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| Jan.2 |
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Copter shot down |
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| Jan.6 |
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2 French nationals killed |
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| Jan.7 |
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Mortar attack wounds 35 U.S. soldiers |
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| Jan.8 |
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Black Hawk crash kills 9
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US army raids in Tikrit |
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| Jan.22 |
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9 dead in attacks
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| Jan.24 |
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5 U.S. soldiers, 4 Iraqis killed in attacks
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| Feb.14 |
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Fallujah attack killed 20, mostly police
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| Mar.14 |
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Roadside bombs kill 6 U.S. soldiers
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| Mar.31 |
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Roadside bomb kills 5 U.S. soldiers |
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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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| Apr.2 |
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Military officials probe Fallujah attack |
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| Apr.5 |
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Marines lock down Fallujah |
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Marines, Iraqis join forces in Fallujah |
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| Apr.6 |
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Heavy fighting in sealed Falluja Fierce clashes are between US forces and insurgents after a major US operation began against the flashpoint town
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| Apr.7 |
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US hits Falluja mosque compound |
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Coalition battled Shiite, Sunni insurgents U.S. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said the coalition faced 'a test of will'. Fighting particularly heavy in Fallujah
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| Apr.8 |
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Strides in Fallujah and against al-Sadr |
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| Apr.9 |
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U.S. halts Fallujah offensive
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Iraqi allies warn US over Falluja |
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| Apr.10 |
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U.S. sends another battalion to Fallujah
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| Apr.11 |
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Truce bid calms Falluja fighting There have been sporadic exchanges of fire, as efforts continue to bring an end to a week of fighting
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US seeks end to Falluja bloodshed |
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Toll rises on both sides |
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| Apr.12 |
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U.S.: 23 troops die in 3 days
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| Apr.17 |
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Cease-fire talks continue in Fallujah |
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| Apr.19 |
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US to ease its Falluja blockade |
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Agreement in Fallujah talks
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| Apr.20 |
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US warns of new Falluja offensive |
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| Apr.22 |
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Falluja fighters get US warning |
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| Apr.25 |
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Coalition extends Fallujah deadline
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| Apr.26 |
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Blast kills 2 U.S. soldiers |
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| Apr.27 |
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U.S. warplanes pound Fallujah targets Intense fire lit the sky where Marines have engaged in a 2-week standoff with insurgents
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| Apr.28 |
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U.S. helicopters target Fallujah insurgents |
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Warplane fires on Fallujah
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| Apr.29 |
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US force 'to pull out of Falluja' |
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Former Iraqi generals offer Fallujah plan A group of former generals offered to build a force that would move into Fallujah, allowing Marines to pull back
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US forces begin Falluja pullout
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| May.10 |
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Coalition forces enter center of Fallujah |
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| Jun.16 |
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Zarqawi may be in Fallujah |
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| Jun.19 |
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Airstrike on al-Zarqawi safe house kills 18
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| Jun.21 |
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Killed U.S. troops on video |
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| Jun.24 |
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Multiple attacks kill 90 Map of Fallujah Iraq| Attackers detonated bombs and launched ambushes in Baghdad, Mosul, Ba'qubah, Ramadi and Fallujah | |
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| Jul.5 |
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PM backs strike on Falluja |
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| Jul.8 |
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6 killed in mortar attack in Samarra |
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| Jul.18 |
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U.S. launches Fallujah air strikes |
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| Aug.4 |
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Jordanian hostages freed |
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| Sep.5 |
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Report: Fugitive al-Duri captured |
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| Sep.6 |
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Falluja bomb kills 7 U.S. troops |
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| Sep.8 |
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Airstrike targets 'Zarqawi house' |
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| Sep.9 |
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Dozens dead in fighting |
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| Sep.13 |
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U.S. strikes 'terrorist site' |
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| Sep.16 |
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Bloodshed in US raids on Falluja |
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| Sep.25 |
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Fighting, insurgent attacks intense |
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| Sep.30 |
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U.S. launches Samarra offensive |
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US 'retakes' key Samarra targets |
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| Oct.1 |
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109 insurgents killed in Samarra Map of Samarra Iraq| 3,000 U.S. troops moved into Samarra. One American soldier was killed | |
