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

Ethics lessons for US Iraq troops

Thursday, June 1st 2006, 17:47
related countries: United States

US-led troops in Iraq are to undergo ethical training after an alleged massacre of civilians at Haditha.
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US soldiers kill two Iraqi women

Thursday, June 1st 2006, 14:08
related countries: United States

A pregnant Iraqi woman in labour and her cousin are mistakenly shot dead by US troops, officials say.
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Iraq imposes emergency in Basra

Wednesday, May 31st 2006, 16:39

Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki declares a month-long emergency in Basra to arrest the city's slide into anarchy.
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Iraq to probe US massacre claims

Tuesday, May 30th 2006, 17:30
related countries: United States
related places: Washington

Iraq says it will investigate allegations of a US massacre in Haditha as questions mount in Washington.
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CBS woman 'stable' after Iraq hit

Tuesday, May 30th 2006, 15:21

Kimberly Dozier arrives in Germany after surviving a car bomb as two women are killed in a new Baghdad attack.
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US warning on Iraq deaths probe

Tuesday, May 30th 2006, 9:35
related countries: United States

A top US military official says a probe into the killing of a group of Iraqi civilians must not be prejudged.
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TV crew killed in Baghdad attack

Tuesday, May 30th 2006, 1:05
related countries: United States
related places: Baghdad

Two members of a US news team are killed in Iraq and a reporter is hurt, as bomb attacks leave dozens dead.
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Saddam witnesses say Dujail fair

Monday, May 29th 2006, 21:01

Defence witnesses at the trial of Saddam Hussein say death sentences given to 148 Dujail men were fair.
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Dozens die in fresh Iraq bombings

Monday, May 29th 2006, 14:04
related places: Baghdad

At least 40 people are killed in a fresh wave of bomb attacks in Baghdad and neighbouring Diyala province.
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Nine dead in Iraqi bus explosion

Monday, May 29th 2006, 5:13
related places: Baghdad

At least nine people are killed in an explosion on or near a bus north-east of Baghdad, Iraqi police say.
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Action call over Basra security

Sunday, May 28th 2006, 19:47

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani calls for action over the deteriorating security situation in the city of Basra.
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US helicopter comes down in Iraq

Saturday, May 27th 2006, 18:45
related countries: United States

Two crew members are missing after a US marine helicopter crashes in west Iraq, the military says.
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US 'winding up' Iraq deaths probe

Saturday, May 27th 2006, 11:56
related countries: United States

An inquiry into claims that US marines deliberately killed Iraqi civilians is nearly complete, the Pentagon says.
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Baghdad market bombings kill 13

Friday, May 26th 2006, 22:23

Bomb attacks on three markets in the Iraqi capital kill at least 13 people and injure dozens more.
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Iraqis shot 'for wearing shorts'

Friday, May 26th 2006, 16:54
related places: Baghdad

Iraq's tennis coach and two players are killed in Baghdad - witnesses say because they were wearing shorts.
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Iran puts US Iraq talks on hold

Friday, May 26th 2006, 15:44
related countries: Iran
related places: Baghdad

Iran's foreign minister says Tehran has shelved a US offer for talks on Iraq because Washington tried to exploit the issue.
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Bush and Blair admit Iraq errors

Friday, May 26th 2006, 7:42

Tony Blair and George W Bush acknowledge mistakes in Iraq, but urge support for the new government.
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Blair and Bush urge Iraq support

Friday, May 26th 2006, 0:08
related countries: Iran, United Kingdom, United States
related places: Bush

Tony Blair and George W Bush call on the international community to back the new Iraqi government.
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Marines' Iraq conduct scrutinised

Thursday, May 25th 2006, 17:53
related countries: United States

The commander of US Marines is going to Iraq to reinforce standards of conduct, amid a row over civilian deaths.
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Iraqi PM optimistic over security

