister
| Feb.15 |
Gaza |
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Bomb kills 4 Israeli soldiers A roadside bomb blew up a tank near a Jewish settlement. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack
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Iraq |
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Tens of thousands protest war Thousands of people flooded the streets of Baghdad, joining worldwide protesting a possible U.S.-led war
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Italy |
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Aziz: Destroying missiles is 'unacceptable'
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England |
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Blair: Deposing Saddam 'humane'
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Sydney |
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Rally against war on Iraq Hundred of thousands are attending a huge protest against a possible US-led war
| Feb.16 |
Gaza |
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6 Palestinians reported killed An explosion rocked the neighborhood of al-Zeitun. All dead belonged to Izzedine al-Qassam
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Iraq |
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World antiwar rallies delight Iraq
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Bahrain |
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5 arrested in terror plot
| Feb.17 |
Gaza |
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Troops kill top Hamas militant
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Belgium |
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EU moves to heal Iraq divisions Leaders have ended an emergency summit, saying force should only be used as a 'last resort'
| Feb.18 |
UN |
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Iraq vows to cooperate on missiles Ambassador Mohammed Aldouri: Destruction 'depends on concrete results'
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Gaza |
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Israeli tanks, helicopters end incursion
| Feb.19 |
Gaza |
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11 killed in Israeli operation in Gaza City
Troops entered Gaza City, in what military sources called a targeted mission against the 'terror infrastructure'
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Iraq |
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U.N.: Interviews still being taped
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UN |
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Blix to ask Iraq to destroy missiles
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Washington |
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Rumsfeld: War 'not inevitable'
| Feb.21 |
Dubai |
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Henin-Hardenne, Seles advance to final |
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UN |
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UN tells Iraq to destroy missiles Chief inspector Hans Blix has ordered that Iraq destroys dozens of banned missiles
| Feb.22 |
Iraq |
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ElBaradei: More Iraqi cooperation needed The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said that 'The world is getting impatient'
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Yemen |
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Military helicopter crash kills 8
| Feb.23 |
Gaza |
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Violence claims 8 7 Palestinians, most of them armed, and Israeli soldier have been killed in a day of intense fighting
| Feb.24 |
UN |
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Battle ahead on Iraq resolution The German and French governments have put themselves on a collision course with U.S. over a second resolution
| Feb.25 |
Baghdad |
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Saddam: I will die in Iraq Speaking an interview with Dan Rather, the Iraqi president said he will not go into exile to avoid a war | |
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Washington |
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Rumsfeld: Iraq military may still be potent
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Iraq |
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Iraq pleases Blix but U.S. unmoved Iraq still reluctant to comply with a UN demand to destroy its stockpile of Al Samoud 2 missiles
| Feb.26 |
Washington |
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Bush: Democratic Iraq could be 'example' Creating a 'free and peaceful' country will be a difficult task requiring a 'sustained commitment'
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Egypt |
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Sharon, Mubarak to renew talks
| Feb.27 |
UN Security Council |
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Sec. Council holds closed Iraq meeting U.S. tried to line up support for a proposed resolution declaring Iraq has missed its last chance to disarm
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Baghdad |
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Iraq says it will destroy missiles Iraq has informed the United Nations that it will comply with an instruction from chief inspector Hans Blix | |
| Feb.28 |
Iraq |
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Blix welcomes Iraq's missile pledge Chief United Nations weapons inspector has said Baghdad's promise to destroy al-Samoud II is 'very significant'