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| Jan.3 |
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Baghdad governor assassinated At least 6 people have been killed and 40 others injured in a bomb explosion at a police post
| Jan.10 |
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Baghdad's deputy police chief slain |
| Jan.14 |
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Prisoners from Iraq's Abu Ghraib escape |
| Jan.19 |
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Car bombings kill at least 25
| Jan.21 |
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Car bomb kills 14 near mosque |
| Jan.23 |
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Large blast rocks Baghdad |
| Jan.30 |
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Election declared 'success' The electoral commission claimed a high turnout and Bush congratulated the Iraqi people on a historical achievement
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| Feb.1 |
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President: Thousands turned away |
| Feb.4 |
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Italian journalist abducted |
| Feb.5 |
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Shiites lead in poll results
| Feb.6 |
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4 Egyptians taken hostage |
| Feb.8 |
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More than 20 killed in blast
| Feb.17 |
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Shiites win majority in assembly
| Feb.22 |
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Shia alliance names PM candidate The United Iraqi Alliance has named Islamic Daawa party leader Ibrahim Jaafari as its candidate for the position
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| Apr.7 |
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Shia leader Jaafari named prime minister Outgoing Prime Minister Allawi has resigned. Ibrahim Jaafari has up to a month to name his team
| Apr.23 |
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11 killed in uptick in violence |
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U.S. arrests 6 suspects in helicopter crash |
| Apr.24 |
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Blasts kill 15 near mosque
| Apr.28 |
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Car bombs leave 24 dead The apparently co-ordinated 4 suicide bombs targeting Iraqi security forces in the Sunni district of Adhamiya
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| May.2 |
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Bombs kill 12, wound 44
| May.3 |
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Parliament swears in partial government 7 posts in Prime Minister Jaafari's cabinet, including the defence and oil, remain unfilled amid partisan haggling | |
| May.4 |
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Many killed in violence
| May.7 |
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Car bomb kills 22
| May.14 |
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4 killed in suicide blast |
| May.15 |
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Rice makes surprise visit to Iraq
| May.16 |
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At least 46 bodies found |
| May.23 |
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Rebels kill security chief
| May.24 |
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8 American soldiers killed
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| Jun.13 |
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Tribunal releases Saddam video
| Jun.19 |
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Suicide bomber kills 23 at eatery At a crowded restaurant Iraqi police and security forces were eating lunch. 7 police were among the dead
| Jun.22 |
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18 killed in car bomb attacks |
| Jun.28 |
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Bomb kills assembly member |
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| Jul.2 |
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Suicide bomber kills 12 |
| Jul.3 |
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Egypt ambassador to Iraq kidnapped
| Jul.9 |
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22 dead in suicide blast
| Jul.13 |
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27, most children, killed in suicide blast
| Jul.17 |
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First charges against Saddam Hussein The Iraqi Special Tribunal has brought its first charges against Saddam for crimes during his reign
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Fresh bombs killed at least 8 |
| Jul.21 |
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Algerian diplomats kidnapped
| Jul.24 |
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Car bomb kills 25 near police station |
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| Aug.14 |
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Last-ditch constitution bid |
| Aug.15 |
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Constitution deadline extended National Assembly voted unanimously to extend for a week the deadline to complete talks on the new constitution
| Aug.16 |
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Triple explosions
| Aug.21 |
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Role of Islam in Iraq agreed The compromise language called Islam 'a main source of legislation', wording that concerned women's rights advocates
| Aug.22 |
