Place: southern Basra

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Iraqi tribes unite in bid to fight insurgency

TRIBES in one of Iraq’s most volatile provinces have joined together to fight the insurgency in their region, calling on the government and the US-led military coalition to give them weapons, a prominent tribal leader said.

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US raids kill 41 rebels in Iraq

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Votes split along ethic lines in Iraq election

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Twenty-one bodies found in Iraqi desert

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11 Iraqi police commandos die in suicide bomb attack

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Rebels captured while planning attacks

Al-Zarqawi ally held in Mosul as toxin manuals found

A LIEUTENANT of Iraq's most feared militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was captured a few days ago in Mosul.

Fri, 26 Nov, 2004

Troops raid ‘triangle of death’ in bid to clear insurgent hotbeds

SOME 5,000 US and British troops with Iraqi commandos launched raids and arrested suspected insurgents yesterday in an offensive aimed at clearing a swathe of insurgent hotbeds south of Baghdad.

Wed, 24 Nov, 2004

British and US troops launch Iraq offensive

Five thousand US marines, British troops and Iraqi commandos launched a new offensive in the "Triangle of Death" south of Baghdad today.

Tue, 23 Nov, 2004

Three injured in Basra police bus bomb attack

A bomb hit a bus carrying 20 police officers in southern Basra, injuring three, police said.

Thu, 28 Oct, 2004

Convoy hit by blast in Basra

A civilian convoy was hit by a roadside bomb today in southern Basra, police and British officials said.

Sun, 17 Oct, 2004

Iraqi oil well blazes for 24 hours

Insurgents detonated explosives on an oil well in northern Iraq sparking a fire that raged for 24 hours before being extinguished, a senior Iraqi security official said today.

Fri, 26 Mar, 2004

Bomb attack on British army in Iraq

A roadside bomb damaged a British army vehicle on patrol in Iraq today, but no one was injured, a UK military spokesman said.

Sat, 28 Feb, 2004

Desert Rats pull out of Basra

FIERCE Iraqi resistance — including attacks

Tue, 25 Mar, 2003