Iraq

According to the Interior Ministry 633 civilians, 20 soldiers and 65 police were killed this month. The Ministry said 235 terrorists were killed as well. (CNN.com)

1 FEBRUARY 2008

Iraq

Two bomb attacks on markets in Baghdad killed at least 99 people. (CNN.com)

2-5 FEBRUARY 2008

Chad

On the 2nd there were reports of rebels entering N'Djamena from several directions and heavy fighting around the presidential palace. On the 5th the government said its forces had driven the rebels from the city. (CNN.com)

3 FEBRUARY 2008

Sri Lanka

A suicide bomber killed 12 people and wounded almost 100 at Fort Station in Colombo. (CNN.com)

4 FEBRUARY 2008

Colombia

Millions of people participated in hundreds of anti-FARC demonstrations and events around the country. (AP)

9 FEBRUARY 2008

Pakistan

A suicide bomber killed 27 people and wounded over 50 at an Awami National Party rally in Charsada. (CNN.com)

9-10 FEBRUARY 2008

Israel, Gaza Strip

In response to rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel proper, there were a handful of Israeli airstrikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. (CNN.com)

10 FEBRUARY 2008

Iraq

A suicide car bomb killed at least 25 people in Balad. (CNN.com)

11 FEBRUARY 2008

East Timor

President Jose Ramos-Horta survived an assassination attempt at his home in which he was shot twice. A bodyguard and two attackers were killed, including rebel leader Maj. Alfredo Reinado. Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao was also attacked at his home but escaped unhurt. (CNN.com)

Iraq

Car bomb attacks in central Baghdad killed 19 people. (CNN.com)

13 FEBRUARY 2008

Syria

Hezbollah said Imad Mughniyeh, a senior member of the group, was recently killed in an explosion in a residential area of Damascus. Hezbollah blamed Israel for his death, but Israel denied involvement.

Mughniyeh was one of the most notorious terrorists of the late 20th century. He was suspected of involvement in bombings of the US embassy and a US Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983. He was involved in the hijacking of TWA Flight 847 in 1985. He was suspected of involvement in some of the kidnapings of Westerners in Beirut in the 1980s, and in bomb attacks on Jewish targets in Argentina in the early 1990s. US officials believed he was involved in providing weapons to Palestinian terrorists in 2002, and in attacks on Israeli troops at the start of the Israel-Hezbollah war in southern Lebanon in 2006. They also believed Mughniyeh was involved in training elements of Moqtada al Sadr's militia in Iraq. (CNN.com)

14 FEBRUARY 2008

Serbia

Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic, speaking at a meeting of the UN Security Council, said, "Let me be very clear. The Republic of Serbia shall never accept any violation of its territorial integrity....We shall never recognize Kosovo's independence. We shall not waiver, we shall not yield, should this cowardly act proceed unchecked. Not now. Not in a year. Not in a decade. Never....We shall undertake all diplomatic, political and economic measures designed to impede and reverse this direct and unprovoked attack on our sovereignty." Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said, "The greatest humiliation for Serbia would be to give even indirect consent to the existence of this puppet creation on its territory....Kosovo belongs solely and only to Serbia," he said. "Kosovo is ours and we will never give it to anyone."(CNN.com)

Myanmar

Mahn Sha, secretary-general of the Karen National Union (KNU), was killed by two gunmen at his home in Mae Sot. (CNN.com)

16 FEBRUARY 2008

Pakistan

A car bomb attack on a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) office in Parachinar killed 40 people and wounded around 90. (CNN.com)

17 FEBRUARY 2008

Kosovo

Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. The US and most European countries soon recognized the country as an independent state. (CNN.com)

Afghanistan

A bomb blast in western Kandahar killed at least 50 people. (CNN.com)

17-24 FEBRUARY 2008

Cyprus, politics

In the first round of a presidential election on the 17th Ioannis Kasoulidis and Dimitris Christofias edged out incumbent Tassos Papadopoulos. In the runoff on the 24th Christofias defeated Kasoulidis by a 53.4% to 46.6% margin. Christofias promised to renew negotiations with the Turkish Cypriots to reunify the island. (www.rulers.org, CNN.com)

19 FEBRUARY 2008

Pakistan, politics

Elections were held for the 342-seat National Assembly, and the result was a major victory for the political opposition. The Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), led by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of the late Benazir Bhutto, won 121 seats. Though Nawaz Sharif was banned from running, his Pakistan Muslim League, Nawaz Sharif faction (PML-N) won 91 seats. The Musharraf-allied Pakistan's Muslim League (PML-Q) won 54 seats, down from 126. (IFES, CNN.com)

Uganda

Negotiators for the government and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels signed an agreement outlining how allegations of crimes committed during the rebellion will be handled. Those charged with severe crimes will be tried by the High Court while allegations of lesser crimes will be handled by Uganda's traditional justice system, known as Mato Put. (AP)

Armenia, politics

A presidential election was held in which Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian defeated former president Levon Ter-Petrosyan. The OSCE said the election was mostly in line with international standards. However, the political opposition accused the government of vote fraud. Tens of thousands of people began demonstrating daily in Yerevan, and there were some clashes with police at the beginning of March. (CNN.com)

19-24 FEBRUARY 2008

Cuba, politics

On the 19th Fidel Castro announced his resignation, citing health reasons for his decision. On the 24th the National Assembly selected his brother, armed forces minister Raul Castro, to be president of the Council of State and of the Council of Ministers. Gen. Julio Casas Regueiro became armed forces minister. (www.rulers.org, CNN.com)

21 FEBRUARY 2008

Serbia

In Belgrade, about 150,000 people participated in a demonstration against Kosovo's independence. A small group of protesters attacked the US embassy. (CNN.com)

21-29 FEBRUARY 2008

Iraq

On the 21st there were reports that the Turkish army had launched an incursion into northern Iraq against elements of the PKK. In the following days the Iraqi government said fewer than 1,000 Turkish troops had moved a few kilometers into Iraq. By the 29th they had withdrawn. The Turkish military said that while "completely liquidating the terrorist organization" was not possible, "Turkey has shown the organization that northern Iraq is not a safe haven for them." (CNN.com)

22 FEBRUARY 2008

Diplomatic affairs, Iran

In a report to the IAEA Board of Governors, IAEA Director Mohamed ElBaradei said that recent investigation by the Agency and cooperation by Iranian officials meant that several questions about Iran's nuclear program, including some uranium particle contamination at a site and uranium-related mining and research, were no longer considered outstanding by the Agency. However, there were still some questions, particularly regarding a document on uranium metal machining and other alleged studies related to nuclear military applications. (www.iaea.org)

Iraq

Muqtada al-Sadr extended his Medhi Army militia's cease fire by six months. (CNN.com)

24 FEBRUARY 2008

Iraq

In Baghdad there were attacks on Shiite pilgrims on their way to Karbala for al-Arbaeen, including one by a suicide bomber that killed at least 40. (CNN.com)

26 FEBRUARY 2008

Bosnia

About 100,000 Bosnian-Serbs in Banja Luka demonstrated against Kosovo's independence. (CNN.com)

27 FEBRUARY-3 MARCH 2008

Israel, Gaza Strip

There were Israeli ground forces operations and airstrikes in the northern Gaza Strip against Hamas in response to rocket attacks from inside the Gaza Strip. (CNN.com)

29 FEBRUARY 2008

Pakistan

A bomb attack in Mingora killed 30 people. (CNN.com)