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| Oct.2 |
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Samarra 'under US grip' |
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| Oct.8 |
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Falluja airstrike kills 14 |
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| Oct.11 |
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U.S. bombs al-Zarqawi meeting place |
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| Oct.12 |
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Iraqi forces raid Ramadi mosques |
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| Oct.13 |
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Falluja threatened over militants |
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| Oct.14 |
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U.S., Iraqis in Falluja assault US troops and Iraqi special forces launched a major operation to disrupt future attacks by insurgents
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| Oct.15 |
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Falluja people flee new attacks |
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| Oct.16 |
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US bombers strike at Falluja
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| Oct.17 |
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U.S. forces pound Falluja targets |
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| Oct.18 |
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U.S. bombs targets linked to al-Zarqawi
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| Oct.22 |
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Falluja raid 'nets Zarqawi aide' US forces in Iraq have seized a 'senior leader' in the militant group along with five others in a pre-dawn raid
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| Oct.23 |
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20 Iraqi security officers killed in bombings |
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| Oct.30 |
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Eight U.S. Marines killed
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| Oct.31 |
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U.S. forces launch new assaults in Falluja U.S. forces are striking targets from the air and clashing with militants on the southeastern edge of the city
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Many dead in Iraq rocket attack |
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Falluja action imminent, Allawi says |
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| Nov.2 |
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Baghdad car bomb kills six |
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| Nov.5 |
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US military 'seals off Falluja' All roads in and out of the Sunni Muslim city have been closed amid speculation an assault is imminent
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Warplanes continue to hit Falluja |
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| Nov.6 |
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Rebel attacks in Samarra kill 33 2 blasts went off outside the mayor's office. A US convoy trying to reach the scene was also hit
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| Nov.7 |
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US forces begin battering Falluja |
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Iraqi commandos seize Falluja hospital Iraqi troops backed by U.S. Marines have seized main hospital, the first step in a major push to retake the city
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| Nov.8 |
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PM orders Falluja offensive |
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Battle for Falluja under way Thousands of U.S. and Iraqi troops are beginning an all-out assault aimed at driving insurgents out of the city
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Soldiers advanced into Falluja 15,000 US and Iraqi troops are continuing a full-scale assault on the insurgent stronghold
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| Nov.9 |
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Falluja advance has sporadic resistance |
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U.S., Iraqis enter Falluja's center Map of Fallujah Iraq| 10 U.S. troops and 2 Iraqi soldiers had been killed, 22 others wounded | |
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Fresh fighting erupts in Falluja |
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| Nov.10 |
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Battle rages in centre of Falluja |
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Troops find hostage 'slaughterhouses' Iraqi troops retaking Falluja have found houses where people were held captive and beheaded
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'Three quarters' of Falluja taken |
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| Nov.11 |
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Falluja troops under heavy fire |
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| Nov.12 |
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U.S. troops push into south Falluja A team of U.S. soldiers is fighting small cells of insurgents in alleyways and bombed-out buildings
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Fighting intensifies in 4 cities |
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Fears grow for Falluja civilians |
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Forces gain ground in Falluja |
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| Nov.13 |
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'1,000 Falluja insurgents killed' As many as 1,000 insurgents have been killed in the 6-day battle, an operation that is 'almost finished'
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Aid enters embattled Falluja
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al-Zarqawi escaped Falluja
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Battle 'almost over' in Falluja
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| Nov.14 |
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U.S.: 'Enemy is broken' in Falluja| Marines spread through the deserted streets, kicking in doors during a dangerous house-to-house search | |
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Falluja rebels continue to resist
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| Nov.15 |
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War-wracked Fallujans seek aid |
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US investigates Falluja killing
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| Nov.18 |
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Fears grow for Falluja citizens
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Falluja assault 'breaks' rebels A senior US marine commander has said that the offensive has 'broken the back of the insurgency' across Iraq
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| Nov.19 |
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US may boost troop levels in Iraq
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| Nov.20 |
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Troops mop up Falluja insurgency |
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| Nov.22 |
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Suspected Bigley death site found
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| Nov.25 |
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'Chemical weapons lab' found
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| Nov.29 |
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Car bomb kills 6 near Ramadi
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| Dec.23 |
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Clashes disrupt return to Falluja
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| Dec.25 |
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2 Key Zarqawi leaders captured |
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| Dec.28 |
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Insurgents kill 23 Iraqi police, troops Near Tikrit, insurgents killed 12 police officers and destroyed the Um Kashifa police station
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