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| Jan.2 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Copter shot down
| Jan.4 |
Basra |
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Blair visits Iraq, praises troops British Prime Minister has made an unannounced day-long visit to troops in Basra
| Jan.6 |
Sunni Triangle |
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2 French nationals killed
| Jan.7 |
Iraq |
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Bremer: Iraq detainees to be freed
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Sunni Triangle |
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Mortar attack wounds 35 U.S. soldiers
| Jan.8 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Black Hawk crash kills 9 A U.S. helicopter made an emergency landing just south of Fallujah, killing all soldiers on board
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Iraq |
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Prisoners freed from jail
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Iraq |
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US probes 'hit' on military plane
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Sunni Triangle |
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US army raids in Tikrit
| Jan.9 |
Iraq |
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Mosque blast kills at least 4
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England |
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British official: Saddam not talking
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Washington |
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Pentagon: Saddam is POW
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Washington |
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Bush opens door for Iraq contracts
| Jan.10 |
Southern Iraq |
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6 killed in jobs protest Coalition troops fired at a demonstration over jobs in Amarah
| Jan.11 |
Washington |
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Bush 'plotted Iraq war from start' A top official sacked from the Government has accused President of planning for an invasion within days of coming to office
| Jan.12 |
Iraq |
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U.S. soldier killed, 2 wounded in Baghdad
| Jan.13 |
Iraq |
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Bremer: Iraq elections can't be rushed The direct elections would be held next year -- after the handover of power to an Iraqi government
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Southern Iraq |
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Protesters seek jobs, end to occupation Jobless protested. U.S. helicopter shot down; crew rescued
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Iraq |
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Blast rocks police station
| Jan.15 |
Basra |
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Iraqis protest against poll plans Tens of thousands of Shia Muslims have protested in the city of Basra against US plans for the handover of power
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Iraq |
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Election plan for Iraq attacked A top Shia cleric has written to the US president and UK prime minister questioning their sincerity over the transfer of power
| Jan.16 |
Washington |
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Bremer, Bush meet on Iraq President and his national security advisers plan to hold meetings with Paul Bremer to discuss Iraq political transition
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Washington |
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US downplays rift with Iraq Shia Paul Bremer, has played down differences with the majority Shia population over the transfer of power
| Jan.17 |
Iraq |
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Blast kills 5. U.S. death toll tops 500 Blast in a roadside bombing north of Baghdad kills 3 American soldiers, 2 Iraqis
| Jan.18 |
Baghdad |
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Car bomb leaves 20 dead The huge blast occurred at the gates of a palace that houses the Coalition Provisional Authority | |
| Jan.19 |
Iraq |
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Sunni and Shia demand free elections A massive, peaceful demonstration in Baghdad is in favor of a prominent cleric's demand for direct elections
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UN |
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UN considers Iraq election role
| Jan.20 |
Iraq |
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Shiites demand Saddam's execution Thousands of marched through Baghdad, clamoring for Saddam Hussein's execution
| Jan.22 |
Sunni Triangle |
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9 dead in attacks Insurgents in 'Sunni Triangle' launched 3 deadly attacks over a 24-hour period, killing 2 U.S. soldiers
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Iraq |
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Authority, Shiites look for compromise Coalition Provisional Authority sticks to caucus plan, but willing to consider refinements
| Jan.23 |
Iraq |
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U.S. sees al Qaeda's stamp in attacks
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Iraq |
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Cleric halts poll protests
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Washington |
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US chief Iraq arms expert quits David Kay did not believe Iraq possessed large stockpiles of chemical or biological weapons | |
| Jan.24 |
Sunni Triangle |
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5 U.S. soldiers, 4 Iraqis killed in attacks Map of Fallujah Iraq A car bomb killed 3 U.S. soldiers and wounded 6 others in Khaldiyah. West of Fallujah, a roadside bomb exploded
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USA |
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Powell casts doubt on Iraq WMDs US Secretary of State has conceded that Iraq may not have possessed any stocks of WMDs before the war
| Jan.25 |
Washington |
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Kay: No evidence Iraq stockpiled WMDs Former chief U.S. inspector said U.S. intelligence services owe President Bush an explanation | |
| Jan.26 |
USA |
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Bush praises al Qaeda capture in Iraq
| Jan.27 |
Iraq |
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Insurgents killed 6 US soldiers 6 American troops killed by 2 roadside bombs. 2 CNN employees and 2 Iraqi civilians also have been killed | |
| Jan.28 |
Iraq |
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Car bomb detonates outside hotel
| Jan.30 |
UN |
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U.N. election team heading to Iraq The United Nations expect to send election advisers despite a warning by U.S. military of a rise in violence
| Jan.31 |
Mosul |
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2 bombings kill 12, including 3 U.S. soldiers A car bomb exploded on payday at a police station in Mosul. A roadside bomb attacks a U.S. Army convoy | |
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