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    <text>American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson is kidnapped by armed men in Baghdad, Iraq. </text>
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    <text>Kata'ib Hezbollah says that it will extend its pause on strikes on the United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, for five more days. </text>
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    <text>The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for targeting 27 American military bases in Iraq and across the region over the past 24 hours. One police officer is killed in a drone strike on the headquarters of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service in Baghdad. </text>
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    <text>Kata'ib Hezbollah says that it will cease attacks in Iraq if certain conditions are met including for Israel to halt their military operations in Beirut, making it the first time an Iranian-backed militia group said it is open to ceasing attacks since the US-Israel strikes began on February 28. </text>
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    <text>Kata'ib Hezbollah senior commander Abu Ali al-Askari is killed in an airstrike in Baghdad, Iraq. </text>
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      <text>The US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq is hit by a missile strike. </text>
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    <text>The U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, is hit by a missile from an unknown origin. </text>
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      <text>The United States Embassy in Baghdad is attacked with four rockets. The Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani orders the security forces to pursue the perpetrators of the &quot;terrorist act&quot;. </text>
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    <text>The United States embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, is attacked with four rockets. Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani orders the security forces to pursue the perpetrators of the &quot;terrorist act&quot;. </text>
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    <text>Iraqi forces shoot down a drone that attempted to attack the United States' airbase near Baghdad. </text>
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      <text>A USAF MQ-9 Reaper kills three people in an attack using a Hellfire missile, including a person Baghdad, Iraq. </text>
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    <text>A USAF MQ-9 Reaper kills three Kata'ib Hezbollah militants in a precision airstrike using a Hellfire missile, including a high ranking commander, in Baghdad, Iraq. </text>
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    <text>Iraqi security forces raid the offices of Kata'ib Hezbollah in Baghdad, accusing them of being involved in the abduction of 18 Turkish workers. [http:--economictimes.indiatimes.com-news-defence-iraqi-army-raids-militia-headquarters-suspecting-link-to-turkish-abductees-articleshow-48809604.cms (Reuters via &quot;Economic Times&quot;)]date=August 2019 </text>
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  <text>Kata'ib Hezbollah announces the release of Shelly Kittleson, who was an American journalist kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad on March 31st. The group's condition for Kittleson's freedom is her departure from Iraq. </text>
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