News: Iraq

We have started to collect the most important news related to Iraq in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Iraq: news

Iraq to be given control of Basra

Sunday, December 9th 2007, 20:26

Gordon Brown announces that the Iraqi province of Basra will be handed over to Iraqi control within two weeks.
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'Free Iraq hostages,' says UK

Sunday, December 9th 2007, 17:20
related countries: United Kingdom

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls for the release of five British hostages who were kidnapped in Iraq in May.
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Iraqi police chief dies in attack

Sunday, December 9th 2007, 12:26
related places: Baghdad

The police chief of a mainly Shia region of Iraq is killed in a roadside bomb attack south of Baghdad, police say.
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Al-Qaeda suspects in Iraq killed

Saturday, December 8th 2007, 16:04
related countries: United States

The US military in Iraq says it has killed 12 suspected al-Qaeda operatives and detained 13 others in raids.
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Fragile success for US Iraq surge

Saturday, December 8th 2007, 11:58
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

Mark Urban in Baghdad finds a mood of gathering optimism on his second trip embedded with US troops in Iraq.
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Double bombing in Iraqi province

Friday, December 7th 2007, 16:50
related places: Baghdad

At least 26 people die in two bombings in Iraq's Diyala province, one carried out by a female suicide bomber.
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'Millions missing' from Iraq fund

Friday, December 7th 2007, 11:31
related countries: United States

US military auditors say they cannot fully account for spending a $5.2bn (£2.6bn) Iraqi training and supply fund.
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Red Cross visits Iraqi prisoners

Thursday, December 6th 2007, 18:49

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has carried out its first visits to detainees held by Iraq.
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New rules for Iraq security firms

Thursday, December 6th 2007, 10:07
related countries: United States

Rules to improve control of security firms in Iraq are agreed by the US Pentagon and State Department.
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Car bomb rocks centre of Baghdad

Wednesday, December 5th 2007, 19:57
related places: Baghdad

A car bomb explodes in a largely Shia neighbourhood of central Baghdad, killing at least 15 people.
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Eight killed as Gates visits Iraq

Wednesday, December 5th 2007, 11:47
related countries: United States
related places: Mosul, Gates

Three car bombs kill at least eight Iraqis, including one in Mosul as the US defence secretary arrives in the city.
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Kidnapped Britons in Iraq video

Tuesday, December 4th 2007, 23:57

The UK government condemns a videotape issued by the kidnappers of five Britons held in Iraq since May.
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US 'kills key Iraq al-Qaeda man'

Tuesday, December 4th 2007, 14:28
related countries: United States

A man killed during fighting last month was a senior leader in the al-Qaeda in Iraq group, the US military says.
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Iraqis 'left to rot' in Lebanon

Tuesday, December 4th 2007, 11:52
related countries: Lebanon

A human rights watchdog sharply criticises Lebanon's attitude to Iraqi refugees who do not have valid visas.
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Red Crescent confirms Iraq trend

Monday, December 3rd 2007, 18:03

The Iraqi Red Crescent backs reports refugees are returning home but puts the figures lower than the government.
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US calls for Iraqi reconciliation

Sunday, December 2nd 2007, 16:15
related countries: United States

The US says Iraq's leaders must take advantage of the improved security to make progress to reconciliation.
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Turkish army fires on PKK in Iraq

Saturday, December 1st 2007, 17:26
related countries: Turkey

The Turkish army says it has inflicted "heavy losses" on Kurdish PKK rebels across the border in Iraq.
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Militants kill 14 Iraqi villagers

Saturday, December 1st 2007, 12:35

At least 14 Iraqi villagers are killed by militants near Baquba, despite figures suggesting violence is falling.
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Turkey cabinet backs Iraq attack

Friday, November 30th 2007, 16:21
related countries: Turkey

Turkey's PM reveals that his cabinet has authorised military operations against Kurdish separatists in Iraq.
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Iraq MP's son held over bomb find

