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Iraq |
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U.S. deaths in Iraq reach 3,000
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| Jan.2 |
 Baghdad |
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Iraq investigates Saddam footage 
| The government has launched an inquiry into unofficial mobile phone footage showing the execution of former leader | |
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| Jan.3 |
Baghdad |
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Guard detained over Hussein video A security guard present at the execution was being questioned in connection with a cell phone video showing the hanging
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Baghdad |
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PM longs to leave office
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UN |
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UN appeals to Iraq on executions
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Baghdad |
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More arrests expected from execution
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| Jan.4 |
 Washington |
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Bush revamps US military in Iraq President is to make a number of key changes in the military leadership as part of his fresh strategy
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Bush wishes execution 'more dignified' |
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| Jan.5 |
Washington |
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Democrats step up Iraq pressure
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| Jan.6 |
Baghdad |
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Iraq PM warns over Saddam hanging Nouri Maliki has said his government could review relations with any country which criticised the execution
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Baghdad |
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Battle 'marks new Iraq campaign'
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UN |
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UN urges stay of Iraq executions
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| Jan.7 |
Baghdad |
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Iraqis to lead assault to take back city |
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Baghdad |
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Saddam aides 'to die this week' |
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Baghdad |
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Hussein trial to resume with 'vacant' chair
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U.S. Congress |
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Democrats warn Bush on Iraq plans
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| Jan.8 |
Washington |
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Sources: Bush's plan calls for more troops
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Baghdad |
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Iraq court drops Saddam's charges |
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UN |
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UN makes $60m Iraq refugee appeal
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Baghdad |
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Video showing Hussein wounds emerges |
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| Jan.9 |
Sunni Triangle |
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Plane crash kills 30 Turkish workers Antonov-26 departed from Adana, Turkey, and went down in heavy fog about 1.6 miles northwest of Balad
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Baghdad |
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PM refused US request to delay execution
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Baghdad |
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U.S., Iraqi forces fight insurgents
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| Jan.10 |
Washington |
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Bush boosts troop numbers in Iraq President will send more than 20,000 extra troops, as part of a new strategy for the future of US involvement
| In an address on US TV, Bush said the deployment would help break the cycle of violence. The majority of the new troops will be sent to Baghdad
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| Jan.11 |
Washington |
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Bush team begins selling Iraq plan Defense Secretary Gates doesn't know how long an increase in troop levels in Iraq will last
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U.S. Congress |
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Rice: Iraq PM is 'on borrowed time'
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Senators attack Bush Iraq plan |
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| Jan.12 |
United Arab Emirates |
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Hussein's niece pleads for father's life |
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Washington |
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Rice denies US 'escalating Iraq'
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| Jan.13 |
Washington |
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Bush challenges Iraq plan critics
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Kurdistan |
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Kurds train to deploy in Baghdad |
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| Jan.14 |
Washington |
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US warns Iran on Iraq 'meddling'
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Baghdad |
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Saddam half-brother executed | Barzan Ibrahim decapitated during hanging. The former head of Revolutionary Court Hamed al-Bandar also hanged. Hanging of Saddam's aides was filmed. They had been convicted over the killing of 148 Shia after a 1982 attempt on Saddam's life ... | |
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| Jan.15 |
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Criticism of Iraq hangings grows United Nations and European leaders have condemned the executions in Baghdad of two of former Hussein's top aides
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Baghdad |
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Sunnis angry over execution
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| Jan.16 |
Baghdad |
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Bombs kill 70 at university A suicide bomber and a car bomb killed at least 65 and wounded 138 more at entrances to a Mustansiriya University
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Washington |
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Bush defends boost to Iraq troops |
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| Jan.17 |
Baghdad |
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Bombers kill 28 in Baghdad, Kirkuk 10 people were killed in the Kirkuk police station. A roadside bomb in central Baghdad killed a police officer on patrol
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Baghdad |
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Sudan: U.S. troops raided its embassy |
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| Jan.18 |
Iran |
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Iran condemns US 'kidnap' in Iraq
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Baghdad |
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Car bombings kill 24 |
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Baghdad |
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Iraqi PM: 400 Shiite fighters detained |
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| Jan.19 |
Baghdad |
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Forces arrest aide to cleric al-Sadr
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| Jan.20 |
Iraq |
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13 killed in U.S. copter crash 
Cause of the crash northeast of Baghdad not yet known. 5 U.S. troops killed in militia attack in Karbala
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| Jan.21 |
Baghdad |
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Troops in as bombs strike
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Baghdad |
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al-Sadr's political bloc ends boycott |
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Iraq |
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25 U.S. troops killed in 1 day in Iraq| Attacks and the crash of a Black Hawk helicopter is making one of the deadliest days for the U.S. military in the war | |
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| Jan.22 |
Baghdad |
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Market bombs kill 100 in 2 Iraqi cities Map of Baquba Iraq| Bombs in marketplaces killed dozens of people in Baghdad and in Khalis, near the northeastern city of Baquba. At least 88 people were killed in central Baghdad in a pair of nearly simultaneous car bombings in the midday bombings ... | |
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| Jan.23 |
Baghdad |
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'Chemical Ali' trial hears taped threats
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| Jan.24 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate panel rejects Iraq plan
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Washington |
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Cheney: Talk of blunders is 'hogwash'
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| Jan.25 |
Baghdad |
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At least 38 killed as PM pleads for unity
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| Jan.27 |
Baghdad |
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Suicide bombers strike At least 15 people have been killed and 55 injured in twin car bomb attacks near a market in the mainly Shia district
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Washington |
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Mass protest against Iraq war
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| Jan.28 |
Baghdad |
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Mortar attack kills 7 children at schools 2 mortars slammed into in the courtyard of the al-Khulood school in a Sunni neighborhood in western Baghdad
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Southern Iraq |
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US, Iraqi troops have killed 250 militants Map of Najaf Iraq The battle raged all day as army units fought the unidentified group in orchards on the outskirts of Najaf
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| Jan.29 |
Southern Iraq |
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Najaf battle foiled attack on Shiite clerics
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Iraq |
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General: Anbar insurgents mostly Iraqis U.S. commander in the region: Most insurgents who are battling U.S.-led forces in the province are locals loyal to al Qaeda
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| Jan.30 |
Iraq |
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Attacks on Shiite pilgrims kill 38 Map of Diyala Iraq 2 major attacks occurred in Diyala, a religiously mixed province northeast of the capital, at the climax of the Ashura festival
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U.S. Congress |
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US chief seeks new tack on Iraq Bush's nominee to be the new commander of military forces in the Middle East has called for a 'new and different' approach
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| Jan.31 |
Iraq |
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Probe eyes Iran ties in Karbala attack The Pentagon is investigating whether an attack on a compound was carried out by Iranians or Iranian-trained operatives
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Baghdad |
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PM: U.S., Iran to take fight elsewhere Prime Minister al-Maliki is telling the United States and Iran to keep their fight out of Iraq
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Washington |
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US warns Iran on Iraq insurgents The US are telling Tehran to stop helping militants make lethal bombs to attack US troops
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