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Official: Iraq to draft constitution on time |
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Iraq delays vote on draft constitution
| Aug.25 |
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Charter amendments 'agreed' |
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Al-Sadr calls for calm |
| Aug.26 |
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No agreement yet on constitution
| Aug.27 |
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MPs to review constitution |
| Aug.28 |
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Committee signs Iraq's draft constitution The constitutional committee approved a final draft and put it before the National Assembly, despite the Sunni rejection | |
| Aug.29 |
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Gunmen assassinate two |
| Aug.31 |
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1,000 dead in stampede 323 others injured on a bridge after a massive Shiite religious commemoration erupted into panic | |
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| Sep.1 |
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Iraq mourns stampede victims |
| Sep.6 |
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Talabani: Saddam confesses
| Sep.8 |
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Lawyer denies Saddam confession |
| Sep.9 |
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Airport closed to civilian traffic |
| Sep.13 |
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Wave of violence kills at least 140 A suicide car bomb exploded near a gathering of laborers. A second bomb detonated near a U.S. Army convoy | |
| Sep.14 |
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Car blast kills 15 policemen and 5 civilians |
| Sep.15 |
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Second day of deadly attacks |
| Sep.17 |
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Nine Iraqis found executed |
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Car bomb kills 30
| Sep.19 |
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Saddam nephew gets life sentence |
| Sep.20 |
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Insurgents 'inside Iraqi police' |
| Sep.21 |
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Iraq official questions UK action |
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3 Iraqi forces killed in raid |
| Sep.23 |
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Suicide bomber hits bus |
| Sep.25 |
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Violence leaves at least 29 dead |
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Suicide car bomber kills 7 |
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| Oct.5 |
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Iraq reverses vote rule change National Assembly voted to reverse changes it had made to rules for the referendum on a new constitution
| Oct.6 |
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Suicide car bombing killed 10 people |
| Oct.11 |
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Deal may boost constitution vote |
| Oct.12 |
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MPs approve charter changes |
| Oct.14 |
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Sunni party offices attacked |
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Power and water returning |
| Oct.15 |
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Polls close in historic referendum |
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US hails 'courageous' Iraq vote |
| Oct.17 |
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Early vote count points to constitution win |
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Result delay over fraud fear |
| Oct.19 |
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Hussein trial adjourned until November 28 The judge is granting the defense request for a delay, after Saddam entered a not guilty plea
| Oct.21 |
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Hussein co-defendant's lawyer dead
| Oct.24 |
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At least 24 dead in violence |
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3 explosions near 2 hotels The explosions near hotels housing international journalists are killing 10 people and wounding 22
| Oct.25 |
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Draft constitution passes The referendum has passed, according to final provisional results issued by Iraqi election officials | |
| Oct.26 |
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Saddam lawyers suspend trial work |
| Oct.30 |
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Brother of vice president killed |
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| Nov.1 |
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Iraq accuses Moroccan of terrorism |
| Nov.8 |
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Hussein co-defendant's lawyer killed
| Nov.10 |
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At least 34 dead in suicide blast |
| Nov.12 |
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Annan calls for Iraq reconciliation
| Nov.15 |
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Detainees 'found starving' The government begun an investigation into the abuse of more than 170 detainees held by Iraqi forces
| Nov.17 |
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Iraq official defends 'torture' facility |
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Iraq probes white phosphorus use |
| Nov.23 |
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Sunni sheik, family members slain |