Friday, November 30th 2007, 12:39

The son of a Sunni politician in Iraq and up to 50 others are held after explosives are found near the MP's office.
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Iraq pledge by Australia PM-elect

Friday, November 30th 2007, 10:38
related countries: Aruba, Australia

Australian troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by mid-2008, the country's prime minister-elect says.
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Iraqi journalist's family 'safe'

Wednesday, November 28th 2007, 17:54

The family of an Iraqi journalist who he claimed were murdered are shown on TV, apparently safe and well.
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Japan opposition wins Iraq vote

Wednesday, November 28th 2007, 12:10
related countries: Japan

The upper house in Japan votes to end the air mission to Iraq, but the lower house looks set to halt the move.
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Iraqi refugees begin journey home

Tuesday, November 27th 2007, 20:20
related countries: Syria

A convoy of hundreds of Iraqi refugees starts the journey home from Syria, amid improved conditions in Iraq.
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US fire kills Iraq bus passengers

Tuesday, November 27th 2007, 10:29
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

Four civilians are reported to have died in Baghdad when US troops fired at a minibus taking them to work.
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Iraq seeks end of troop mandate

Monday, November 26th 2007, 21:55
related countries: United States

Iraq's prime minister says he will ask the UN to renew the US-led troops' mandate for one last time for 2008.
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Iraq journalist's family 'killed'

Monday, November 26th 2007, 17:02
related countries: Jordan
related places: Baghdad

An Iraqi journalist who lives in Jordan says 11 members of his family have been killed by Shia gunmen in Baghdad.
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Raids target militants in Kirkuk

Saturday, November 24th 2007, 15:55
related countries: United States
related places: Kirkuk

US and Iraqi forces target militants in a major security operation in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
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'Shia militia' behind Iraq blast

Saturday, November 24th 2007, 14:03
related countries: Iran, United States
related places: Baghdad

The US in Iraq blames Iranian-backed Shia militants for a deadly bomb attack on a pet market in Baghdad.
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Deadly blast hits Baghdad market

Friday, November 23rd 2007, 9:38
related places: Baghdad

A bomb kills at least 13 people and wounds dozens at a popular pet market in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
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Iraqi militants attack villages

Thursday, November 22nd 2007, 13:09
related places: Baghdad

Dozens are killed in attacks on two villages in central Iraq blamed on al-Qaeda-linked militants.
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Iraqis return home 'in thousands'

Wednesday, November 21st 2007, 11:36

About 1,000 Iraqis a day return home after fleeing the country to escape violence, say Iraqi authorities.
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Iraq reporter faces terror charge

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 17:12
related countries: United States

The US military says it will press charges against an Iraqi photographer it accuses of working with insurgents.
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Foreigners held for Iraq shooting

Tuesday, November 20th 2007, 4:32

Iraq detains at least 32 foreigners, possibly including US private security guards, over a shooting incident.
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Bodies found in Iraq mass killing

Saturday, November 17th 2007, 16:30

The badly decomposed remains of about 30 people are discovered by Iraqi police in the south of the capital.
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US Senate blocks Iraq funds bill

Friday, November 16th 2007, 17:47
related countries: United States

Republicans in the US Senate block a Democratic proposal to tie an Iraq war funding bill to a troop pull-out timetable.
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US accused of killing Iraq allies

Thursday, November 15th 2007, 18:41
related countries: United States

US forces in Iraq say they have killed 25 insurgents but tribal leaders say 45 pro-US fighters were killed.
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US war costs report 'incorrect'

Wednesday, November 14th 2007, 23:03
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

US Republicans demand the retraction of a Democrats' report on the hidden costs of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Bomb kills three near Green Zone

Wednesday, November 14th 2007, 22:55
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

A bomb kills three people near Baghdad's heavily guarded administrative area, US military officials say.
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'Hidden costs raise' US war price

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 18:31
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

The cost of the US military effort in Iraq and Afghanistan is almost double the official figure, a US report says.
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Turkey 'bombs PKK Iraq targets'

