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Abu Deraa, Sheikh Baqir run violence in Sadr City remotely - US commander




Iraq's cabinet approved the status of forces agreement. Iraqi security forces arrested a senior leader of al Qaeda™s Islamic State in Iraq in Mosul and detained 10 insurgents in Baghdad. Bombings in Baghdad, Sulaimaniyah, Kirkuk, and Amarah wounded 48 Iraqis.




Leaving Baghdad, battalion recalls a long deployment

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment reflect on a year's tour in Northwestern Baghdad, where the security situation has improved drastically since last spring, and the changing nature of the mission.


Six Iraqis were killed and 15 were wounded in car bombing in Jalawlaa. Three Iraqis were killed and seven were wounded in an IED attack in Baghdad. Coalition forces killed two al Qaeda operatives and captured 10 in raids nationwide. Iraqi forces killed two al Qaeda fighters in Mosul and two more in Diyala.




After nemesis' death, Sons of Iraq leader recovers from attack

Abu Ghazwan was behind numerous attacks in the Tarmiyah region, including a bombing that seriously wounded the leader of the Sons of Iraqi who helped restore the peace.


Iraqi Cabinet approves security pact with US




'Mother of all suicide bombers' warns of rise in attacks




Iraqi government pays Sons of Iraq




Ten Iraqis were killed and 20 were wounded in a suicide car bombing in Tal Afar. A US Marine was killed in an IED attack in Ramadi. Iraqi forces arrested nine "wanted men" in Thi Qhar, two al Qaeda fighters in Iskandariyah and a Special Groups leader in Al Kut, and a "dangerous wanted" man in Mosul. Coalition forces killed on al Qaeda operative and captured five more.




Iraq: Negotiators agree on US security pact draft




Car bomb kills 10 in northern Iraq




In Shia Baghdad, a Sunni tribe recalls weathering the storm

The Abu Ghaydat tribe in a small Sunni corner of the Kadhimiya district fended off attacks by the Mahdi Army for several years before the "surge." The attacks stopped after US forces took down the Mahdi Army command in the district.


Iraq's top Shiite cleric to let govt decide on US pact




White House endorses text of US-Iraq military pact




Iraqi prime minister now backs US security accord




Muqtada al Sadr threatened to renew attacks. Coalition forces detained 11 al Qaeda operatives during raids nationwide and an IED facilitator in Mosul. Iraqi forces captured six "wanted men" in Amarah, four al Qaeda fighters in Diyala, and three insurgents in Mosul.




Iraqi Who Shot US Troops May Have Been Qaeda: US




Iraq's al-Sadr renews threats to attack US




Militants Turn to Small Bombs in Iraq Attacks




Iraqi forces killed two al Qaeda suicide bombers in Mosul and arrested 21 "wanted men"in Diyala province. Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda fighter and captured nine during operations targeting al Qaeda in Iraq™s financial, explosives, and leadership networks. A police officer was killed in Ramadi and 17 civilians were wounded in a car bombing in Mosul.