| Nov.25 |
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Witness in Saddam Hussein trial dead |
| Nov.27 |
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Clark to join Saddam defense |
| Nov.28 |
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Hussein trial adjourned amid rancor Saddam trial hears first witness. The chief judge adjourned proceedings until December 5 after defendants complained
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| Dec.4 |
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Saddam trial judge to step down |
| Dec.5 |
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Witness at Hussein trial describes torture The witness is describing the torture of man from a Shiite village in 1982: 'They broke all his body parts'
| Dec.6 |
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Suicide bombers kill 36 2 bombers attacked a police academy, killing at least police officers and academy students
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Saddam witness tells of abuse
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Saddam threatens to boycott trial |
| Dec.7 |
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Hussein trial adjourns for 2 weeks |
| Dec.8 |
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Bomber kills 30 on bus
| Dec.18 |
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Cheney visits officials, troops |
| Dec.19 |
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U.S. frees high-value Iraqi detainees |
| Dec.20 |
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Sunni bloc rejects Baghdad vote |
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Hussein will be in court: Lawyers |
| Dec.21 |
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Hussein says he was beaten in custody Saddam Hussein charged that he has been beaten 'everywhere on my body' and has the marks to prove it
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70% of Iraqis voted, officials say |
| Dec.22 |
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Hussein: 'White House lies'
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Parties unite to reject poll |
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Gunmen kill police; 3 women abducted |
| Dec.24 |
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Shias reject Iraq election re-run |
| Dec.25 |
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2 U.S. soldiers killed |
| Dec.28 |
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Eight dead in prison clash |
| Dec.29 |
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Suicide bomb kills 4 |
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International team to review elections 2 Arab League representatives will join a Canadian and a European academic
| Dec.30 |
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Attacks kill child, 5 others |
| Dec.31 |
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7 killed in bombings |
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2005 |
| Jan.10 |
Baghdad's deputy police chief slain |
| Apr.23 |
11 killed in uptick in violence |
| Apr.23 |
U.S. arrests 6 suspects in helicopter crash |
| Apr.28 |
Car bombs leave 24 dead The apparently co-ordinated 4 suicide bombs targeting Iraqi security forces in the Sunni district of Adhamiya
| May.4 |
Many killed in violence
| May.23 |
Rebels kill security chief
| May.24 |
8 American soldiers killed
| Aug.25 |
Al-Sadr calls for calm |
| Sep.15 |
Second day of deadly attacks |
| Sep.20 |
Insurgents 'inside Iraqi police' |
| Sep.21 |
3 Iraqi forces killed in raid |
| Nov.12 |
Annan calls for Iraq reconciliation
| Dec.22 |
Gunmen kill police; 3 women abducted |
| Dec.25 |
2 U.S. soldiers killed |
| Dec.29 |
Suicide bomb kills 4 |
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|
2005 |
| Aug.31 |
1,000 dead in stampede 323 others injured on a bridge after a massive Shiite religious commemoration erupted into panic | |
| Sep.1 |
Iraq mourns stampede victims |
| Oct.14 |
Power and water returning |
|
|
2005 |
| Sep.9 |
Airport closed to civilian traffic |
|
|
2005 |
| Jan.3 |
Baghdad governor assassinated At least 6 people have been killed and 40 others injured in a bomb explosion at a police post
| Jan.14 |
Prisoners from Iraq's Abu Ghraib escape |
| Jan.19 |
Car bombings kill at least 25
| Jan.21 |
Car bomb kills 14 near mosque |
| Jan.23 |
Large blast rocks Baghdad |
| Feb.4 |
Italian journalist abducted |
| Feb.6 |
4 Egyptians taken hostage |
| Feb.8 |
More than 20 killed in blast
| Apr.24 |
Blasts kill 15 near mosque
| May.2 |
Bombs kill 12, wound 44
| May.7 |
Car bomb kills 22
| May.14 |
4 killed in suicide blast |
| May.16 |
At least 46 bodies found |
| May.23 |
Rebels kill security chief
| Jun.13 |
Tribunal releases Saddam video
| Jun.19 |
Suicide bomber kills 23 at eatery At a crowded restaurant Iraqi police and security forces were eating lunch. 7 police were among the dead
| Jun.22 |
18 killed in car bomb attacks |
| Jun.28 |
Bomb kills assembly member |
| Jul.2 |
Suicide bomber kills 12 |
| Jul.3 |
Egypt ambassador to Iraq kidnapped
| Jul.9 |
22 dead in suicide blast
| Jul.13 |
27, most children, killed in suicide blast
| Jul.17 |
First charges against Saddam Hussein The Iraqi Special Tribunal has brought its first charges against Saddam for crimes during his reign
| Jul.17 |
Fresh bombs killed at least 8 |
| Jul.21 |
Algerian diplomats kidnapped
| Jul.24 |
Car bomb kills 25 near police station |
| Aug.16 |
Triple explosions
| Aug.29 |
Gunmen assassinate two |
| Sep.6 |
Talabani: Saddam confesses
| Sep.8 |
Lawyer denies Saddam confession |