Tuesday, November 13th 2007, 13:44
related countries: Turkey

Turkish helicopters bomb several suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, say Iraqi officials.
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Iraq rocket fire 'falls sharply'

Monday, November 12th 2007, 12:33
related countries: United States

Rocket and mortar attacks in Iraq have fallen to their lowest levels for nearly two years, the US military says.
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US 'stalling' on Iraq executions

Sunday, November 11th 2007, 19:10
related countries: United States

Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki criticises the US for failing to hand over for execution three Saddam Hussein aides.
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Sunni group attacks al-Qaeda base

Saturday, November 10th 2007, 16:07

Sunni fighters kill 18 al-Qaeda militants in a raid on a compound near the Iraqi city of Samarra, police say.
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Mehdi Army had 'reign of terror'

Friday, November 9th 2007, 16:09
related places: Karbala'

Iraqi police say the Mehdi Army militia killed hundreds of people in a reign of terror in Karbala province.
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US releases nine Iranians in Iraq

Friday, November 9th 2007, 11:21
related countries: United States

The US military in Iraq releases nine of the 20 Iranians held there on suspicion of aiding insurgents.
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US military 'frees 500 detainees'

Thursday, November 8th 2007, 12:32
related countries: United States

The US military in Iraq releases about 500 detainees in what was described as a goodwill gesture.
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Most deadly year for US in Iraq

Wednesday, November 7th 2007, 12:25
related countries: United States

The death of six US troops this week makes 2007 the US' most deadly year in Iraq since the invasion in 2003.
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US 'to release' Iranians in Iraq

Tuesday, November 6th 2007, 13:12
related countries: Iran, United States

The US military says it will release nine Iranians being held in Iraq including two who Iran says are diplomats.
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US 'to help Turkey combat rebels'

Monday, November 5th 2007, 21:59
related countries: Turkey, United States

US President George W Bush promises Turkey's prime minister extra help in tackling Kurdish rebels in Iraq.
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Iraq vows to arrest PKK rebels

Saturday, November 3rd 2007, 16:30

Iraq says it is ready to arrest Kurdish rebel leaders responsible for cross-border raids into Turkey.
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Love blooms beneath shadow of war

Saturday, November 3rd 2007, 12:08

Love blossoms despite the shadow of conflict in Iraq's northern autonomous region, finds the BBC's Jenny Cuffe.
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Iraq war source's name revealed

Friday, November 2nd 2007, 18:17
related countries: United States

A US network reveals the key Iraq war source codenamed Curveball and says he lied to support his asylum claim.
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US declares PKK 'a common enemy'

Friday, November 2nd 2007, 14:35
related countries: Turkey, United States
related places: Ankara

The US says it shares with Turkey an enemy in the Kurdistan Workers' Party in northern Iraq.
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US envoy defends Iraq postings

Friday, November 2nd 2007, 11:37
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

The US ambassador to Iraq defends the decision to force diplomats to serve in the country.
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Army contracting alarms US panel

Friday, November 2nd 2007, 3:01
related countries: Afghanistan, United States

A panel issues a scathing report on the way the US army handles contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Deaths in Iraq 'continue to fall'

Thursday, November 1st 2007, 14:26

The number of violent civilian and military deaths in Iraq is continuing to drop, statistics for October suggest.
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Pressure increases on PKK rebels

Thursday, November 1st 2007, 12:53
related countries: Turkey, United States

Turkey, Iraq and the US take steps to combat the threat of Kurdish fighters based in northern Iraq.
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US diplomats refuse Iraq jobs

Wednesday, October 31st 2007, 20:28
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

Hundreds of US diplomats condemn a move to force them to fill vacancies at the Iraq embassy in Baghdad.
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Iraq rejects Mosul Dam warnings

Wednesday, October 31st 2007, 11:40
related countries: United States

Iraq dismisses a US warning that the Mosul Dam is at risk of collapse and threatens thousands of lives.
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