Wednesday, May 24th 2006, 20:04

Iraq's PM says his forces will be ready to take over all security responsibilities in the country within 18 months.
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Aziz testifies for Saddam defence

Wednesday, May 24th 2006, 13:11
related places: Saddam

Iraqi former Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz appears as a defence witness in Saddam Hussein's trial.
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Mosque bomb kills 11 in Baghdad

Tuesday, May 23rd 2006, 18:41

An explosion outside a Shia mosque in Baghdad kills at least 11, raising the death toll on a bloody Baghdad day.
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Iraq arms 'leaking to insurgents'

Tuesday, May 23rd 2006, 13:56
related countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina

The UN agency responsible for decommissioning weapons in Bosnia criticises arms exports to Iraq.
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Iraq ransom payments criticised

Tuesday, May 23rd 2006, 9:44

Ransom payments to release hostages in Iraq are criticised by the vice-chairman of the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee.
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Abu Ghraib dog handler on trial

Tuesday, May 23rd 2006, 0:48
related countries: United States

A US Army dog handler accused of abusing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison goes on trial.
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'Zarqawi aide' captured in Jordan

Monday, May 22nd 2006, 21:11
related countries: Jordan

Jordanian security services say they have arrested a senior member of al-Qaeda in Iraq, but release no details.
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Blair welcomes Iraq's 'new start'

Monday, May 22nd 2006, 14:33
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Baghdad

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair calls for an end to violence in Iraq as he pays a visit to the new elected government.
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Iraqi PM vows to tackle terrorism

Sunday, May 21st 2006, 13:39
related places: Baghdad

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Maliki vows "maximum force" against terrorism, as fresh bomb attacks hit Baghdad.
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World leaders back Iraq cabinet

Sunday, May 21st 2006, 3:02
related countries: United States

Iraq's first full-term government since the US-led invasion is welcomed, as the cabinet prepares to meet.
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Iraqi parliament approves Cabinet

Saturday, May 20th 2006, 19:03
related places: Baghdad

Iraq swears in its first full-term government since the 2003 US-led invasion, but key ministries remain undecided.
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None immune from Baghdad strife

Saturday, May 20th 2006, 11:44
related places: Baghdad

Sectarian violence and criminality are dividing society in Iraq, writes the BBC's Jim Muir.
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Iraq 'finalises unity government'

Friday, May 19th 2006, 21:44

Iraq's PM-designate Nouri Maliki says the cabinet has been finalised except for two key posts.
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Prodi calls for Iraq withdrawal

Thursday, May 18th 2006, 20:06
related countries: Italy

Romano Prodi says the war in Iraq was a "grave error", in his first speech to Italy's Senate as prime minister.
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Fresh attacks kill 19 in Baghdad

Thursday, May 18th 2006, 15:46
related places: Baghdad

Police say 19 people have been killed in Baghdad, while gunmen seize 15 members of the Iraqi martial arts squad.
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Saddam trial hears defence case

Wednesday, May 17th 2006, 12:36

More defence witnesses testify at the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants.
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Australia and US restate alliance

Wednesday, May 17th 2006, 2:44
related countries: Afghanistan, Aruba, United States
related places: Washington

US President George W Bush and visiting Australian PM John Howard reaffirm their strong alliance.
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UAE diplomat abducted in Baghdad

Tuesday, May 16th 2006, 21:18
related countries: United Arab Emirates
related places: Baghdad

A diplomat from the United Arab Emirates has been kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraqi officials say.
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Twenty-three die in Iraq attack

Tuesday, May 16th 2006, 16:20
related places: Baghdad

At least 23 people are killed in a shooting and bombing attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, police say.
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Saddam trial defence continues

Tuesday, May 16th 2006, 9:42
related places: Saddam

The trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein resumes, with further defence witnesses appearing.
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Defiant Saddam refuses to plead

Monday, May 15th 2006, 14:20
related places: Baghdad, Saddam

Iraq's ex-leader Saddam Hussein refuses to enter a plea to murder and torture charges as his trial resumes.
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Blasts kill 14 at Baghdad airport