| Sep.13 |
Wave of violence kills at least 140 A suicide car bomb exploded near a gathering of laborers. A second bomb detonated near a U.S. Army convoy | |
| Sep.14 |
Car blast kills 15 policemen and 5 civilians |
| Sep.17 |
Nine Iraqis found executed |
| Sep.17 |
Car bomb kills 30
| Sep.19 |
Saddam nephew gets life sentence |
| Sep.23 |
Suicide bomber hits bus |
| Sep.25 |
Violence leaves at least 29 dead |
| Sep.25 |
Suicide car bomber kills 7 |
| Oct.6 |
Suicide car bombing killed 10 people |
| Oct.14 |
Sunni party offices attacked |
| Oct.14 |
Power and water returning |
| Oct.19 |
Hussein trial adjourned until November 28 The judge is granting the defense request for a delay, after Saddam entered a not guilty plea
| Oct.21 |
Hussein co-defendant's lawyer dead
| Oct.24 |
At least 24 dead in violence |
| Oct.24 |
3 explosions near 2 hotels The explosions near hotels housing international journalists are killing 10 people and wounding 22
| Oct.26 |
Saddam lawyers suspend trial work |
| Oct.30 |
Brother of vice president killed |
| Nov.1 |
Iraq accuses Moroccan of terrorism |
| Nov.8 |
Hussein co-defendant's lawyer killed
| Nov.10 |
At least 34 dead in suicide blast |
| Nov.15 |
Detainees 'found starving' The government begun an investigation into the abuse of more than 170 detainees held by Iraqi forces
| Nov.23 |
Sunni sheik, family members slain |
| Nov.25 |
Witness in Saddam Hussein trial dead |
| Nov.27 |
Clark to join Saddam defense |
| Nov.28 |
Hussein trial adjourned amid rancor Saddam trial hears first witness. The chief judge adjourned proceedings until December 5 after defendants complained
| Dec.4 |
Saddam trial judge to step down |
| Dec.5 |
Witness at Hussein trial describes torture The witness is describing the torture of man from a Shiite village in 1982: 'They broke all his body parts'
| Dec.6 |
Suicide bombers kill 36 2 bombers attacked a police academy, killing at least police officers and academy students
| Dec.6 |
Saddam witness tells of abuse
| Dec.6 |
Saddam threatens to boycott trial |
| Dec.7 |
Hussein trial adjourns for 2 weeks |
| Dec.8 |
Bomber kills 30 on bus
| Dec.20 |
Hussein will be in court: Lawyers |
| Dec.21 |
Hussein says he was beaten in custody Saddam Hussein charged that he has been beaten 'everywhere on my body' and has the marks to prove it
| Dec.22 |
Hussein: 'White House lies'
| Dec.22 |
Gunmen kill police; 3 women abducted |
| Dec.28 |
Eight dead in prison clash |
| Dec.30 |
Attacks kill child, 5 others |
| Dec.31 |
7 killed in bombings |
|
|
2005 |
| Jan.30 |
Election declared 'success' The electoral commission claimed a high turnout and Bush congratulated the Iraqi people on a historical achievement
| Feb.1 |
President: Thousands turned away |
| Feb.5 |
Shiites lead in poll results
| Feb.17 |
Shiites win majority in assembly
| Feb.22 |
Shia alliance names PM candidate The United Iraqi Alliance has named Islamic Daawa party leader Ibrahim Jaafari as its candidate for the position
| Apr.7 |
Shia leader Jaafari named prime minister Outgoing Prime Minister Allawi has resigned. Ibrahim Jaafari has up to a month to name his team
| May.3 |
Parliament swears in partial government 7 posts in Prime Minister Jaafari's cabinet, including the defence and oil, remain unfilled amid partisan haggling | |
| May.15 |
Rice makes surprise visit to Iraq
| Aug.14 |
Last-ditch constitution bid |
| Aug.15 |
Constitution deadline extended National Assembly voted unanimously to extend for a week the deadline to complete talks on the new constitution
| Aug.21 |
Role of Islam in Iraq agreed The compromise language called Islam 'a main source of legislation', wording that concerned women's rights advocates
| Aug.22 |
Official: Iraq to draft constitution on time |
| Aug.22 |
Iraq delays vote on draft constitution
| Aug.25 |
Charter amendments 'agreed' |
| Aug.25 |
Al-Sadr calls for calm |
| Aug.26 |
No agreement yet on constitution
| Aug.27 |
MPs to review constitution |
| Aug.28 |
Committee signs Iraq's draft constitution The constitutional committee approved a final draft and put it before the National Assembly, despite the Sunni rejection | |
| Sep.1 |
Iraq mourns stampede victims |
| Sep.21 |
Iraq official questions UK action |
| Oct.5 |
Iraq reverses vote rule change National Assembly voted to reverse changes it had made to rules for the referendum on a new constitution
| Oct.11 |
Deal may boost constitution vote |
| Oct.12 |
MPs approve charter changes |
| Oct.15 |
Polls close in historic referendum |
| Oct.15 |
US hails 'courageous' Iraq vote |
| Oct.17 |
Early vote count points to constitution win |
| Oct.17 |
Result delay over fraud fear |
| Oct.25 |
Draft constitution passes The referendum has passed, according to final provisional results issued by Iraqi election officials | |
| Nov.12 |
Annan calls for Iraq reconciliation
| Nov.15 |
Detainees 'found starving' The government begun an investigation into the abuse of more than 170 detainees held by Iraqi forces
| Nov.17 |
Iraq official defends 'torture' facility |
| Nov.17 |
Iraq probes white phosphorus use |
| Dec.5 |
Witness at Hussein trial describes torture The witness is describing the torture of man from a Shiite village in 1982: 'They broke all his body parts'
| Dec.18 |
Cheney visits officials, troops |
| Dec.19 |
U.S. frees high-value Iraqi detainees |
| Dec.20 |
Sunni bloc rejects Baghdad vote |
| Dec.21 |
70% of Iraqis voted, officials say |
| Dec.22 |
Parties unite to reject poll |
| Dec.24 |
Shias reject Iraq election re-run |
| Dec.29 |
International team to review elections 2 Arab League representatives will join a Canadian and a European academic