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 Baghdad |
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182 killed in attacks in Baghdad, Karbala| Suspected insurgents made well-organized, simultaneous attacks on the holiest Shiite Muslim day of the year | |
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Iraq to mourn Shia massacre dead
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| Mar.3 |
Iraq |
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U.S. to tighten Iraq border security
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| Mar.5 |
Iraq |
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 New delay for constitution 5 Shia members of the Governing council failed to turn up for a final read-through of the draft
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| Mar.6 |
Iraq |
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Shiite leaders meeting in Najaf Shiite members of the Governing Council are trying to resolve al-Sistani's concerns about veto power in the constitution
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| Mar.7 |
Baghdad |
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Explosions rock centre of Baghdad A series of loud explosions has been heard to target the heavily-fortified headquarters of the US-led coalition
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| Mar.8 |
Iraq |
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Interim constitution signed| Governing Council members signed a constitution, laying the groundwork for future elections and a permanent constitution | |
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| Mar.9 |
Iraq |
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 Abu Abbas, Achille Lauro hijacker, dead| A head of a Palestinian splinter group, who masterminded the 1985 hijacking, has died in U.S. custody | |
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| Mar.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
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 Roadside bombs kill 6 U.S. soldiers 3 soldiers died when their patrol struck a roadside bomb in Baghdad. An IED in central Tikrit killed 2 U.S. soldiers
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| Mar.15 |
 Spain |
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PM-elect: Troops out of Iraq Promising a fight against terrorism at home, Zapatero says he plans to pull 1,300 troops out of Iraq in June
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Survey finds hope in occupied Iraq An opinion poll suggests that Iraqis are happier than they were before the invasion
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| Mar.17 |
Baghdad |
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Blast shatters hotel, killing 7 The suicide attack virtually destroyed the Mount Lebanon Hotel and damaged nearby houses
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| Mar.18 |
Basra |
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 Car bomb shakes Basra At least 3 Iraqi civilians killed as a British military convoy was passing
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 Estimates of Saddam oil profits raised The regime made billions of dollars from the United Nations' Oil for Food program and smuggling
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| Mar.19 |
Washington |
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 Bush marks 1-year anniversary of war President is praising the coalition's progress
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Protests, praise after year of war Protests in Baghdad marked the first anniversary of the beginning of the war, as Powell visited Baghdad
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| Mar.21 |
Iraq |
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Deadly attack on Green Zone A rocket attack in Baghdad has killed 2 Iraqi civilians and wounded at least 5 others
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| Mar.22 |
Iraq |
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 Cleric warns U.N. on constitution Sistani urged the United Nations not to recognize the interim constitution as a framework for a permanent government
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| Mar.27 |
Northern Iraq |
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Police officer killed in his home  An Iraqi police officer was shot and killed in front of his family in Kirkuk and 2 people were killed in Mosu
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| Mar.28 |
Iraq |
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Protests as U.S. closes Iraqi paper| Several thousand Iraqis protested the closure of Al Hawsa for 60 days, chanting anti-U.S. slogans | |
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Minister escapes shooting Iinterim Public Works Minister Nisreen Mustafa al-Burwari has escaped an assassination attempt in Mosul
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| Mar.29 |
Mosul |
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Mosul violence leaves 8 dead U.S. soldiers shot and killed 4 Iraqi insurgents
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| Mar.31 |
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Roadside bomb kills 5 U.S. soldiers Map of Fallujah Iraq In a 2nd strike in nearby Fallujah, at least 4 civilian contractors died in a grenade attack on 2 cars
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 Iraqis hang U.S. bodies off bridge Map of Fallujah Iraq| U.S. officials said they expect more attacks like the one that killed 4 U.S. civilian contractors in Fallujah | |
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 'Horrific' Iraq deaths shock US The White House has condemned the killing and dismembering of 4 American civilian security contractors
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