Sunday, May 14th 2006, 21:09
related places: Baghdad

Fourteen Iraqis are killed in a double suicide attack near Baghdad's airport on a day of bloodshed in the capital.
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Party abandons Iraq talks

Friday, May 12th 2006, 14:06

One of the smaller parties in the main Shia alliance in Iraq says it is withdrawing from talks on a new cabinet.
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Iraq head urges end to bloodshed

Wednesday, May 10th 2006, 15:31

Iraq's president calls for an end to sectarian violence after figures show it claimed 1,091 lives in Baghdad in April.
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North Iraq blast kills 17 people

Tuesday, May 9th 2006, 19:08

A suicide car bomber kills 17 people and injures 35 in the northern Iraqi town of Talafar, according to police.
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Palestinians flee Iraq for Syria

Tuesday, May 9th 2006, 16:50
related countries: Syria

More than 200 Palestinians fleeing Iraq are allowed to cross into Syria, after weeks of being stranded at the border.
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New Iraq cabinet 'nearly ready'

Tuesday, May 9th 2006, 9:20

Iraqi's PM-designate Nouri Maliki says he has nearly completed the task of forming a new government.
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'Explosions strike' Iranian city

Monday, May 8th 2006, 17:25
related countries: Iran
related places: Kermanshah

At least six are injured in explosions in the Iranian city of Kermanshah, close to Iraq, says a report.
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Car bombing kills five in Baghdad

Monday, May 8th 2006, 12:13
related places: Baghdad

A car bomb explodes near a courthouse in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least five people.
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Fresh violence hits Iraq cities

Sunday, May 7th 2006, 20:24
related places: Karbala'

Car bombs kill 24 people in Iraq as police find 43 bodies, believed to be victims of sectarian violence.
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Single government for Iraqi Kurds

Sunday, May 7th 2006, 15:54

The two parties running Kurdish provinces in northern Iraq unite to form a unified regional government.
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Inquiry into Basra crash violence

Sunday, May 7th 2006, 4:35
related countries: United Kingdom

UK and Iraqi forces examine how events unfolded in Basra, when troops clashed with Iraqis after a helicopter crashed.
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Fatal Basra crash sparks unrest

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 21:44
related countries: United Kingdom

British troops clash with Iraqi civilians after UK servicemen are killed in a helicopter crash in Basra.
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British troops die in Basra crash

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 17:44
related countries: United Kingdom

A helicopter crashes in the southern Iraq city of Basra killing British servicemen and sparking deadly clashes.
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British troops die in Basra crash

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 14:37
related countries: United Kingdom

A number of UK servicemen die after a helicopter crashes in southern Iraq, reportedly hit by rocket fire.
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Troops feared dead in Basra crash

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 11:51
related countries: United Kingdom

A UK helicopter is reportedly shot down in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, amid fears that four soldiers are dead.
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Iraq warns on Iran border moves

Saturday, May 6th 2006, 6:36
related countries: Iran

Iraq says it has sent Iran a formal message of concern over troop build-up in the north of the country.
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Rumsfeld heckled over Iraq war

Friday, May 5th 2006, 3:32
related countries: United States

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is confronted and heckled by anti-war protesters during a speech.
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Nine killed in Iraq court attack

Thursday, May 4th 2006, 13:03

At least nine people die in a bombing near a Baghdad courthouse, amid reports US aircraft kill five civilians.
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Italian troops' bodies flown home

Saturday, April 29th 2006, 21:40
related countries: Italy
related places: Rome

State leaders and relatives gather in Rome to receive the bodies of three Italian soldiers killed in Iraq.
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Al-Qaeda number two in new video

Saturday, April 29th 2006, 1:02
related countries: United States

Ayman al-Zawahiri says in a new video that Iraqi insurgents have "broken the back" of the US military.
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